Juan Cole: McCain support for Mujahideen Papered Over

[seafan]

McCain support for Mujahideen Papered Over

By Juan Cole
Monday, October 06, 2008

Sarah Palin's jab at Barack Obama on Sunday attempting to tie him to terrorism (!) is another in a long line of gaffes that will hurt her ticket tremendously.

You always suspected that McCain, if he got in trouble with the electorate, really would stoop to calling his rival a terrorist.

Saturday Night Live writers don't even have to create parodies any more. They've just been quoting Palin verbatim.

The comedy writers have another wild statement from Palin/McCain to work with now.

As for the real terrorism, someone should please ask McCain about his support in the 1980s for the mujahideen (Muslim holy warriors) blowing up things in Afghanistan, which ultimately led some of the mujahideen to form al-Qaeda. Or about McCain's friendship and support for Gen.Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, who refused to help capture Bin Laden in 1999 and who continued to support and use the Taliban.

Oh, I forgot, if you declare yourself right wing, it is all right to foment terrorism and the corporate media will never question you about it because, well, because it is the corporate media.

And let's not forget McCain's buddy, J. Gordon Liddy, one of several convicted felons of Watergate fame and self-acknowledged involvement in conspiratorial murder, firebombing, and kidnapping plots.



And let's BE SURE not to forget that McCain's VP running mate sleeps with a man who was a member for years of the Alaska Independence Party, a secessionist group determined to disrupt the cohesiveness of the 50 states. Her husband, Todd.

As Governor of the State of Alaska, she sent a video message to the AIP convention THIS YEAR, confirming her support for their agenda.



So, let's recap:

John McCain has a history of supporting terrorists:


1. Mujahideen of 1980's Afghanistan
2. Gen.Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan
3. G. Gordon Liddy
3. Sarah and Todd Palin




Think the American people ought to know these facts?

[Ian David]

1. McCain sent a personal birthday greegting to a former mob boss.

He also started a Civil War in The Republic of Georgia.

[SunsetDreams]

2. K&R!!

[seasat]

3. Let's not forget Carl Linder Jr.

Linder is a piece of work who was fined 25 million dollars because his company, Chiquita, illegally funded cocaine smuggling terrorists groups in Latin America. He hosted a 2 million dollar fundraiser for McCain in June. McCain has assisted this billionaire by getting him a sweet deal on public lands in the 1990's for his firm, American Financial.

The story even comes full circle. Guess who was a protege of Carl Linder?

For years American Financial employed a Cincinnati lawyer, Charles Keating, as corporate counsel and executive vice president. Lindner and Keating parted company, and Keating moved to Phoenix and gained notoriety in the 1980s as the man behind the multibillion-dollar failure of Lincoln Savings & Loan.

Real estate developers who McCain has done favors for in exchange for contributions include Steven A. Betts and Donald Diamond.

[Overseas]

4. I am amazed that the wife of a secessionist

can accuse anyone else of "palling around with terrorists." How dare she? Because her husband quit the group a year ago?

What's a little treason among Christian Fundamentalists?

[lumpy]

5. McCain connections to these people should be plastered all

over the media. His embracing of Gordon Liddy is one of the most offensive yet. Liddy is a filthy felon who spent four years in prison for the Watergate Break in and his involvment in the Iran Contra illegal operations was indicative of his fascist leanings. He is the man who says he would kill his own mother if need be for the furthering of his agenda. McCain 'palling' around and praising Liddy is proof enough that McCain has no problem accepting an American traitor as a close friend.