american hypocricy

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    >Did you know that:
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    >a. USA supported Bin Laden and the Taliban for years, and viewed them as
    freedom fighters against the Russians?
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    >b. As late as 1998, the US was paying the salary of every single Taliban
    official in Afghanistan?
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    >c. There is more oil and gas in the Caspian Sea, but you need a pipeline
    through Afghanistan to get that out?
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    >d. UNOCAL, a giant oil conglomerate, wanted to build a 1000 mile pipeline
    from the Caspian Sea through Afghanistan to the Arabian Sea?
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    >e. UNOCAL spend $ 10,000,000 on geological studies for the pipeline
    construction, and courted the Taliban for their support in allowing the
    construction to begin?
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    >f. Leading Taliban officials were in Texas negotiating with UNOCAL in
    1998?
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    >g. In 1999, Taliban changed its mind and threw UNOCAL out of the country
    and awarded the pipeline project to a company in Argentina?
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    >h. John Maresca, VP of UNOCAL testified before Congress and said no
    pipeline should be set until the Taliban was gone and a more friendly
    government was established?
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    >i. After 1999, the Taliban became the most evil people in the world in the
    eyes of America?
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    >j. In 2001, Bush declares war against Afghanistan, though not a single
    Afghan was involved in the plane hijacking?
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    >k. Bush blamed Bin Laden, but did not offer any proof, saying it was
    confidential?
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    >l. Talibans offered to hand over Bin Laden if there was proof, but Bush
    bombed Afghanistan instead?
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    >m. We now have a new government in Afghanistan, which is friendlier?
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    >n. That the leader of the new government is one gentleman called Hamid
    Karzai, who formerly worked for UNOCAL?
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    >o. Bush appoints a special envoy (Lakhdar Ibrahimi) to represent the US to
    deal with the new government. This special envoy was formerly chief
    consultant to UNOCAL?
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    >p. The US government quietly announces in January 2002 that it will
    support the Trans-Afghan pipeline construction?
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    >q. President Musharraf and Hamid Karzai announce agreement in February
    2002 to build proposed gas pipeline from Central Asia to Pakistan through
    Afghanistan?
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    >And you thought we were fighting terrorism here, didn't you?
 
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