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2020-09-12 Afghanistan

Never Forget: Smoking Gun Intel Memo From 1990s Warned Of 'Frankenstein The CIA Created'

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-09-12 02:25|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The 'Frankestein' farm; Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadeq, Fidel Castro, Guzman, Diem, Noriega, Muammar Gaddafi, the list goes on.

It was obviously a short journey from attempting to shape foreign policy and politics to shaping domestic policy and politics. Not a great deal of re-tooling necessary.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-09-12 03:21|| 2020-09-12 03:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Almost seems like a bet against anyone the Klingons back is a good bet...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-09-12 04:25|| 2020-09-12 04:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Ah Gezz Not This Crap Again!

Posted by Sonny Black 2020-09-12 06:56|| 2020-09-12 06:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah and we supported Stalin in the '40s too.

The problem with these analyses is that they don't take the USSR and the cold war into account.

The picture was just too damn big for anyone to take in. When you have that many players in the game all you wind up with is Calvin Ball with guns.

Posted by AlanC 2020-09-12 07:16|| 2020-09-12 07:16|| Front Page Top

#5 The Al Qaeda was formed at Khost, Afghanistan, in August 1988. There were more than 45 present, and, no, no CIA agent was there. Nor was there CIA funding. Nor did the CIA really find what it was all about until a cache of papers was discovered in Bosnia more than a decade later. Truth be told, CIA omniscience is a myth.

Posted by b 2020-09-12 08:49|| 2020-09-12 08:49|| Front Page Top

#6 /\ CIA omniscience is a myth.

"Omniscience" as in all knowing, yes I agree. I suspect you may concur, not having an employee in the battle space does not constitute non-involvement.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-09-12 08:57|| 2020-09-12 08:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Clowns in America sure called that Berlin Wall falling, didn't they? /sarc

Posted by Clem 2020-09-12 09:06|| 2020-09-12 09:06|| Front Page Top

#8 I imagine you are referring to the billions supplied the Arab-Afghans by Saudi Arabia, and the matching funds supplied by the USA in support of military operations. Recall, USA military support was taken charge of by Pakistani ISI once it arrived in Karachi port, or the various airfields of Pakistan. The CIA worked around the edges, (in one unknown case collecting mules for shipment to Pakistan to move arms cross-border to the Muj, etc.). Finally, USA involvement turned the tide when it was decided to send Stingers rather than mules to Muj actives. So, yes, the US military didn't pull the trigger but it certainly was involved in myriad ways in the War for Afghanistan.

Posted by b 2020-09-12 09:06|| 2020-09-12 09:06|| Front Page Top

#9 /\ Yes, "around the edges." An excellent term of reference. The term might fit the ill-fated activities of Leon Hasenfus.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-09-12 09:12|| 2020-09-12 09:12|| Front Page Top

#10 Doesn’t Zero Hedge have a Russia connection of some sort? What are they trying to accomplish by writing about this now? Stipulating that the CIA has gotten far too many things wrong over the past few generations, is there anything new in this piece?

Posted by trailing wife 2020-09-12 11:06|| 2020-09-12 11:06|| Front Page Top

#11 TW, I think you are definitely in the ball park. If I remember correctly from many years ago, there was even some Bulgarian connection.

But ZH sure has posted its fair share of Sputnik and Russia Today articles over the years.

I think he only recently had his Twitter account restored, so he has that "badge of honor".

But to answer your question, I suppose it is just a reminder--in conjunction with 9/11--about unintended consequences by our government, be it the mujahideen or 1953 Iran.

Posted by Clem 2020-09-12 12:20|| 2020-09-12 12:20|| Front Page Top

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