I have the other one opened in a window somewhere, haven't read it yet, thanks for the advice.
--- Chip Berlet <cberlet at igc.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The article you cite below:
>
> Buried Alive
> Afghan Women Under the Taliban
> by Jan Goodwin
>
> has a whole section on the political economy of
> Afghanistan, including a
> discussion of the oil pipeline that is planned to
> bring out the oil from the
> Caspian Sea region.
>
> Jan Goodwin is a highly respected journalist.
>
> You have already found a reliable source.
>
> -Chip Berlet
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Angelita Manzano" <angiemanzano at yahoo.com
>
> > I found it at this site (collection of documents
> about
> > Afghanistan from UCBerkeley):
> >
> http://mosaic.echonyc.com/~onissues/su98goodwin.html
> >
> > I have a question for you. Some of the things I've
> > read say that Afghanistan is one of most "mineral
> > rich" countries, others say that there's not much
> of
> > monetary value (besides opium) . . . and a some
> > activists say this all boils down to oil . . .
> >
> > Can someone point me to an article, or some
> reference
> > that will clarify this for me? I'm really trying
> to
> > find out as much as I can, make sure I'm getting a
> > clear picture of the situation.
>
>
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