[FromAnn]

FINALLY! Someone puts to rest the myth perpetuated by the "blame America first, blame everything on Ronald Reagan" crowd. The left actually wishes we had given Osama money, just so they could gloat. "Losing bin Laden" focuses on the Clintonites fecklessness but it also disproves the "CIA created bin Laden myth."

[martoni]

I believe that during the Soviet---Afgan war this "chimera" named Osama supposedly went by the name of Tim Osman.

A riddle, inside an enigma, surrounded by a mystery.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

If a CIA officer tried to give money to bin Laden, he probably would not have lived through the experience. The arch-terrorist was known for his violent anti-Americanism. Dana Rohrabacher, now a Republican congressman from California, told me about a trip he took with the mujahideen (search) in 1987. On that trek, his guide told him not to speak English for the next few hours because they were passing by bin Laden’s camp. “If he hears an American, he will kill you.”

Bookmarked.

[avg_freeper]

Howdy, Great post. And welcome to FreeRepublic.

[Ready4Freddy]

"“Personally neither I nor my brothers saw any evidence of American help,” bin Laden told British journalist Robert Fisk (search) in 1993."

I bet no US $$$ get to Hamas, either. Why would anyone quote Fisk, anyway?

"Mr. Peikney added in an e-mail to me: “I don’t even recall UBL [bin Laden] coming across my screen when I was there.”"

That's kinda scary....