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2006-10-23 Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2006-10-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Omar, Omar, Omar, what will CINDY say iff she knew.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-10-23 00:59|| 2006-10-23 00:59|| Front Page Top

#2 The Islamists initially fared poorly against the Soviet Union. When the CIA supplied arms, stinger missles, and guidance did the tide turn. Currently I do not see any country supplying the technologicaly advanced weapons needed by the Taliban to alter the outcome of the war. Unless we become repulsed by the slaughter of the taliban, I wouldn't hold out much hope for them.

Posted by Flomoter Ulolush5791 2006-10-23 01:23|| 2006-10-23 01:23|| Front Page Top

#3 The Islamists EVER fared badly agsint the Soviet Union. The ones who did all the work were Massood and Ismael Khan.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-10-23 02:50|| 2006-10-23 02:50|| Front Page Top

#4 True enough, JFM. That is why the Taliban used an Al-Q recruited assasination team to take out Massood on 9/9, before the Twin Towers attack. They thought that only Massood could be a viable threat against them, if or when the US demanded the Al-Q cadre be handed over. The Taliban had not counted on the power of the almighty dollar in inducing turncoats or the effects of US Special Forces acting as Forward Air Controllers for B-52s on the Taliban troops.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-10-23 03:39|| 2006-10-23 03:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Also Massood crushed the TAliban not one but several times. However every time they were saved by an influx of Pakistani "volunteers". Most of these "volunters" disn't speak Pashto but Urdhu and, Massod claimed a nupmber of them were Isi or Pakistani Army.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-10-23 09:50|| 2006-10-23 09:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Recent reports on the web indicate the Taliban 2.0 is paying its gunman more per month than the Afghan national forces get.

So he went back to the Taliban and was soon working beside the deputy defense minister. "Of course, then there were bags of money," he said.

We can all wonder where the $ comes from. The dollar is still almighty, but the advantage is not in our favor for the moment.

Posted by Slaviger Angomong7708 2006-10-23 09:56|| 2006-10-23 09:56|| Front Page Top

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