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BadtotheboneBob

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8. Guess who started the CIA activities?

Reply to Fool Count (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 25, 2012, 12:25 PM

Feb 2012

Jimmy Carter, 'Operation Cyclone'. Carter signed an executive order on July 3, 1979 authorizing funding for CIA covert activities. He later said in December '79, "The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is the greatest threat to peace since the Second World War". In a roundabout way he was prophetic as we have the mess we have 32+ years later.

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All for naught... BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #2

indeed KG Feb 2012 #3

It wasn't always like that. In late 60s - early 70s it was among the most progressive Fool Count Feb 2012 #6

Guess who started the CIA activities? BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #8

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next time the military should keep its koran-burning/corpse-pissing secret. alp227 Feb 2012 #16

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