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Li,Chanchun wrote:

"uncle arnie" wrote

You forgot to say that the CIA trained bin Laden.


Another internet myth that refuses to die.




Agreed. During the Anti-soviet era OBL was a funds raiser, a
recruiter and later used his experience in the family construction
business to build the cave fortresses we hear about. Some of that was
front-line work and he earned his chops and impressed the fighters.
Essentially all western aid to the mujahideen was done through the PAK
secret service (at PAK's insistance) and most Afghanis and mujahideen
to this day think they kicked the Russians out by themselves with aid
only from Arab and Muslim assistance.

When SH invaded Kuwait OBL went to the the Saudi Royals and asked to
be allowed (and funded) to oust SH (an unbeliever) from Kuwait
(believers) without the help of the Americans who he disliked but had
not attacked, yet. Saudis allowd US into the the Muslim holy land and
OBL went on the warpath against Americans and declared the Saudi royal
family to be unbelievers and started to attack them, and us.

BTW: Under Bush we've pulled out of SA. The terrorist think they'v won
that battle.

Source: _Ghostwars : the secret history of the CIA, Afghanistan, and
bin Laden, from the Soviet invasion to September 10, 2001_
by Coll, Steve.

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