Juan Cole: "Fisking the 'War on Terror'"

[Fenris]

Once upon a time, a dangerous radical gained control of the US Republican Party.



Reagan increased the budget for support of the radical Muslim Mujahidin conducting terrorism against the Afghanistan government to half a billion dollars a year.



One fifth of the money, which the CIA mostly turned over to Pakistani military intelligence to distribute, went to Gulbuddin Hikmatyar, a violent extremist who as a youth used to throw acid on the faces of unveiled girls in Afghanistan.

Not content with creating a vast terrorist network to harass the Soviets, Reagan then pressured the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia to match US contributions. He had earlier imposed on Fahd to give money to the Contras in Nicaragua, some of which was used to create rightwing death squads. (Reagan liked to sidestep Congress in creating private terrorist organizations for his foreign policy purposes, which he branded "freedom fighters," giving terrorists the idea that it was all right to inflict vast damage on civilians in order to achieve their goals).

[paineinthearse]

1. Love Juan Cole!

First post to this thread, but 3rd "greatest" vote.

[theorist]

2. Reponse to LGF

Just to let you know, this post was a response to this http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=16911_Juan_Coles_Latest_Foolish_Statement&only:">Little Green Footballs post linking to a "fisking" of a Juan Cole article. All the links are there if you're interested.

And in case a lizardoid is checking this, as they usually check anything linking to their site, your pResident is an AWOL coke head! Chimpy McFlightsuit, anyone?

They also have a thing for pet goats and small children. It's very weird. Hehe.

[theorist]

6. Joke's on me... Bad link

Here it is:

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=16911_Juan_Coles_Latest_Foolish_Statement&only

[punpirate]

3. "Fisking" the war on terror...

... Cole has gotten down and gotten down good. Robert Fisk puts it so plainly that the technique is worth imitating.

Keep it up, Juan. Keep it going.

[staticstopper]

4. Wow!

We should print this out - three or four copies - and lay them around doctors offices, laundry, repair shops, and airports. And please no advertising, or stamps for some web site - just straight.

[Career Prole]

5. Kick-o-mended!

I guess that's what you'd call this!
:thumbsup: :kick:

[eridani]

7. Kick!

:kick: