The CIA- Bin Ladin Myth
The recent cleansing of the earth of Osama Bin Ladin has re-ignited old discussions about Al Qaeda and its origins. Pundits have been fond of reciting the "fact" that Osama Bin Ladin was a creation of the CIA during its proxy war against the soviets in Afghanistan. The US was alleged to have "trained" and funded the so called Mujahadeen (Holy warriors) rebels led by Osama. It sounds quite intriguing-a quintessential Frankenstein story of the creation turning against its creator-if only it were true. It has been one of the most longstanding oft repeated myths regarding Bin Ladin. This urban tale is used by the left to illustrate faulty US foreign policy in supporting resistance forces in the middle east which in turn creates what is known as "blowback' when those same forces turn against us. It is no revelation that the United States was an open supporter of the Afghan resistance with money and weapons. Osama Bin Ladin went to Afghanistan in the 1980's