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Originally posted by mr. soprano:

and to answer the last point...bin laden didn't just wake up one year and hate the states, he's pretty much hated them for a while, or at least that's what a credible source like biography channel tells me. but when the american government offered weapons to defeat the soviats, he/they weren't about to say no. so you should check your facts.
I never suggested any such thing. Of course he has hated the United States for quite some time, but during the Afghan war vs. the Soviets, Bin Laden was merely a bit player, and his views on terrorism had not yet come into focus.