CHARLES N. WILSON

Wilson had been successful in getting money and arms to the Muslim Mujahedeen in Afghanistan to fight the Russians who had invaded and occupied the country. But the Russian armed helicopters gave the Russians control of most of the company. Wilson wanted to send Stingers to the Mujahedeen, but the agencies were worried that the missiles might fall into the hands of anti-American radical Muslims. It turned out that the agencies were correct and after the defeat of Russia, many of the Mujahedeen then, buoyed by their great victory over a Superpower, came after the United States and Western nations who were “occupying Islamic land”. The terrorist tactics, that the United States ignored when the Russians were the victims, became the major military and foreign policy problem of America and the West.

The “party” Wilson referred to was the lobbyists and corporations who would do almost anything to be in his good graces and they poured money into his campaign fund.

The congressman was one of the early and strong supporters of the Afghan Islamic freedom fighters who eventually expelled the Russians in the 1980's. He almost single handedly got the money and weapons and personally was involved with the entire war effort. He was asked if he should get credit for the Russian pullout. Ironically, the arming and organizing of the freedom fighters included many of the religious, fundamentalist, terrorists who then turned on America and the West.

The congressman was one of the early and strong supporters of the Afghan Islamic freedom fighters who eventually expelled the Russians in the 1980's. He almost single handedly got the money and weapons and personally was involved with the entire war effort. He was asked if he should get credit for the Russian pullout. Ironically, the arming and organizing of the freedom fighters included many of the religious, fundamentalist, terrorists who then turned on America and the West.

Wilson had been successful in getting money and arms to the Muslim Mujahedeen in Afghanistan to fight the Russians who had invaded and occupied the country. But the Russian armed helicopters gave the Russians control of most of the company. Wilson wanted to send Stingers to the Mujahedeen, but the agencies were worried that the missiles might fall into the hands of anti-American radical Muslims. It turned out that the agencies were correct and after the defeat of Russia, many of the Mujahedeen then, buoyed by their great victory over a Superpower, came after the United States and Western nations who were “occupying Islamic land”. The terrorist tactics, that the United States ignored when the Russians were the victims, became the major military and foreign policy problem of America and the West.

The “party” Wilson referred to was the lobbyists and corporations who would do almost anything to be in his good graces and they poured money into his campaign fund.