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EX-TALIBAN BIG: OSAMA BRIBED US ALL
New York Post ^
| 11/30/01
| William Neuman
Posted on 11/29/2001 11:02:32 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:02:36 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Terror chieftain Osama bin Laden frequently greased the palms of top Taliban officials with huge wads of cash - up to $100,000 a pop, a former Afghanistan government minister said.
The bribes were meant to ensure that his al Qaeda terror network didn't wear out its welcome in Afghanistan, The Washington Post reported.
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posted on
11/29/2001 11:02:32 PM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
Not much different from the Mafia and drug dealers, they all operate the same.
To: kattracks
Quite an about-face. Almost as if this guy used to work in the Clinton administration.
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posted on
11/29/2001 11:21:20 PM PST
by
dr_who
To: kattracks
50 pickup trucks? A force to be reckoned with!
4
posted on
11/29/2001 11:34:12 PM PST
by
Rocky
To: Mind-numbed Robot
U.S. intelligence agencies estimate bin Laden has bankrolled the Taliban with $100 million in cash and military assistance since 1996. NO. European drug addicts bankrolled Osama.
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: Bruce Leroy
Compare the CIA and the Mullahs in Iran before Carter came in and thereafter the Shah fell.
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posted on
11/30/2001 12:12:48 AM PST
by
blutobob
Comment #8 Removed by Moderator
To: dr_who
"Almost as if this guy used to work in the Clinton administration."My thoughts too. May heaven bless the stupid Florida voters...
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posted on
11/30/2001 5:36:11 AM PST
by
eureka!
To: kattracks
bin Laden would have 50 pickup trucks deliveredDoes Marc Rich have a Toyota dealership?
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posted on
11/30/2001 5:41:59 AM PST
by
putupon
To: Rocky
"50 pickup trucks? A force to be reckoned with!"
If they were 4X4's from livingston county here in michigan, they would be better armed than most countries light mechanized infantry... hehehe no talibans gonna take over Howell!
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