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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
Does that guy look 22? Yeah why not? Those dudes are hairy....
Whether that particular photo is Osama Bin Laden or not, does not change my view about how the U.S. has had their hand in manipulating different groups in the middle east for decades. That is Brezinski, and the U.S. has used and cooperated with guys like Osama Bin Laden to their benefit in the past.
The plan for the middle east was laid out by Brezinski years ago, and he even descirbed it in his book. He has shaped U.S. foreign policy into what it has been for the last 30 years or so.....
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Again read up on operation Cyclone beyond Wiki. The American's never denied that they worked with Afghan Mujahadeen, they admit it, they are proud of it. However they have repeatedly gone on the record stating that they did not work with the foreign Mujahadeen.
Osama Bin Laden even stated in his interview with Peter Bergen (read the book) that they didn't need American money, or training or American help. The charities that they established in Pakistan raised a ton of money in Middle Eastern States and also had a heavy recruiting precence throughout the middle east.
Bin Laden also stated very clearly that they didn't want the American's in Afghanistan helping to fight the Russian's in any way. They loathed the precence of any American influence, they didn't work with the Afghan Mujahadeen at the time because they felt they were tainted. The Afghan Mujahadeen at the time didn't have a lot of respect for the foreign fighters either (read Eric Margolis book war at the top of the world).
Pakistan's ISI had its hands dirty with the foreign fighters but they had their own mandates to follow and as witnessed it eventually caught up to them. But at the time the ISI fought very hard to limit American involvement through Pakistan.
I see your stating that the picture is now not definately Osama Bin Laden but now is he might or might not be.
Unless Bin Laden had a hideous growth spurt in his early 20's thats not him. The facial features don't look the same, the nose and cheekbones are different, he's wearing a Pakistani Army Uniform with a jump badge. The only thing thats similar is he has a beard. But the funny thing about the Pakistani army is that they're fairly loose about facial hair.
And what a surprise, a senior foreign policy advisor having his hands all over middle eastern policy. Shocking. And releasing a position after the bombing of the world trade center that they needed to gain control in a region that was well known as a center of terrorist training is completely gasp worthy.