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Jimmy Carter: The U.S. Is an “Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery” (theintercept.com)

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[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The Carter administration is responsible for helping start one of the most devastating proxy wars in recent history, by arming anti Soviet extremists in Afghanistan in July 1979. Whatever happened to those extremists, one might wonder?

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and became the world's #1 heroin exporters.

[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

Wonder whatever happened to this guy that the USA helped arm? Did he do anything significant since then?

[–] ProxyTheAwesome@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

It's the Northern Alliance that were the big opium producers, under US occupation. The Taliban actually banned and restricted it both before the invasion and after re-taking power.