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Often cited as one of the American intelligence community's biggest mistakes was the training, arming, supplying and supporting of the Mujahedeen (Islamist fighters) in Afghanistan, initiated under Carter and greatly expanded under Reagan, as American proxy soldiers against the Marxist regime and later the Soviet intervention. Part of the Mujahedeen trained by the CIA later became the core cadre of Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda Islamist organization. Zbigniew Brzezinski, the National Security Advisor under President Carter, has discussed U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan in several magazines.
The CIA worked extensively with Pakistan's ISI throughout the Afghan-Soviet War, and works with this agency closely for the War on Terror.
May 25, 2003
'Charlie Wilson's War': Arming the Mujahedeen
By DAVID JOHNSTON
For most of his 24-year career in the House of Representatives, Charles Wilson was known for his abiding fondness for hot tubs, women and Scotch whiskey. His friends at the Central Intelligence Agency said, only partly in jest, that the Texas Democrat's reputation as a roue provided a perfect cover for his great passion, the mujahedeen rebellion against the Soviet Union's occupation of Afghanistan. During the 1980's, Wilson used his seat on a military appropriations subcommittee to steer billions of dollars in secret funding to the C.I.A. to funnel arms to the mujahedeen.
So it was hardly a surprise after the Soviets' humiliating withdrawal in 1989 that the C.I.A.'s spymasters invited Wilson out to celebrate at the agency's headquarters at Langley, Va. On a large movie screen in an auditorium at the George Bush Center for Intelligence flashed a huge quotation from Pakistan's president, Gen. Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, who had willingly allowed the C.I.A.'s arms pipeline to flow through his country. Zia credited Wilson with the defeat of the Russians in Afghanistan with the words, ''Charlie did it.''
In ''Charlie Wilson's War,'' George Crile, a veteran ''60 Minutes'' producer, recounts the story of Wilson's personal journey from the East Texas Bible Belt to Congress, where he became the secret patron of what was then the largest covert operation in C.I.A. history. Of course, the American effort to arm the mujahedeen must be measured against recent events like the Sept. 11 attacks. The Qaeda hijackings underscored how the American-financed war against the Soviets in Afghanistan helped create a political vacuum filled by the Taliban and Islamic extremists, who turned their deadly terrorism back against the United States.
Moreover, there was concern within intelligence circles about the hundreds of Stinger missile systems that the C.I.A. supplied to the mujahedeen forces in the 1980's to combat the Russians' most fearful weapon, the Mi-24 Hind helicopter gunship. After the Soviet withdrawal, the agency embarked on a costly buyback program, but most of the missiles remained unaccounted for. American military commanders feared they might be used during the war in Afghanistan that followed the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
But in its time there was little dispute that the covert war was one of the most successful C.I.A. operations ever undertaken, a deadly confrontation conducted through a surrogate with the Soviet empire in its death throes.
Only a handful of people in the government knew that behind the Afghan resistance was a pirate's crew of misfits, most notably Charlie Wilson himself, whom Crile affectionately profiles as the lawmaker who widened the war through a series of backroom deals on Capitol Hill that were never publicly disclosed or debated.
For most of his years in the House until he retired in 1996, Wilson rarely spoke on the House floor and was never associated with any of the great legislative issues of his day. He infuriated colleagues like Pat Schroeder, a Colorado Democrat, by calling her ''Babycakes,'' and acknowledged when he announced his retirement that ''at times I've been a reckless and rowdy public servant.'' But Crile asserts that Wilson's flaky public persona concealed a fervent anti-Communist and deeply ambitious politician, who built a power base in Congress that he used to pour money into the Afghan cause. In return for voting for military contracts in his colleagues' districts, Wilson won votes from his fellow lawmakers for the mujahedeen.
From a few million dollars in the early 1980's, support for the resistance grew to about $750 million a year by the end of the decade. The decisions were made in secret by Wilson and other lawmakers on the appropriations committee. To help make his case, Wilson exploited one of the decade's scandals, the Iran-contra affair, arguing that Democrats who were voting to cut off funding for the contras in Nicaragua could demonstrate their willingness to stand up to the Soviet empire by approving more money for the Afghan fighters.
