Have a
look at some facts
1. As late as 1998 the US was paying the
salary of every single Taliban official in Afghanistan.
2. USA
supported Bin Laden and the Taliban for years, and viewed them
as freedom fighters against the Russians.
3. There is
more oil and gas in the Caspian Sea area than in Saudi Arabia,
but you need a pipeline through Afghanistan to get the oil
out.
4. UNOCAL, a
giant American Oil conglomerate, wanted to build a 1000 mile
long pipeline from the Caspian Sea through Afghanistan to the
Arabian Sea.
5. UNOCAL spent $10,000,000,000 on
geological surveys for pipeline construction, and very nicely
courted the Taliban for their support in allowing the
construction to begin.
6. All of
the leading Taliban officials were in Texas negotiating with
UNOCAL in 1998.
7. In 1998-1999 the Taliban changed its
mind and threw UNOCAL out of the country and awarded the
pipeline project to a company from Argentina.
8. John Maresca VP of UNOCAL testified before Congress and said
no Pipeline until the Taliban was gone and a more friendly
government established.
9. In 1999-2000 The Taliban became the
most evil people in the world.
10. Niaz Naik, a former Pakistani Foreign Secretary, was told
by senior American officials in mid-July that military action
against Afghanistan would go ahead by the middle of October.
11. On 9/11 WTC disaster occured. Bush
goes to war against Afghanistan even though none of the
hijackers came from Afghanistan.
12. The Taliban offered to negotiate to turn over Bin
Laden if US showed them some proof. US refused; US bombed.
13. US have a new government in
Afghanistan.
14. The leader of that government formerly worked for UNOCAL. -
Coincidence?
15. Bush appoints a special envoy to
represent the US to deal with that new government, who formerly
was the "chief consultant to UNOCAL".
16. The Bush family acquired their wealth through oil.
17. Bush's Secretary of Interior was the
President of an oil company before going to Washington.
18. George Bush Sr. now works with the "Carlysle Group"
specializing in Huge oil investments around the world. -
Coincidence?
19. Condoleezza Rice worked for Chevron
before going to Washington.
20. Chevron named one of its newest "supertankers" after
Condoleezza.
21. Dick Cheney worked for the giant oil
conglomerate Haliburton before becoming VP.
22. Haliburton gave Cheney $34,000,000 as a farewell gift when
he left Haliburton.
23. Haliburton is in the pipeline
construction business. - Mere Coincidence??
24. There is $6 Trillion dollars worth of oil in the Caspian
Sea area.
25. The US government quietly announces
Jan 31, 2002 we will support the construction of the
Trans-Afghanistan pipeline.
26. President Musharref (Pakistan), and Karrzai,(Afghanistan
-Unocal) announce agreement to build proposed gas pipeline from
Central Asia to Pakistan via Afghanistan. (Irish Times
02/10/02)
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Surah 100 verses 1-8 is also a
nice Surah to reflect on. Pickthall english translation of the
meaning notes that he cannot understand what verse 1-5 mean. I
dont know if it could refer to this "shock and awe" of Rumsfeld
bombs and missles.
According to official Pentagon
figures, 6,000 precision-guided bombs were dropped on Iraq, 675
Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired, more than 1,000 missions
were flown, during the first ten days of the invasion.
1. By the
(steeds) that run, with panting
2. Striking
sparks of fire (by their hooves).
3. And
scouring to the raid at dawn.
4. And
raise the dust in clouds the while.
5. And
penetrating forthwith as one into the midst.
6. Verily,
man (wrongdoer) in ungrateful to his Lord.
7. And to
that he bears witness (by his deeds).
8. And
verily, he is violent in the love of wealth.
"The Curse of Allah is
on the wrong doers." (Quran 7:44)
And it is the
disbelievers who are the wrong-doers (Quran
2:254)