[lbo-talk] Double Standard: Israel and Saudi Arabia

[Michael Pugliese]

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 20:22:50 +0500, <uvj at vsnl.com> wrote:


> Wilson Barber wrote:
>
>> I too think that Moore diminished Israel's role and
>> the move was too heavily focused on the Saudis.
>
> Why stop at Saudis and Israelis? One could bring in a) the Soviets who  
> invaded
> Afghanistan and b) China which supported the US led Jihad against the  
> Soviets
> with Saudis and Pakistanis.
>
> Ulhas

    On point b) see, "Unholy Wars : Afghanistan, America and International  
Terrorism, "  by John K. Cooley, preface by Edward Said, chapter 4, "Deng  
Xiaoping, " on the PRC and the mujahdeen.

-- 
Michael Pugliese