''Charlie Wilson's War'' is a behind-the-scenes chronicle of a program that is still largely classified. Crile does not provide much insight into his reporting methods, but the book appears to be based on interviews with a number of the principals. The result is a vivid narrative, though a reader may wonder how much of this story is true in exactly the way Crile presents it. Still, few people who remember Wilson's years in Washington would discount even the wildest tales.
Crile recounts with relish Wilson's partying. There are many anecdotes of his overseas travels, first-class at taxpayers' expense, accompanied by former beauty queens who seem to pop up at events in conservative Islamic countries wearing skintight jumpsuits. In one odd moment, according to Crile, Wilson brought his own belly dancer from Texas to Cairo to entertain the Egyptian defense minister, who was secretly supplying the mujahedeen with millions of rounds of ammunition for the AK-47's that the C.I.A. was smuggling into Afghanistan. Her sultry dancing went far beyond the prudish norms of Cairo, but delighted the powerful minister.
Crile tells us that Wilson enjoyed driving to distraction a succession of C.I.A. officials as he prodded the agency to supply the fighters with increasingly more lethal weapons. The agency bureaucrats were content with a modest program designed to bleed the Soviets, whereas Wilson envisioned a war that the mujahedeen could win. As the money for the war began to flow, the C.I.A. put one of its own misfits in charge of the operation, Gust Avrakotos. He formed a small band of agency officers who quickly got behind the war in Afghanistan. Tens of thousands of automatic weapons, antitank guns, even satellite intelligence maps, redrawn in the form of crude maps that might have been penned by the mujahedeen themselves -- all of it was carried across Pakistan's border into Afghanistan on the backs of mules procured by the C.I.A. from as far away as the Tennessee hill country.
On Feb. 15, 1989, Gen. Boris Gromov, commander of the Soviets' 40th Army, walked across Friendship Bridge as the last Russian to leave Afghanistan. The C.I.A. cable from the Islamabad station to Langley said, ''We won.'' Wilson's own note to Avrakotos said simply, ''We did it.''
David Johnston, a senior Washington correspondent for The Times, covers terrorism and national security issues.
Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company
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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 98 16:37:38 CDT
From: Ralph McGehee <email@example.com>
Subject: CIABASE: Background to Terrorism
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A Background to Terrorism
By Ralph McGehee, CIABASE, 25 August 1998
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, 80-96 Blowback of CIA ops. CIA spent more than $3 billion dollars in 80s to train and fund the Afghan resistance—most venomously anti-Western—they form core of an international net of Islamic militants. CIA weaponry went to fundamentalist Gulbaddin Hekmatyar, one of the most anti-western leaders and until recently president of Afghanistan. His allies included Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, serving life in the U.S. for urban terrorism. Rami Ahmed Yousef, man accused of planning the bombing of the World Trade Center was trained in Afghanistan. The terrorist net has targeted Washington's most pivotal Islamic allies—claiming responsibility for the first terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia and some of the worst attacks in Pakistan. Christian Science Monitor 11/1/96 18
Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 81-92 Support for Afghan members of, Ikhwan, a frequently violent Muslim brotherhood. Saddam Hussein of Iraq and Khadafi of Libya also supported more fanatic factions of Afghan Mujahaddin—but largest contributor of Gulbaddin Hekmatyar came from CIA. Huge amounts of U.S. aid also to Ahmed Shah Masood of Rabbani's Jamiat-I-Islami, both longtime advocates of pan-Islam. Lohbeck, K. (1993). Holy War, Unholy Victory 171
Afghanistan, Pakistan, USSR, 80-90 In 1987 the broad percentages of material allocated to the Islamic fundamentalist parties was between 67-73 per cent. Allocations to the parties were: Hekmatyar 18-20 per cent, Rabbani 18-19 per cent, Sayaf 17-18 per cent, Khalis 13-15 per cent, Nabi 13-15 per cent, Gailani 10-11 per cent, and Mujaddadi 3-5 per cent. Mohammad Yousai & Adkin, M. (1992). The Bear Trap: Afghanistan's Untold Story 97,105,215
