Is the Taliban America's Frankenstein?

lweiger at umich.edu lweiger at umich.edu
Thu Sep 27 11:16:28 PDT 2001



> Well, if "we" truly have repented for "our" past sins, then that is one
> thing. But if it is more of the same, where former allies become "enemies
> of freedom" once their usefulness is past (and they begin to get in the
> way of the program), then we are supporting an extension of imperial
> policies, which I believe is the case here.
>
> DP

That's why I don't advocate backing the Northern Alliance. I support a true puppet of the US now as I would've supported a true puppet of the Soviet Union in the eighties. Perhaps the problem in Afghanistan has been not enough imperialism...

-- Luke



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