Bin Laden was reported to have been murdered in Pakistan in 2002. Gowani's report on Benazir's death - here
The attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan were portrayed as a response to 9/11. Yet the US and UK made extensive preparations for this "response" rapidly and decisively on a very large scale shortly before 9/11. How was this possible, unless they knew what was about to happen on 11 September 2001?
The war on terror began with a spectacular show of military strength. Britain suddenly deployed a huge "strike force" to the Middle East, the largest British deployment since the Falklands war of 1982. America launched the invasion of Afghanistan together with their allies from the Northern Alliance, rapidly taking the strategic town of Bamiyan. There is no doubt that the US and UK were "primed" for the conquest of Afghanistan, and ready "at any moment" for deployment to neighbouring Iraq.
The thing is, this all happened relatively quietly a few weeks BEFORE the 9-11 attacks!
When the planes crashed down on 9/11, the US and UK were surprisingly well prepared for their response. Conveniently, only weeks earlier, they had deployed troops to the very region where they would soon be required. They invaded Afghanistan to find Osama bin Ladin, but they never found him. Soon afterwards, they invaded Iraq to find the WMD, but they never found those either. Nevermind, it was still the right thing to do, or so we are encouraged to believe.
If you are just beginning to wonder what the "war on terrorism" is REALLY about, congratulations, you've just joined a growing number of people around the world who have woken up and decided to start thinking for themselves.
The attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan were portrayed as a response to 9/11. Yet the US and UK made extensive preparations for this "response" rapidly and decisively on a very large scale shortly before 9/11. How was this possible, unless they knew what was about to happen on 11 September 2001?
The war on terror began with a spectacular show of military strength. Britain suddenly deployed a huge "strike force" to the Middle East, the largest British deployment since the Falklands war of 1982. America launched the invasion of Afghanistan together with their allies from the Northern Alliance, rapidly taking the strategic town of Bamiyan. There is no doubt that the US and UK were "primed" for the conquest of Afghanistan, and ready "at any moment" for deployment to neighbouring Iraq.
The thing is, this all happened relatively quietly a few weeks BEFORE the 9-11 attacks!
When the planes crashed down on 9/11, the US and UK were surprisingly well prepared for their response. Conveniently, only weeks earlier, they had deployed troops to the very region where they would soon be required. They invaded Afghanistan to find Osama bin Ladin, but they never found him. Soon afterwards, they invaded Iraq to find the WMD, but they never found those either. Nevermind, it was still the right thing to do, or so we are encouraged to believe.
If you are just beginning to wonder what the "war on terrorism" is REALLY about, congratulations, you've just joined a growing number of people around the world who have woken up and decided to start thinking for themselves.
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