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Originally posted by milkyway12
I'm tired of people that have not had first hand experience over there that talk about things THEY HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT. You guys dont know HALF the crap IRAN and PAKISTAN has done against NATO.edit on 04/30/2011 by milkyway12 because: (no reason given)
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According to a book by F. William Engdahl, A Century of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order, a conspiracy to overthrow the Shah was hatched by the British and Americans in 1978 coinciding with the Iranian Revolution.
When "negotiations ... under way between the Shah's government and British Petroleum for renewal of the 25-year old extraction agreement ... collapsed". According to Engdahl, the end of the agreement meant "Iran appeared on the verge of independence in its oil sales policy for the first time since 1953." To prevent this independence, Engdahl claims "American 'security' advisers to the Shah's SAVAK secret police implemented a policy of ever more brutal repression" against anti-Shah demonstrators, while American President Carter "cynically began protesting abuses of 'human rights'" caused by the American advisers policy. The British Petroleum company "reportedly" organized a "capital flight" from Iran," and so on.[9]
[edit]Claims by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi himself asserted that, "If you lift up Khomeini's beard, you will find MADE IN ENGLAND written under his chin," in the later days of his reign as monarch.[10] This statement by Pahlavi was an adaptation of another saying, "If you lift a mullah's beard, you will find 'Made in Britain' stamped on his chin."[11]
[edit]1978 Ettela'at article
On 7 January 1978[12], the state news agency Ettela'at also published an article accusing Khomeini of being a British agent and a "mad Indian poet."[13]
Originally posted by milkyway12
And you are correct , and i fight with this constantly. I do not hate the People as much as the religion.I do sometimes let my hate for their religion which is disgusting bleed to the people which i try not to do , but is rather hard. Islam is not Hindus or Buddas , which is peaceful and easy to get along with and speak with from what i have read. I just know the Muslim radicals are fostering my desire to rid us of them.edit on 04/30/2011 by milkyway12 because: (no reason given)edit on 04/30/2011 by milkyway12 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by steveknows
Well pehaps they shouldn't have harboured Bin Ladin.
Originally posted by OneManArmy
The Taliban offered up Bin Laden on a silver platter.
So you are mistaken.
Originally posted by MaximosPoena
Nice set of links.
Now post one where Pakistanis offered to give up Bin Laden up on a Silver platter not Afghan Taliban and you may actually have an argument since he was referring to Pakistan harboring him.
edit on 27-11-2011 by MaximosPoena because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by OneManArmy
When Christian radicals start strapping themselves with bombs on a daily basis to commit mass murder, feel free to hunt the radicals.
Originally posted by OneManArmy
But isnt it the Taliban/Al Qaeda(mujahideen) we are fighting in Pakistan?
The same Taliban/Al Qaeda driven into Pakistan by the Afghan war?
Im sorry I didnt know there was 2 versions of the Taliban.
Originally posted by MaximosPoena
Originally posted by OneManArmy
The Pashtun tribesmen who live in both Afghanistan and Pakistan have a certain percent that support the Taliban. Al CIAeda are not the same people.
Im sorry I didnt know there was 2 versions of the Taliban.
That's understandable. Apparently having subject matter knowledge isn't important.
Now you know the difference between the Taliban and Al CIAeda
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by OneManArmy
When Christian radicals start strapping themselves with bombs on a daily basis to commit mass murder, feel free to hunt the radicals.
Originally posted by OneManArmy
Sorry if my words gave the impression I was saying the Taliban and Al CIAeda were the same entity. I should have phrased them properly, I apologise. The whole premise of invading Afghanistan was that the Taliban were harbouring Al Qaeda. So in that way they were linked. I didnt make the link, the US govt did. So who exactly are we fighting in Pakistan?
Originally posted by CREAM
They don't have to actually die for what they believe in like their enemies do, that's what helicopters and drones are for. It depersonalizes the whole mass murder thing which actually creates said suicide bombers.
Originally posted by MaximosPoena
The Taliban who have ties to Al Qaeda.
Ever since the Taliban lost power in Afghanistan they have been bouncing back and forth across the Pakistan/Afghan borders for years. They are one and the same. They have winter hideouts in Pakistan where they train, regroup and resupply.
Some feel the Pakistani ISI have been helping them as well. Others feel that Al Qaeda is actually a CIA ran organization. The Pashtuun tribesmen who live in a region which crosses across both Pakistan and Afghanistan are the Taliban's main support group.
Originally posted by OneManArmy
Originally posted by CREAM
Originally posted by OccamsRazor04
reply to post by OneManArmy
When Christian radicals start strapping themselves with bombs on a daily basis to commit mass murder, feel free to hunt the radicals.
They don't have to actually die for what they believe in like their enemies do, that's what helicopters and drones are for. It depersonalizes the whole mass murder thing which actually creates said suicide bombers.
Tell that to the widows of allied troops that have given their lives fighting. Lives have been lost on both sides.edit on 27-11-2011 by OneManArmy because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by CREAM
Ok, I take back my statement partially.
1 mil plus iraqis dead, many women and children
7000 US troops
Who do I have more compassion for?edit on 27-11-2011 by CREAM because: (no reason given)