H:
I have heard of and seen all these before. And to various degrees, large percentage of these ( NOT all) seem to be true, except perhaps for the amounts of dollars spent, stats. cited etc. But that not withstanding, the conclusion " >q It is all about OIL................" is simplistic, even though, again, there is truth to it. Did you or anybody else you know applaud the Talibanites and what they have been doing to Afghanistan? Did 9/11 happen? Did OBL deny involvement in planning and having executed 9/11? While we all would like to see things simplified into 'good and evil' blocks, it never works. Not when it is set forth by the US president. Not when it is set forth by whoever compiled the facts and figures in "Did you know". Reality is far more complicated. Best, cm At 4:22 PM +0530 11/13/02, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got this in my mail last night. Is it true? > >Did you know that: > > > > q USA supported Bin Laden and the Taliban for years, and viewed >them as freedom fighters against the Russians? > > > >q As late as 1998, the US was paying the salary of every single >Taliban official in Afghanistan? > > > > q There is more oil and gas in the Caspian Sea, but you need a >pipeline through Afghanistan to get that out? > > > > q UNOCAL, a giant oil conglomerate, wanted to build a 1000 mile >pipeline from the Caspian Sea through Afghanistan to the Arabian Sea? > > > > q UNOCAL spend $ 10,000,000,000 on geological studies for the >pipeline construction, and courted the Taliban for their support in >allowing the construction to begin? > > > > q All leading Taliban officials were in Texas negotiating with >UNOCAL in 1998? > > > > q In 1999, Taliban changed its mind and threw UNOCAL out of the >country and awarded the pipeline project to a company in Argentina? > > > > q John Maresca, VP of UNOCAL testified before Congress and said >no pipeline should be set until the Taliban was gone and a more >friendly government was established? > > > > q After 1999, the Taliban became the most evil people in the world > > > >q In 2001, Bush declares war against Afghanistan, though not a >single Afghani was involved in the plan hijacking? > > > > q Bush blamed Bin Laden, but did not offer any proof, saying it >was confidential? > > > > q Talibans offered to hand over Bin Laden if there was proof, but >Bush bombed Afghanistan instead? > > > > q We now have a new government in Afghanistan, which is friendlier? > > > >q That the leader of the new government is one gentleman called >Hamid Karzai, who formerly worked for UNOCAL? > > > > q Bush appoints a special envoy (Lakhdar Ibrahimi) to represent >the US to deal with the new government. This special envoy was formerly >chief consultant to UNOCAL? > > > > q The US government quietly announces in January 2002 that it >will support the Trans-Afghan pipeline construction? > > > > q President Musharraf and Hamid Karzai announce agreement in >February 2002 to build proposed gas pipeline from Central Asia to >Pakistan through Afghanistan? > > > > q And you thought we were fighting terrorism here, didn't you? > > > >q It is all about OIL................ > > > >Shantikam Hazarika
