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+ | |description=The first time the CIA officially met [[Osama Bin Laden]], they deemed him part of the hero movement to protect the world against [[Soviet]] influence. In Operation Cyclone, the CIA funded him and allowed entire cities to become death traps with the narrative of giving Soviets their own Vietnam. | ||
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+ | }}'''Operation Cyclone''' was a covert program carried out by the United States during the Cold War, specifically during the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. The primary objective of Operation Cyclone was to provide cover support, including financial and military assistance, to Afghan mujahideen rebels who were fighting against the Soviet Union's invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. | ||
+ | Operation Cyclone dramatically increased the amount of [[opium]] grown in [[Afghanistan]] from around 100 tonnes/year to 2000 tonnes.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/politics-profit-poppies-how-cia-turned-afghanistan-failed-narco-state</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Official Narrative== | ||
+ | {{YouTubeVideo | ||
+ | |code=fquKFUgW2to | ||
+ | |caption= USA created terrorism, White House talks about CIA Operation Cyclone | ||
+ | |align=left | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, officially with the idea of aiming to prop up a [[communist]] government in [[Kabul]]. This invasion was met with resistance from Afghan rebel groups known as mujahideen, who opposed the Soviet occupation. The [[United States]] and other Western countries saw this as an opportunity to confront the Soviet Union during the [[Cold War]], and they decided to support the Afghan resistance. The United States, in coordination with other Western countries, including the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, initiated Operation Cyclone to provide covert assistance to the Afghan mujahideen.<ref>https://web.stanford.edu/class/e297a/Afghanistan,%20the%20United%20States.htm</ref> | ||
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+ | The program was managed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and used a variety of channels to deliver aid to the [[Afghan]] rebels. The support provided to the Afghan mujahideen under Operation Cyclone included funding, weapons, ammunition, training, and other forms of assistance. The [[CIA]] worked with Pakistan's [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] or ISI agency to facilitate the delivery of these resources to the Afghan rebels, who were based in refugee camps along the [[Pakistan]]-Afghanistan border.<ref>https://www.brookings.edu/books/what-we-won/</ref><ref>http://www.millat.com/democracy/Foreign%20Policy/Briefing_Paper_english_11.pdf</ref> | ||
+ | {{YouTubeVideo | ||
+ | |code=yF-ZcITXR30 | ||
+ | |caption=How The CIA Funded a Terrorist Organization - ''The Infographics Show''. | ||
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+ | }} | ||
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+ | ===Legacy=== | ||
+ | The Afghan mujahideen, with the support of Operation Cyclone, played a significant role in resisting the Soviet occupation. Over time, the Soviet Union faced increasing challenges in Afghanistan, and it eventually withdrew its forces in 1989. However, the prolonged conflict in Afghanistan had long-term consequences, including the destabilisation of the country and the emergence of various mujahideen factions, some of which later contributed to the Afghan Civil War and the rise of the Taliban.<ref>https://dgibbs.faculty.arizona.edu/brzezinski_interview</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Divide and Conquer== | ||
+ | President [[Jimmy Carter]] initiated a program to arm the mujahideen through Pakistan's [[ISI]] and secured a pledge from Saudi Arabia to match U.S. funding for this purpose. U.S. support for the mujahideen accelerated under Carter's successor, Ronald Reagan, at a final cost to U.S. taxpayers of some $3 billion. The decision to route U.S. aid through Pakistan led to massive [[fraud]], as weapons sent to [[Karachi]] were frequently sold on the local market rather than delivered to the Afghan rebels; Karachi soon "became one of the most violent [[cities]] in the world." Pakistan also controlled which rebels received assistance: Of the seven mujahideen groups supported by Zia's government, four espoused [[Islamic]] fundamentalist beliefs—and these fundamentalists received most of the funding.<ref>https://www.brookings.edu/events/what-we-won-americas-secret-war-in-afghanistan-1979-1989/</ref> | ||
+ | Dozens of tonnes of [[opium]] were suddenly produced during the wars, even in areas were the [[CIA]] trained "rebels".<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/29768089</ref> | ||
