>If James, Dennis, Seth, or anyone has an article from the 80s about
>Reagan, Thatcher, & the like praising the "Afghan freedom fighters,"
>please post it here or send it to me offlist. Thanks in advance!
From M Thatcher's autobiog. The Downing Street Years
[Nasir Bagh refugee camp, circa 30 September 1980]
'I told them of my admiration for their refusal to "live under a godless communist system which [was] trying to destroy [their] religion and [their] independence" and promised them help. My speech was interrupted from time to time as people rose to their feet to express approval, "Allah be praised".' (p168 pbk ed.)
-- James Heartfield