Saturday, February 21, 2009

Real News Video: The Afghan trap

Ray McGovern: US attempt to trap the USSR in 1979 is at root of current situation in Afghanistan



"As Obama sends 17,000 troops to Afghanistan, we look back to the roots of the conflict. Ray McGovern says that the USSR was "mousetrapped" into invading Afghanistan by the CIA under both the Carter and Reagan administrations. He adds that the CIA policies of that day are "largely responsible" for the existence of today's armed fundamentalist groups."

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