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The Pat Tillman story

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infinite59:
Clever cartoon, what website did you get it from?

And it's true, Pat Tillman's death is very sad and unfortunate.  He died so that Bush, Cheney and the Oil Company's could protect their economic interests.  

The war in Afganistan was an effort to secure the Southern route of an oil pipeline from the Caspian Sea through Afghanistan.  Afghanistan's significance from an energy standpoint stems from its geographical position as a potential transit route for oil and natural gas exports from Central Asia to the Arabian Sea.

The U.S. had been trying to provoke a war with Afganistan for a number of years.  On December 19, 2000, the UN Security Council imposed additional sanctions against Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement (which controls around 95% of the country), including an arms embargo and a ban on the sale of chemicals.  

These sanctions are in addition to sanctions (Resolution 1267) imposed on Afghanistan in November 1999, which included a freeze on Taliban assets and a ban on international flights by Afghanistan's national airline, Ariana.  

The Taliban reacted sharply to the new sanctions, ordering a boycott of US and Russian goods, and pulling out of UN-mediated peace talks aimed at ending the country's civil war.

Eventually, however, Bush and the oil hawks got what they wanted, too bad Pat Tillman had to die for them.

JTSimon:
Thanks for the info on Afghanistan.

Just some comic site.
http://www.ucomics.com/tedrall/index.phtml

Woodrow:
Does it make you feel good to tear down good people?

This guy did more in his life than you could ever imagine. He's 10000 times the person you are or ever will be.

JTSimon:

--- Quote from: Krayze-Eyez Killah on May 04, 2004, 09:58:52 AM ---Does it make you feel good to tear down good people?

He's 10000 times the person you are or ever will be.

--- End quote ---

Not tearing any1 down.

Yeah he might be but he died without purpose. A brave, confused, honorable man he was.

Woodrow:
Confused? I think he was anything but confused.

Perhpas you forget September 11th. He saw something that wasn't right. He decided to do something about it.

Say what you want, but the war in afghanistan was justified and right.

By posting up a "cartoon" like that, it just shows the value in which you hold human life.

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