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?