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6. I never liked them, but yes, they were supported by the US govt and CIA

Reply to roody (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 14, 2016, 10:19 PM

Jun 2016

since they were fighting against the Soviet Union.

The Pulse massacre can be seen as blow-back from the CIA support for the mujahideen (later the Taliban) fundamentalist Muslims in their fight against the USSR in the late 70s-early 80s.

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