Afghanistan, Pakistan, 80-93 U.S. created a monster by supporting a rebellion based on religious zealotry. Several of those involved in World Trade Center bombing or plans to attack other targets participated in the Afghan rebellion as recruiters, trainers, or fighters. Abdel Rahman was reportedly a prolific recruiter per reports from Cairo. An Afghan link extends as well to a number of accused terrorists in Egypt, Algeria, and other Arab countries. Through Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence organization (ISI), CIA provided weapons, money and training for Afghan insurgents. Dispute over giving Stinger missiles. Morton Abramowitz, Director of the State Department's INR, now president of the Carneige Endowment for International Peace, was the leading advocate for supplying Stingers. CIA now seeking $55 million to purchase missiles that showing up on black market. Pakistan's ISI favored Hekmatyar—Pakistan agent for years—he now is prime minister of Afghanistan. Peshawar was center for insurgency/extremists and now they looking for new targets—such as the pro-West government in Egypt. Washington Times 7/26/93 a1,13
Afghanistan, 79-90 Mohammad Yousaf & Adkin, M. (1992). The Bear Trap: Afghanistan's Untold Story. London, England: Leo Cooper. The book outlines CIA's support operation for the Mujaheddin in Afghanistan via Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's CIA. ISI funneled 70 per cent of all material aid—money, uniforms, weapons, including Stinger missiles, and demolitions—to radical Islamic fundamentalists. Now radical Islamic fundamentalism is our major problem. CIABASE report, Crisis of Democracy. 5/1/95
Afghanistan, Pakistan, 80-94 Covert CIA program to buy back U.S. Stinger missiles distributed to rebel forces in 80s plagued by failures, miscalculations and wasted money. Congress authorized more than $65 million for op over last 3 years. Despite the millions, CIA has recovered only a fraction and does not know who controls remaining weapons. Missiles supplied by CIA have turned up in Iran, Qatar and North Korea. Op turned into a fish market "CIA unable to recover most of the missiles." One effort failed when Pakistani officials stormed into Afghanistan and seized the missiles—Afghan rebel chief so incensed his men kidnapped 2 (Chinese) engineers working with the Pakistani government and holds them for ransom. Foul-ups legendary in intelligence circles in Pakistan and tribal leaders in Afghanistan. Washington Post 3/7/94 a1,14
Afghanistan, Pakistan, 86 In March 86 U.S. began giving Stinger missiles to the Mujaheddin. Shift occurred after activists in Pentagon, and CIA backed by conservative senators, overcame opposition. Opponents argued that introducing U.S.-made arms into third world conflicts would escalate into U.S.-USSR conflicts and there no guarantee advanced weapons would not fall into terrorist hands. British Blowpipes also used. Washington Post 7/23/86 a1,12
Afghanistan, 90 Afghan guerrillas veto drive for Kabul. Pakistan's Inter-Services intelligence agency (ISI) preparing for offensive on Kabul to be led by Gulbaddin Hekmatar, a radical Moslem fundamentalist. ISI controls distribution of CIA and Saudi-supplied weapons. Aborted offensive reveals difference between CIA and the Department of State. State argued against assault, CIA officers urged the assault. Washington Post 11/4/90 a27,28
Afghanistan, Pakistan 80-90 Two part article based on information from intelligence officials: Pakistani General Mohammed Yousaf who wrote book "The Bear Trap;" and more than a dozen senior western officials. Three training camps near Afghan border where Mujaheddin fire heavy weapons and learn to make bombs with CIA-supplied plastic explosives. DCI Casey in 84, during visit convinced Pakistanis to ship propaganda through Afghanistan to USSR Muslim southern republics. CIA supplied thousands of Korans, as well as books on USSR atrocities. U.S. "chickened-out" on taking Afghan war into Soviet soil but Casey ruthless. Intel coup triggered decision to escalate. U.S. received highly specific, sensitive info re USSR war plans in Afghanistan. 3/85 NSDD 166, sharply escalated U.S. op by providing high technology military expertise. In 85 CIA gave extensive satellite reconnaissance data, plans for military ops based on satellite intelligence, intercepts of USSR communications, nets for rebels, delayed timing devices for tons of plastic explosives for urban sabotage, long-range sniper rifles, a targeting device for mortars linked to U.S. navy satellite, wire-guided anti-tank missiles, and Stinger missiles, etc. Washington Post 7/19/92 a1,6
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, China, USSR, 80-90 first years of the Reagan Administration, covert Afghan war handled out of (DCI) Casey's back pocket. By 85 U.S. increase in U.S. arms supplies—rose to 65,000 tons annually by 87 as well as a ceaseless stream of CIA and P Pentagon specialists to ISI Headquarters near Rawalpindi who helped plan ops by as many as 11 ISI teams trained and supplied by CIA who accompanied Mujaheddin across border. Teams attacked airports, railroads, fuel depots, electricity pylons, bridges and roads. Washington Post 7/19/92 a1,6
Pakistan, Afghanistan, 81-92 A basic course on Who's Who of Mujahaddin. Lohbeck, K. (1993). Holy War, Unholy Victory 6-4
Afghanistan, Germany, 86 A Kuwaitian is trained in explosives, gets false Afghanistan papers made by the CIA in the Frankfurt Headquarters (Dept. of Army Detachment), is flown to Pakistan, goes from there to Afghanistan. Der Speigel 10/6/86.
