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Originally Posted by VTXDave  I beg you to view Nat'l Geo's "The Road to 9/11". It's a fairly comprehensive documentary that follows OBL from the Soviet-Afghan War to 9/11. In it you will see actual video showing OBL (then a member of the Mujahadin as Al Qaeda had not been formed then) alongside other rebels toting weapons up mountainside trails. I agree that he financed a lot of the war, but he was an active combatant as well. |
His rifle was more of a affectation than a weapon. He didn't finance any of the war that I know of but he did get others to donate money and from what I know of it he seems to have kept some of it as what went through his hands didn't all seem show up in the field. He was in only one battle that I know of, and I think it was the only one. Much ado has been made of him, but his group did very little in the overall scheme of things. He has just had a lot of good publicity. Please believe me when I say that he was smart in more than a few ways, like sending money to the homes of the killed or injured, keeping contact with all of those who were of use ect. but the truth is he is more of a money man/figure head.
I wish to thank you for your link as I will not have need to use my caveat as now I can state for a fact that the CIA didn't train nor give any weapons at all, not only to the OBL group but any group of mujahideen period.
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Originally Posted by VTXDave No, I'm counterpointing your argument. In your post to Seamaiden you stated...
Which happens to be different from this statement:
You accused me of quoting you out of context (by dismissing the last half of your sentence)and now you have done just that. OBL was a volunteer early on with the Mujahadin rebels so I make no distinction between the two. He joined the cause, and yes, he financed a lot of the rebellion, but again, he was an active participant in the war against the Soviets.... |
I didn't accuse you, it was simply what you did and I said that you did it. It wasn't an accusation simply a fact.
You not making the distinction only shows your lack of understanding of what went on and why, because all of the different groups and there were very many made the distinction themselves and for good reason. None were as different as the arabs.
Remember that I can play word games very well myself and I don't forget. Not that I care about your play that much.