tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774599691512328536.post9068619184833681366..comments2024-03-17T18:16:50.260+11:00Comments on Mr Bagel: The Evil continues: Body of 2nd Korean hostage found in central AfghanistanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774599691512328536.post-88932217720606825122007-08-01T07:47:00.000+10:002007-08-01T07:47:00.000+10:00Depite pleas for flexibility from the South Korean...Depite pleas for flexibility from the South Korean government, the U.S and Afghan governments have refused to consider an exchange because neither wants to encourage future kidnappings.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of encouraging the Taliban kidnappers and murderers, it was the CIA and the Pakistani intelligence service that encouraged the Taliban back in the early 1980s when arms were provided to any group resisting the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. In its effort to win the cold war, the U.S. fueled a gathering of radical Muslims from around the world to join the fight against the evil Soviet empire. Over 60,000 tons of US made weapons and ammunition were supplied yearly in that effort.<BR/><BR/>In addition to arms, the Taliban received training from the U.S. and Pakistan. Subsequently, the victorious Taliban went on to establish a savage regime that served as a terrorist haven complete with Islamic terrorist training camps including the Al-Qaeda terrorists behind 9-11.<BR/><BR/>Would the Soviet Union have collapsed without defeat in Afghanastan? What would the world be like if the Soviet Union had not fallen? Would 9-11 have occurred if the Taliban failed in Iraq? Without a terrorist haven and training camps in Afghanistan, would global terrorism be what it is today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774599691512328536.post-41554015291839335092007-07-31T23:22:00.000+10:002007-07-31T23:22:00.000+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com