Oil and "conspiracy theories" WSWS replies to Silverstein

[Dennis Perrin]

> Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
> Ahmed Rashid
>
> -- Well-written and argued, but I think too much emphasis on oil as a
> primary issue, although that is a political critique. The best of the lot
by
> far, and very much worth reading. Not fair to call it conspiracist.


> -Chip Berlet

A great book. Must reading for anyone who claims to have an opinion on the
matter at hand. I don't know why anyone would call it "conspiracist" though.
Rashid's a pretty level-headed reporter and straight ahead writer.

DP