Afghanistan, 79-90 Mujaheddin commanders inside Afghanistan control huge fields of opium poppies and reap harvest of as much as four million pounds of opium a year. By 89 Afghanistan and Pakistan produced as much heroin as rest of world combined. Weiner, T. (1990). Blank Check: The Pentagon's Black Budget 151-152
Afghanistan, 82 Sales of opium fund Afghan rebels. The DEA said 52% of the heroin brought into the U.S. last year is believed to have come from the area of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. U.S. policy contradictory it wants to fight the drug traffic and to drive the USSR out of Afghanistan. 250 to 300 tons opium were produced in Afghanistan in 1981 . That quantity could be converted into 25 to 30 tons of heroin. Processing done in Pakistan. Drug traffickers in U.S. import 4 to 4 1/2 tons of heroin a year. Washington Post 12/17/83
Afghanistan, 86 a Department of State report describes Afghanistan and the bordering tribal areas of Pakistan as "the world's leading source of illicit heroin exports to the US and Europe. The sale of this opium plays an important part in the finances of the CIA-backed Afghan rebels. New York Times 6/20/86 from Intel Parapolitics 9/86 p7
Afghanistan, 89 The Administration is dickering over how best to arm the Mujahedeen. Areas controlled by them include some of the most fertile centers of opium production. DOS report circa 3/89 said Afghanistan produced 700 to 800 metric tons of opium 88, most from territory held by rebels. Representative Bill McCollum hit CIA over handling of mujahedeen and working through Pakistan's intelligence service. The Nation 10/16/89 412
Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan. (Golden Crescent) accounts for 75% all heroin in U.S. In 1983 4.5 tons heroin came to the U.S. from the Golden Crescent. Covert Action Information Bulletin (now Covert Action Quarterly) Summer 87 11
Afghanistan, Pakistan, 80-90 17 DEA agents assigned to the U.S. embassy in Islamabad. DEA reports identified 40 significant narcotics syndicates in Pakistan. Despite high quality of DEA intelligence, not a major syndicate investigated by Pakistani police in a decade. Hekmatyar himself controlled six heroin refineries. Without fear of arrest heroin dealers began exporting product to Europe and America, capturing more than 50% of both markets. When Pakistani police picked up Hamid Hasnain, V.P. of gvt's Habib bank, they found in his briefcase the personal records of president Zia. Blatant official corruption continued until General Zia's death in an air crash. Typical of misinformation that blocked any U.S. action against Pakistan's heroin trade, the State Department's semi-annual narcotics review in September called General Zia a strong supporter of anti-narcotics activities in Pakistan. McCoy, A.W. (1991). The Politics Of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Traffic 456
Afghanistan, Pakistan, 85-90 U.S. government avoids investigating drug trade run by Afghan resistance movement. Government has info re heroin deals Gulbaddin Hekmatjar, leader of mujaheddin but takes no action. Barnett Rubin of Yale based on Washington Post story: "people attempting research this connection receive hardly any support. Our relationship with Pakistani military is centerpiece our strategic presence in Southern Asia and even in the Persian Gulf." Article outlines movement of weapons and drugs via Pakistani ISI and the National Logistic Cell (NLC) entirely owned by Pakistani army. top secret s/a-90 17-18
From about 48-91 CIA involved in drug traffic at 3 levels: 1) coincidental Complicity through covert alliances with groups actively engaged in drugs; 2) support of traffic by covering up for drug lord allies; 3) active engagement in transport of opium and heroin. From Burma's opium traffic in 50s and growth of golden triangle in sea in 60s and 70s U.S. role a catalyst. in 5/80 Dr. David Musto, angry. In late 77 he was on Carter's White House Strategy Council on Drug Abuse. Next two years CIA and other intelligence agencies denied Council access to all classified info on drug traffic. CIA lied about dollar role of drugs. Dr. Joyce Lowinson another Council member in New York Times op-ed criticized policy. Both Musto and Lowinson worried about drugs in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Drug Enforcement Agency investigated surge of drugs from