EX-TALIBAN BIG: OSAMA BRIBED US ALL

New York Post ^ | 11/30/01 | William Neuman

[kattracks]

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.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Not much different from the Mafia and drug dealers, they all operate the same.

[dr_who]

Quite an about-face. Almost as if this guy used to work in the Clinton administration.

[Rocky]

50 pickup trucks? A force to be reckoned with!

[unending thunder]

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.

[blutobob]

Compare the CIA and the Mullahs in Iran before Carter came in and thereafter the Shah fell.

[eureka!]

"Almost as if this guy used to work in the Clinton administration."

My thoughts too. May heaven bless the stupid Florida voters...

[putupon]

bin Laden would have 50 pickup trucks delivered

Does Marc Rich have a Toyota dealership?

[epluribus_2]

"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!