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Central Intelligence Agency (view source)
Revision as of 19:39, November 27, 2010
, 19:39, November 27, 2010→Afghanistan 1978-89
The operation was a quintessential case of American ingenuity, in which the US offered overwhelming aid to a people resisting foreign subjugation, often through inventive and daring means. The invasion prompted an outpouring of sympathy in the United States, with films such as ''Rambo III,'' ''The Living Daylights,'' and ''The Beast'' romanticizing the rebels. President [[Reagan]] stated: "''To watch the courageous Afghan freedom fighters battle modern arsenals with simple hand-held weapons is an inspiration to those who love freedom.''"
The operation was a quintessential case of American ingenuity, in which the US offered overwhelming aid to a people resisting foreign subjugation, often through inventive and daring means. The invasion prompted an outpouring of sympathy in the United States, with films such as ''Rambo III,'' ''The Living Daylights,'' and ''The Beast'' romanticizing the rebels. President [[Reagan]] stated: "''To watch the courageous Afghan freedom fighters battle modern arsenals with simple hand-held weapons is an inspiration to those who love freedom.''"
One of the Big Lies about this period is that the US supported the Taliban, Osama bin Laden, or al Qaeda. This silly myth has been extensivively debunked. Paul Bogdanor writes in ''The Top 200 [[Chomsky]] Lies'':
<blockquote>
This is "not true" since CIA money "went exclusively to the Afghan mujahideen
groups, not the Arab volunteers" (Jason Burke). Bin Laden was "outside of CIA eyesight" and
there is "no record of any direct contact" (Steve Coll). There is "no evidence" of funding,
"nor is there any evidence of CIA personnel meeting with bin Laden or anyone in his circle"
(Peter Bergen). There is "no support" in any "reliable source" for "the claim that the CIA
funded bin Laden or any of the other Arab volunteers who came to support the mujahideen"
(Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin).<ref>http://www.paulbogdanor.com/200chomskylies.pdf</ref>
</blockquote>
====Cambodia 1979-95====
====Cambodia 1979-95====