Reflections on the Collapse in Afghanistan
The Afghan collapse was not a surprise. Emblematic of the failure of the military effort was the Bush administration’s evacuation of Al-Qaeda and Taliban combatants so they could escape U.S. military encirclement. In the last program Mr. Emory did in 1999, he examined George W. Bush’s political CV and heritage, in order to gain perspective on what a Bush presidency might be like. Side 1 of the program began with discussion of the Bin Laden family’s financing of George W. Bush’s first energy company. WFMU-FM is podcasting For The Record–You can subscribe to the podcast HERE.
FTR #685 Interview [#4] with Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould
Fundamental changes are needed in U.S. Afghan policy, including moderation of the use of firepower, elimination of corruption, altering of policy toward opium production and redefinition of American society.
FTR #683 Interview (#3) with Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald
Afghan government officials oversee massive Afghan heroin traffic; the BCCI at the center of decades of intelligence community drug trafficking in that area; U.S. may collapse like ancient Rome.
FTR #680 Interview [#2] with Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald
U.S. Cold War policy produces slaughter of moderates in Afghanistan; Private corporations drive U.S. policy in that country and led to U.S. support of Taliban; Taliban created by U.S. “ally” Pakistan.
FTR #678 Interview (#1) with Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould
U.S. lured the Soviets into Afghanistan; George H.W. Bush analysts provide ideological base for the actions; Zbigniew Brzezinski implements the plan; Reagan cold warriors reject Soviet withdrawal plan.
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