[Spar]

OOHHHH!! very much the opposite, John W!!! Maybe "they" (who ever "they" are) were too friendly to Islamic insurgency movements in the 90s?

As yourself, under Clinton the USA went to war twice for Muslims insurgents in the Balkans (Bosnia and Kosovo) and gave diplomatic support to several others (Macedonian Albanians, Chechens, Chinese Muslim groups).

So I ask "Did we lay down with dogs and get up with fleas? And did we scratch the fleas too late?"

[Spar]

What I wrote in the above is what the Accuracy In Media hypothesis is asking. I mean there is no doubt that US policy under Clinton was on the same side as al-Qaeda in many of those conflicts. The logic and probability indicate that if two groups are on the same side pretty soon there is bvound to be a convergence.

[Spar]

We had a policy under Clinton of supporting the Bosnians, the Albanians with force of arms. We had a policy under Clinton of putting pressure on Russia to stop her war with the Chechen rebels. All these groups without a doubt had links to al-Qaeda as admitted too by the State Dept and the FBI.

So why were terrorists in the USA with links to Chechens, Bosnians and Albanians allowed such freedom of movement and were free from scrutiny to the point where even investigations were suppressed?

[alisasny]

And did we scratch the fleas too late?"

The fleas are still coming and going as they please and the clock is ticking....