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+ | ==[[Gladio B]] Set-up== | ||
+ | {{YouTubeVideo | ||
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+ | |caption= Operation Cyclone: Let’s Go to Afghanistan! What could go wrong? - ''Neo'' | ||
+ | |align=left | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | Several CIA officers trained [[Osama Bin Laden]] his divisions and financed them. [[Milton Bearden]], the CIA's [[Islamabad]] station chief from mid-[[1986]] until mid-[[1989]], took an admiring view of bin Laden at the time. | ||
+ | Some of the CIA's greatest Afghan beneficiaries were Arabist commanders such as Haqqani and Hekmatyar who were key allies of bin Laden over many years.<ref>http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB389/</ref> | ||
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+ | This party contributed to the political power Bin Laden was allowed, and made his image surge to [[enemy image]] and [[leader]] of "[[radical]] [[Islam]]." This is alleged to be the plan of a [[NATO]]-US plan known as [[Gladio B]], where, according to Sibel Edmonds senior US intelligence agents were regularly meeting [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] (then leader of [[Al Qaeda]]) at the U.S. embassy in [[Azerbaijan]] and Baku, starting in 1997 and continuing right up to the [[9/11]] attacks. They were also meeting members of the bin Laden family (including [[Osama Bin Laden]]) and other [[mujahideen]] who were transported by [[NATO]] aircraft to [[Central Asia]] and the [[Balkans]] to participate in [[false flag]] "destabilization operations". Other people were also flown, on US Intelligence orders, to [[Turkey]], a major base of the operations where agents were trained and prepared to participate in these operations. Edmonds specifically reported that some of the [[9/11 hijackers]] were being trained there.<ref name="counterpunch2013"> http://www.counterpunch.org/2008/01/07/a-real-9-11-cover-up/ </ref> This fits with [[Michael Springmann]]'s testimony that his [[visa]] denials to the majority of the [[19 hijackers]] were regularly overruled by the [[US State Department]].<ref>https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Operation_Cyclone#Allegations_of_CIA_assistance_to_bin_Laden</ref> | ||
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Date | 1979 - 1992? |
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Location | Afghanistan |
Participants | US, CIA |
Interest of | Fred C. Iklé, Marin Strmecki |
Description | The first time the CIA officially met Osama Bin Laden, they deemed him part of the hero movement to protect the world against Soviet influence. In Operation Cyclone, the CIA funded him and allowed entire cities to become death traps with the narrative of giving Soviets their own Vietnam. |
Operation Cyclone was a covert program carried out by the United States during the Cold War, specifically during the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. The primary objective of Operation Cyclone was to provide cover support, including financial and military assistance, to Afghan mujahideen rebels who were fighting against the Soviet Union's invasion and occupation of Afghanistan.
Operation Cyclone dramatically increased the amount of opium grown in Afghanistan from around 100 tonnes/year to 2000 tonnes.[1]
Contents
Official Narrative
USA created terrorism, White House talks about CIA Operation Cyclone |
In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, officially with the idea of aiming to prop up a communist government in Kabul. This invasion was met with resistance from Afghan rebel groups known as mujahideen, who opposed the Soviet occupation. The United States and other Western countries saw this as an opportunity to confront the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and they decided to support the Afghan resistance. The United States, in coordination with other Western countries, including the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, initiated Operation Cyclone to provide covert assistance to the Afghan mujahideen.[2]
The program was managed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and used a variety of channels to deliver aid to the Afghan rebels. The support provided to the Afghan mujahideen under Operation Cyclone included funding, weapons, ammunition, training, and other forms of assistance. The CIA worked with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI agency to facilitate the delivery of these resources to the Afghan rebels, who were based in refugee camps along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.[3][4]
How The CIA Funded a Terrorist Organization - The Infographics Show. |
Legacy