southern Asia. Drug traffic in U.S. in large part due to failure Drug Enforcement Agency's interdiction and CIA's covert ops. CIA ops transformed southern Asia to major supplier of world heroin. By 1988 there an estimated 100 to 200 heroin refineries in the Kyber district alone. Trucks from Pakistani army's logistics with CIA arms often returned loaded with heroin—protected with papers from Pakistan's ISI. Drug Enforcement Agency said there were 40 significant narcotics syndicates in Pakistan. Annual earnings $8 to 10 billion. Progressive 7/91 20-26. From Alfred McCoy's book, Politics Of Heroin: CIA Complicity in Global drug trade, a revised edition to be published in July 1991
Drug Enforcement Agency December 83 says Afghanistan rebels are financing their battle at least partially through sale opium, some of which comes to U.S. in form of heroin. David Melodic, Drug Enforcement Agency's congressional liaison said 52% of heroin brought into U.S. last year believed to have come from area of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. American interests Afghanistan contradictory over fighting drug traffic and political goals. Washington Post 12/17/83
Pakistan, Afghanistan, 79-89 The Mujahedden rebels keep their cause going through the sale of opium. Drug Enforcement Agency spokesman said "no less than half of all U.S. heroin came from that area of the world." Gulbaddin Hekmatyar is responsible for murdering hundreds of dedicated resistance fighters, political workers, and intellectuals. He reportedly was a leading figure in the heroin trade. Details of corruption emerged from U.S. sources only after the Soviets began pulling out of Afghanistan. By 1989, Pakistan had no fewer than 100 heroin labs near the border of Afghanistan. CIA had used a Lebanese-controlled currency firm in Zurich, Shakarchi Trading to channel aid to the Afghan rebels. Marshall, j. (1991). drug Wars 49-52
Southern Asia, 80-90 during 80s CIA ops in Afghanistan transformed South Asia from a self-contained opium zone to major supplier heroin on the world market. Saudi Arabia delivered their aid directly to client guerrilla groups inside Afghanistan, most allied agencies, the CIA included, worked through General Zia's [of Pakistan], Inter Service Intel (ISI). CIA relationship with ISI complex, CIA commanded vast arsenal of funds and high-tech weapons that dwarfed ISI's meager budget. McCoy, A.W. (1991). the Politics Of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Traffic 49
Pakistan-Afghanistan border and Iran, 81 the Golden Crescent area where most heroin coming into U.S. in book "Weltmacht Droge" Austrian journalist Hans Georg Behr shows the connection between aid provided by Western intelligence agencies and increased heroin shipping to West. He spent two weeks with Afghan rebels who smuggling opium to Pakistan. Money exchanged for arms. Counterspy 10/81 29-30
Pakistan, Afghanistan, 84 Bush meets with the leader of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate and Bush agreed for 3.2 billion in new US aid over and above the 2 billion allocated to the Afghan op. Yet by 1984, according to European police sources, Pakistan was furnishing 70% of the world's supply of high-grade heroin. CIA's arms pipeline to Afghan mujahedeen is organized and coordinated by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. The main carrier is the national logistic cell, owned by the Pakistan army, it is the largest transport org in the country. US has 17 officers in Pakistan who work exclusively on narcotics. The DEA contingent includes several CIA officers. CIA has gathered intelligence on narcotics since 75. European police who work with DEA claim that US agents have identified 40 significant narcotics syndicates in Pakistan yet none have been broken up in past ten years. Nation article gives a background paragraph on the history of CIA ops and drug traffic. The Nation 11/14/88 477,492,94-6
Afghanistan, Pakistan, 86-87 CIA supplying counterfeit Afghan money for several years. It acquired an excellent set of plates without a blemish. CIA bills arrive in Pakistan and are sold for full value in Peshawar and Quetta. Jack Anderson, Washington Post 5/4/87
