Isn't that strange?

June 10, 2002—If you think the war in Afghanistan has anything to do with 'terrorism" you had better be able to explain the following "strange coincidences."

The Russians got into their Vietnam (Afghanistan) right after we got out of ours. Isn't that strange?

We supported Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban for years, and viewed them as freedom fighters against the Russians. Isn't that strange?

As late as 1998 the US was paying the salary of every single Taliban official in Afghanistan. Isn't that strange?

There is more oil and gas in the Caspian Sea area than in Saudi Arabia, but you need a pipeline through Afghanistan to get the oil out. Isn't that strange?

Unocal, a giant American oil conglomerate, wanted to build a 1,040-mile long pipeline from the Caspian Sea through Afghanistan to the Arabian Sea. Isn't that strange?

Unocal spent $10-$15 million on geological surveys for pipeline construction, and very nicely courted the Taliban in for their support in allowing the construction to begin. Isn't that strange?

All the leading Taliban officials were in Texas negotiating with Unocal in 1998. Isn't that strange?