Wheat? We send humanitarian aid to their starving people and you think that means we're partners with them? Throw out that history book and buy a real one please.:)
http://edition.cnn.com/2001/US/05/17/us.afghanistan.aid/ On 6/12/06, Maureen wrote: > On May 17, 2001 Secretary of State Colin Powell announced a gift of > $43 million to the Taliban as a purported reward for its eradication > of Afghanistan's opium crop this February. That, in effect, made the > U.S. the Taliban's largest financial benefactor other than Bin Laden. > There is a debate as to whether this money was ever paid, and if so, > who received it, but it clearly indicates a "relationship", and that > is in addition to all the money the CIA used to arm and fund the > Taliban in the fight against the Soviet Union. > > I have a spare history book around here somewhere if you think you > find it useful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209059 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
