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Originally Posted by deltav
There are plenty of arguments against this direct Bin Laden CIA connection - many of them are well laid-out here: http://www.911myths.com/index.php/Bin_Laden_CIA_links
I actually believe it could have gone either way, and most likely there is a nuanced middle ground. But to say "it's an undeniable fact" as you do, well that's kinda stretching it. Also, posting some random piece of official-looking paper scrawled with notes on the internet (including mention of the fabled "a-neutronic bomb" popular in other conspiracy theories) does not make it an authentic document undoubtably supporting your beliefs. |
To understand how that document came to light
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHART...den_osman.html
BBC news article:
"...Bin Laden left Saudi Arabia in 1979 to fight
against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The
Afghan jihad was backed with American dollars
and had the blessing of the governments of Saudi
Arabia and Pakistan. He received security
training from the CIA itself."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/155236.stm
Forbes business information service article:
"...[Osama bin Laden] received military and
financial assistance from the intelligence services
of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the United States."
http://www.forbes.com/charitable/200...4whoisobl.html
ABC News article:
"In the 1980s, bin Laden left his comfortable
Saudi home for Afghanistan to participate in the
Afghan jihad, or holy war, against the invading
forces of the Soviet Union - a cause that,
ironically, the United States funded, pouring
$3 billion into the Afghan resistance via the CIA."
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world...n_profile.html