14 Sep 12, 09:58PM
The money backs the talking head that can get the most crap past you.
In mid-1979, about the same time as the Soviet Union deployed troops into Afghanistan,
the United States began giving several hundred million dollars a year in aid to the Afghan Mujahideen to battle the Soviet Army in Operation Cyclone.
Along with native Afghan mujahideen were Muslim volunteers from other countries, popularly known as Afghan Arabs.
The most famous of the Afghan Arabs was Osama bin Laden
In mid-1979, about the same time as the Soviet Union deployed troops into Afghanistan,
the United States began giving several hundred million dollars a year in aid to the Afghan Mujahideen to battle the Soviet Army in Operation Cyclone.
Along with native Afghan mujahideen were Muslim volunteers from other countries, popularly known as Afghan Arabs.
The most famous of the Afghan Arabs was Osama bin Laden