At same time he denounced Mandela as a "terrorist" Reagan ordered CIA to arm/train Osama Bin Laden

[kpete]

SmartAmerica
‏@SmartAmerica
FUN FACT: At the same time he denounced Mandela as a "terrorist" Ronald Reagan ordered CIA to arm, train Osama Bin Laden & the Taliban #tcot

https://twitter.com/SmartAmerica/statuses/408730936684339200

Reagan's Osama Connection
How he turned a jihadist into a terrorist kingpin.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2004/06/reagans_osama_connection.html
http://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/pol/wtc/oblnus091401.html

Afghanistan and the Roots of 9/11

During Reagan’s 8 years in power, the CIA secretly sent billions of dollars of military aid to Afghanistan to support the mujahedeen–or holy warriors–against the Soviet Union, which had invaded in 1979. The U.S.-supported jihad succeeded in driving out the Soviets but the Afghan factions allied to the US gave rise to the oppressive Taliban and Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda.

Ghost Wars: Reagan Armed the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan
http://www.democracynow.org/2004/6/10/ghost_wars_how_reagan_armed_the

[Baitball Blogger]

1. I still remember an argument I once had with a right-wing relative.

He said that only Democratic presidents waged war. Vietnam, (Eisenhower's commitment) was not an official declaration, according to him.

I wonder how well that argument would play today given the War Hawk positions of the Republican party.

[Chrom]

2. imagine if we really had a liberal media

imagine if we had anyone on the air like Rush Limbaugh who went on incessantly with the actual truth about Republicans, we wouldn't have to make shit up even....there is so much material....

[MissMillie]

3. Too many people forget about this

And when you remind them they do a "uh..... uh.... "

[pansypoo53219]

4. the gold old days of old pasty white logic.

[rafeh1]

5. the demons change but the demonization doesn't

yesterdays demons are today's heroes.
and today's heroes will be tomorrows demons

the demons change but the demonization doesn't

Saddam went from Evil dictator during Shah's time to strong ruler back to evil dictator
He was always some of both.

Maybe we need to stop being so quickly turned by media demonizations and take a nuanced view of the world.

[MisterP]

7. 1828 it was "aristocrats," 1832 Masons, 1844 Mormons, 1852 Irish, 1876 Italians,

1898 Spaniards, 1900 anarchists, 1919 Commies, 1921 Jews, 1947 Commies, 1961 Irish, 1982 Shiites, 1996 Sunnis

we also liked the Khuzestanis and a genocidal, pseudo-socialist death cult

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. It's amazing how the Right is ALWAYS on the wrong side of history.