tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post6644700176869258837..comments2024-02-24T19:42:39.876+05:30Comments on Bill the Butcher: The Mujahideen, The Taliban, and The USABill the Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post-8226011591376511212017-05-28T20:07:33.192+05:302017-05-28T20:07:33.192+05:30Good stuff, Bill. I recall the history and believe...Good stuff, Bill. I recall the history and believe it or not, the USA mainstream back in the 90s actually only told about 1/3 as big a lie concerning the Taliban; I actually can recall reporting on the 'student movement' as heroes taking on the warlords. Of course there was no responsibility taken for the warlords (at all) and it wasn't long (as you note) before the Taliban were the new boogieman. One other aspect should be recalled; when the Taliban shut down the poppy farming, suddenly the CIA freaked out as completely as a junkie forced into severe withdrawals .. it wasn't only UNOCAL.Ronald Thomas Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534265281470163729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post-70192961984564073402017-05-05T18:07:31.912+05:302017-05-05T18:07:31.912+05:30Many thanks for this history. I hadn't seen th...Many thanks for this history. I hadn't seen this anywhere else.<br /><br />Before, I had no idea what Asia was like, so, when I read all about it in the New York Times, I believed that was the TRVTH.<br /><br />Times change. If you're in a cave, and your textbooks all say the sky is mauve, you believe it. If you make it out of the cave during the day, you probably won't think that what you're seeing is mauve.<br /><br />So now I know that the New York Times posts lots of fake news, saying they have proof when they have absolutely no idea.<br /><br />MichaelWmeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com