81-92 Afghanistan, Pakistan, 81-92 Because of relationship between DCI Casey and General Acktar, CIA became advisor and supplier of aid to Mujahaddin. CIA personnel in Pakistan, were notoriously unlearned in culture and political atmosphere of Afghans. CIA supported Gulbaddin and Ahmed Ahah Masood at the expense of other Afghans who had a much broader-based constituency. Lohbeck, K. (1993). Holy War, Unholy Victory 163
Afghanistan, 76-89 A criticism of the CIA's handling of the op in Afghanistan by Bill McCollum, Republican congressman from Florida and chairman of a GOP task force on terrorism and unconventional warfare. After 10 years and nearly $2 billion in American aid culminating in a monumentally incompetent program of arms procurement and distribution. Hekmatyar's party—recipient of much of much of the aid—implicated in dozens of disappearances and outright murders of rival commanders and Afghan intellectuals. Hekmatyar loyal to Pakistan's ISI that acts as a proxy for CIA. Washington Post 9/10/89 c-1,4
USSR, Pakistan, Afghanistan, 82-87 DCI Casey renewed acquaintance with General Acktar Abdul Rahman Khan. During tenure Casey made 6 trips to coordinate with Acktar. Casey considered himself commander-in-chief against USSR in Afghan. Within 2 years after 1st visit, CIA station in Islamabad became largest in world outside of Langley Headquarters. Lohbeck, K. (1993). Holy War, Unholy Victory 52
Afghanistan, Pakistan, 81-92 Reed Irvine of Committee for a Free Afghanistan, and Andy Eiva, started a letterhead org called Afghan-American Federation. Federation helpful in finding doctors and hospitals that would take severely wounded. Committee also hired people to advise the Mujahaddin military. One was Ted Mataksis who also advised re Central America and Cambodian rebels. Lohbeck, K. (1993). Holy War, Unholy Victory
Afghanistan, Pakistan, USSR, 60-90 ISI's Headquarters in a large camp of 70-80 acres north of Rawalpindi, 12 kilometers from Islamabad. Inside high walls were offices, transit warehouse through which passed 70 percent of all arms and ammo for the Mujahideen, at least 300 vehicles, several acres of training area, a psywar unit, barracks, messhalls and the Stinger training school. This called Ojhri camp. General Akhtar set up another organization for the provision of clothing and rations purchased in huge quantities throughout Pakistan, with CIA money. Major contribution from CIA to Afghan war was satellite intelligence through photographs. Mohammad Yousai & Adkin, M. (1992). the Bear Trap: Afghanistan's Untold Story 27,29, 93
Afghanistan, Pakistan, USSR, 80-90 There were seven Afghan resistance parties formed into an alliance. Political heads of each party called a leader to distinguish from the Mujahideen military commanders. Alliance established after 83. until the Quetta incident, commanders usually received supplies directly from ISI. Supplies then channeled through the parties. Gulbadin Hekmatyar is the youngest and toughest of alliance leaders. Mohammad Yousai & Adkin, M. (1992). the Bear Trap: Afghanistan's Untold Story 40-1
Afghanistan, Pakistan, 85-92 Islamic fundamentalist Gulbaddin Hekmatyar per General Yousaf by 87 received only about 20% of annual allocations of money and weapons. All 4 fundamentalist parties combined received 75%, leaving small amounts for the three moderate parties. U.S. covert program in Afghanistan effectively ended 1/1/92. Program a success. Washington Post 7/20/92 a1,12
Afghanistan, Pakistan, USSR, 80-90 A discussion of the weapons and equipment pipeline. It in three distinct parts with the CIA owning the first part, the purchase and transport of weapons to Pakistan. Second part ISI's responsibility—getting everything carried across Pakistan, allocated to, and handed over to the parties at their Headquarters near Peshawar and Quetta. The third leg was the parties allocated weapons to their commanders and distributed inside Afghanistan. On 1987 the broad percentages allocated to the parties were Hekmatyar 18-20 percent, Rabbani 18-19 per cent, Sayaf 17-18 per cent, Khalis 13-15 percent, Nabi 13-15 percent, Gailani 10-11 percent, and Mujaddadi 3-5 percent. Fundamentalists received a total of 67-73 percent. Mohammad Yousai & Adkin, M. (1992). The Bear Trap: Afghanistan's Untold Story 97, 105
I wonder if one day that, you'll say that, you care
If you say you love me madly, I'll gladly, be there
Like a puppet on a string
Love is just like a merry-go-round
With all the fun in the air
One day I'm feeling down on the ground
Then I'm up in the air
Are you leading me on?