The Afghan mujahideen, with the support of Operation Cyclone, played a significant role in resisting the Soviet occupation. Over time, the Soviet Union faced increasing challenges in Afghanistan, and it eventually withdrew its forces in 1989. However, the prolonged conflict in Afghanistan had long-term consequences, including the destabilisation of the country and the emergence of various mujahideen factions, some of which later contributed to the Afghan Civil War and the rise of the Taliban.[5]
Divide and Conquer
President Jimmy Carter initiated a program to arm the mujahideen through Pakistan's ISI and secured a pledge from Saudi Arabia to match U.S. funding for this purpose. U.S. support for the mujahideen accelerated under Carter's successor, Ronald Reagan, at a final cost to U.S. taxpayers of some $3 billion. The decision to route U.S. aid through Pakistan led to massive fraud, as weapons sent to Karachi were frequently sold on the local market rather than delivered to the Afghan rebels; Karachi soon "became one of the most violent cities in the world." Pakistan also controlled which rebels received assistance: Of the seven mujahideen groups supported by Zia's government, four espoused Islamic fundamentalist beliefs—and these fundamentalists received most of the funding.[6] Dozens of tonnes of opium were suddenly produced during the wars, even in areas were the CIA trained "rebels".[7]
Gladio B Set-up
Operation Cyclone: Let’s Go to Afghanistan! What could go wrong? - Neo |
Several CIA officers trained Osama Bin Laden his divisions and financed them. Milton Bearden, the CIA's Islamabad station chief from mid-1986 until mid-1989, took an admiring view of bin Laden at the time. Some of the CIA's greatest Afghan beneficiaries were Arabist commanders such as Haqqani and Hekmatyar who were key allies of bin Laden over many years.[8]
This party contributed to the political power Bin Laden was allowed, and made his image surge to enemy image and leader of "radical Islam." This is alleged to be the plan of a NATO-US plan known as Gladio B, where, according to Sibel Edmonds senior US intelligence agents were regularly meeting Ayman al-Zawahiri (then leader of Al Qaeda) at the U.S. embassy in Azerbaijan and Baku, starting in 1997 and continuing right up to the 9/11 attacks. They were also meeting members of the bin Laden family (including Osama Bin Laden) and other mujahideen who were transported by NATO aircraft to Central Asia and the Balkans to participate in false flag "destabilization operations". Other people were also flown, on US Intelligence orders, to Turkey, a major base of the operations where agents were trained and prepared to participate in these operations. Edmonds specifically reported that some of the 9/11 hijackers were being trained there.[9] This fits with Michael Springmann's testimony that his visa denials to the majority of the 19 hijackers were regularly overruled by the US State Department.[10]
Related Quotation
Page | Quote | Author |
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Charles Cogan | “In Afghanistan, the CIA had “funded the worst fellows right from the start, long before the Iranian revolution and long before the Soviet invasion.”” | Charles Cogan |
Known Participants
All 2 of the participants already have pages here:
Participant | Description |
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CIA | The most high profile of the US intelligence agencies, a covert agent of foreign policy. Funded by a 'black budget' derived from the global drug trade, the CIA is experienced at assassination, blackmail, instigating coups and other such covert deep state actions. Its scrutiny in the early 1970s however led to the development of more secure bases for the most sensitive deep state operations. |
US | The United States is the single biggest military spender in the world, with a higher 2020 expenditure than the next ten countries combined. Its infrastructure has been described to be in disrepair since the late 1980s. |
References
- ↑ https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/politics-profit-poppies-how-cia-turned-afghanistan-failed-narco-state
- ↑ https://web.stanford.edu/class/e297a/Afghanistan,%20the%20United%20States.htm
- ↑ https://www.brookings.edu/books/what-we-won/
- ↑ http://www.millat.com/democracy/Foreign%20Policy/Briefing_Paper_english_11.pdf
- ↑ https://dgibbs.faculty.arizona.edu/brzezinski_interview
- ↑ https://www.brookings.edu/events/what-we-won-americas-secret-war-in-afghanistan-1979-1989/
- ↑ https://www.jstor.org/stable/29768089
- ↑ http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB389/
- ↑ http://www.counterpunch.org/2008/01/07/a-real-9-11-cover-up/
- ↑ https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Operation_Cyclone#Allegations_of_CIA_assistance_to_bin_Laden