[jaguar]

While there are very few 'Pure' Extremists there are one hel of alot of symththisers and supporters. And look at northern ireland, opressed, often impoverished irish, gee that fits my model rather well wouldn't you say? (Yes i've been there) The enitre community supports the 3-4 IRA members in each community, its similar in much of the middle east.

There are quite a few regimes in the middle east the US supports that could easily be called draconian, the reasons i'm sure are not pure. From a stance i could say that the US interfering iwht who leads *any* country is wrong, i mena after all it is the poepl e of htat country, wheither through free elections, revolution etc who leads their country wihtout the artifical effect of a few hundred million in aid to the currant regime. Particualry in oil countries.


I don't think Russia intended to elave *anything* behind. Russias reason was teritorial gain, the US just wanted to piss them off, Afghastian was a pawn for thier use, then to be dumped.

In the Middle East its not so much an issue of poverty (which does exist) as power, many of thsoe nations and tier islamic elements feel that they are powerless pawn to the US (which they are) and resent this (oddly enough). If some state next to philadelphia started throwing money around in your internal politics so they could build a nuclear waste dump in your land or something wouldn't you be a tad pissed off too.

I'm not saying anyone is innocent, think Australias handling of the Tampa is an unexcuseble shame and a breach of human rights and the technicality playing bastards in Camberra who have shunted around these poor people for political gain shoudl be forced to stand down..