[John H K]

"Late last month, U.S. Army Special Forces troops discovered 30 HN-5s, the designation for Chinese-made SA-7s surface-to-air missiles, in southeastern Afghanistan," reports the Washington Times in Friday editions. "Other intelligence reports indicated the Chinese shipped missiles to the Taliban after September 11."

Merely having Chinese-made SA-7s (or any Chinese-made weapons or ammo) is not prima facie evidence that China gave or sold them directly to them.

Any more than Glock "armed" the LAX shooter. SA-7s are cheap, everywhere, and can be bought easily from any shady middleman arms dealer or pretty much any country, anywhere in Central Asia.

And color me dubious of any of the military or intelligence reporting of the Washington Times. Just too full of errors, distortions, and hype.

[zarf]

I find Newsmax as reputable as the New York Times. A highly biased and dangerous source.

[Poohbah]

Why do you insist on applying logic and reason to hot-button issues?