Tomorrow will you be gone?
I wonder if one day that, you'll say that, you care
If you love me madly, I'll gladly, be there
Like a puppet on a string
I may win on the roundabout
Then I'll lose on the swings
In or out, there is never a doubt
Just who's pulling the strings
I'm all tied up to you
But where's it leading me to?
I wonder if one day that, you'll say that, you care
If you say you love me madly, I'll gladly, be there
Like a puppet on a string
I wonder if one day that, you'll say that, you care
If you say you love me madly, I'll gladly, be there
Like a puppet on a string
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Justified and Ancient
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Posted: 27-05-2007 01:35
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As pointed out on several occasions in those articles, however, the CIA were effectively working blind through the ISI. The idea that this means they created Al-Qaeda, let alone creating it so it could later be controlled like a puppet on a string, is well wide of the mark.
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ted_bloody_maul wrote:
As pointed out on several occasions in those articles, however, the CIA were effectively working blind through the ISI. The idea that this means they created Al-Qaeda, let alone creating it so it could later be controlled like a puppet on a string, is well wide of the mark.
Did I wake you up, Ted_Bloody_Maul?
All that money, all that heavy armament, all the covert ops training, yet the CIA, or that sub-group within the organisation most heavily involved, have absolutely no idea what's really going on, yet they put their blind trust in foreign agents and agencies, to act on their behalf...
With no idea who's telling the truth, or what's true, or real, we live in a World in which Conspiracies don't occur and when they do, they are only instigated by foreigners.
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Posted: 27-05-2007 15:20
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Pietro_Mercurios wrote:
Did I wake you up, Ted_Bloody_Maul?
Erm, no.
I was wide awake and fully cognisant of what I was posting and how often.
Pietro_Mercurios wrote:
All that money, all that heavy armament, all the covert ops training, yet the CIA, or that sub-group within the organisation most heavily involved, have absolutely no idea what's really going on, yet they put their blind trust in foreign agents and agencies, to act on their behalf...
Well that's your rather simplistic interpretation. The point is that their contact with the Mujahadeen, which was a coalition of disparate groups and people, was tempered by the involvement of the ISI who took responsibility for the distribution of weaponry etc to the fighters on the ground. Nowhere in those two article (and by that I mean the two articles within the original post rather than including the repetition of them) does it mention Bin Laden - by the time of that article's publication suspected of international terrorism and of the recent US embassy bombings. One might expect that if there were any evidence of America's direct funding or training this would have been referred to. It wasn't.
Perhaps if you have some evidence of this you might like to post it given that's the point you're trying to make (although even then that's not a particularly relevant point wrt to the relationship between Bin Laden and the US today).
Pietro_Mercurios wrote:
With no idea who's telling the truth, or what's true, or real, we live in a World in which Conspiracies don't occur and when they do, they are only instigated by foreigners.
Again, that's your interpretation although I might say that it's somewhat inaccurate.
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Your snobbery not withstanding Ted, it is my understanding that the term Al Quaeda was an umbrella term used by the CIA to cover a number of not very significant extremist Islamic groups prior to 9/11. Would you agree with this? It then, of course, morphed into this SPECTRE type organization that the media would have us believe was around every corner, led by a relative of a family with close ties to the American President and suffering from kidney failure living in a cave somewhere in the arse end of Afghanistan. Is that simplistic enough for you? Do you really believe the CIA was blind in its training and funding of the Mujahadeen? Actually where did the funding come from? The former agents speaking on an SBS documentary a few weeks back, on this very subject, didn't seem blind to it, nor the former Mujahadeen fighters. Perhaps it was the Contras you were thinking of? Then again perhaps not.
