text_combined: aaronsw rssfeedsspamassassintaintorg url httpwwwaaronswcomweblog000640 date 20021006t2128330600 ted rall government went afghanistan got stupid pipeline1 summary us begun planning courting taliban permission build oil pipeline since 1997 even flew mullah omar texas try convince clear wouldnt work threatened bomb begun attacking smaller scale year 911 already planned invade two months attacks clear knew 911 certainly provided convenient cover plans three days started bombing begun official work pipeline karzai afghanistan president installed incidentally used work oil company unocal former talib focused pipeline rather rebuilding torn country yet entire pipeline unworkable expensive sabotaged warlords pakistan bin laden essentially venture capitalist funded attacks didnt carry far likely egyptian group islamic jihad carried attacks wanted stop terrorists gone wanted stop antiamericanism gone saudi arabia pakistan instead bombing created perfect opportunity bin laden escape bother stabilize afghanistan country ruined ever unfortunately government seized moment well good right take advantageof grief naivete lust justice vengeance line pockets friends gain political economic advantage tiny coterie influential people endangered rest us took advantage ignorance islam caspian sea oil remote central asia faith fundamental goodness american people cause see done name something 1 httpwwwcomicbookgalaxycompipeline0html mon 07 oct 2002 080016 0000 dumb pipeline