glb:
Somewhat related, today, during a discussion of US support of bin Laden one individual said it was a "mistake". I recall Parenti stating that "mistakes" happen in a random pattern, but US policy "mistakes" almost always happen in a very consistant direction.
Related to that, I read that Zbigniew Brezinski admitted in a 1998 interview that the US was giving military aid to the Moujahadeen 6 months before Russia stepped in, reversing the lie of almost 20 years that it was in response to the Russian "invasion". Can anyone verify?