Afghanistan 1989 A Look At Charlie Wilson's War Part 1

Alternative View 379; UNDER THE BUSH WITH THE CIA Alternative View was an Austin Tex. cable tv show that did a lot of reports on government corruption and illegal activities of the CIA in the 1980's & 90's. While this may be old news it is an important part of history that most people aren't aware of. John Stockwell is a retired intelligence officer and former CIA station chief. In his retirement he was an outspoken author / reformer. One of a number of CIA whislteblowers that first shined a light on the agencies covert activities in the 70's & 80's. We have posted on this site another video with his observations that is well worth checking out. In this clip John gives us an overview of some of the consequences of American intervention in Afghanistan. Why did 9/11 happen? The seeds were sown in the early 1980's when Ronald Regan unleashed the CIA which in a series of bloody interventions. In Afghanistan this ultimately led to the creation of a network of Islamists and drug/warlords to overthrow the more progressive Soviet backed government. Al-Qaeda came out of this Islamist network created by the Pakistan/Saudi intelligence agencies with C.I.A. support. Here at Mindsi2 we shine a light on the politics and history of the 1980's because it set the stage for many of the domestic and international crisis that we are going through today. Available at Internet Archive http://www.archive.org/details/AV_379-UNDER_THE_BUSH_WITH_THE_CIA Producer: Frank Morrow Production Company: Alternative Information Network