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Seventh_Pilot wrote:
Your snobbery not withstanding Ted, it is my understanding that the term Al Quaeda was an umbrella term used by the CIA to cover a number of not very significant extremist Islamic groups prior to 9/11. Would you agree with this? It then, of course, morphed into this SPECTRE type organization that the media would have us believe was around every corner, led by a relative of a family with close ties to the American President and suffering from kidney failure living in a cave somewhere in the arse end of Afghanistan. Is that simplistic enough for you? Do you really believe the CIA was blind in its training and funding of the Mujahadeen? Actually where did the funding come from? The former agents speaking on an SBS documentary a few weeks back, on this very subject, didn't seem blind to it, nor the former Mujahadeen fighters. Perhaps it was the Contras you were thinking of? Then again perhaps not.
Your bizzare allegations of snobbery aside, I would agree in part with your explanation of what Al-Qaeda was initially believed to be. It was defined so Bin Laden could be prosecuted in his absence in the same way that the antimafia laws were used. It's claimed that Al-Qaeda was first named at this point although Bin Laden himself claims otherwise.
It has grown since that point and that's largely due to 9/11 and the responses to it. Yes, Bin Laden's family has links with the Bush family but then Bin Laden's family is rather large and families don't always get on. Besides - if the link between Bush, the Saudis and the Bin Ladens was so strong why would he have been forced out of Saudi Arabia? It doesn't make much sense to get rid of a CIA asset given that the threat to Saudi Arabia from Bin Laden would have been known to have been a cover by all parties concerned.
Quite what difference Bin Laden's health may have made (and the kidney story seems to be a myth invented by the ISI) is anyone's guess but I seem to recall a guy in a wheelchair succesfully commanding his nation in the most destructive war the world has ever known. It's a bizzare argument to present in any case unless you believe people are claiming Bin Laden had never heard of telecommunications or that he was running around like an Arab Sly Stallone taking out New York.
Whether I believe the CIA was working blind is as irrelevant as whether you believe they were not. Belief only tends to betray prejudice and doesn't really add anything to the debate. Evidence does and unless you can provide some which contradicts that claim then you can believe what you like but you can't prove it. Unless you can provide some sort of links to the content of a TV program you watched then their opinions aren't really worth discussing. In any case even if they were not blind in their funding and training this does not mean that they had a relationship with Bin Laden let alone conscripting him into a phony war more than a decade on from that relationship.
What you've written has been simplistic enough, so thanks for taking the time. However, I'm pretty much certain that I'm not thinking of the Contras. I apologise if my points, based mainly on reports which have so far been unsuccessfully debunked, lead anyone to that confusion. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go and snobbishly beat my servants for bringing my gazpacho to me cold.
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Just to clarify. Is it being proposed that because the CIA funded elements of the mujahedin prior to and during the Russian invasion and occupation of Afghanistan that they must therefore be controlling al Qaeda now? Isn't that basically a non-secitur and doesn't it ignore the fact that history contains a liberal smattering of examples of people firing up, funding and training their enemy's enemy only to find out that that happy state of briefly converging common aims is not necessarily a permanent one?
Also. Although I don't doubt that many elements of the US administration and its various appendages have pissed themselves with glee at the opportunities that have arisen because of the present situation is it not a logical fallacy to conclude that because someone profits from an action they
therefore be responsible for that action. Christ, if that were true we'd all be in deep shit. My grandad died a few months back and I got a modest, but very welcome inheritance. I'm assuming that various contributers to this discussion would have had me banged up for murder before you could say "99yearsoldchronickidneyfailure."
I'm sure that there are members of all kinds of Western intelligence agencies who would cut there own extremities off with cheesewire to aquire the kind of power over internal issues and foriegn policy that remotely controlling an organisation like al Qaeda would give them, but the two basic arguments that it seems to me are being fielded here to propose that theory don't appear very strong.
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Interesting quote -
Personally neither I nor my brothers saw any evidence of American help.
This is bin Laden speaking to the journalist Robert Fisk in 1993 as quoted in his brilliant history/memoir
The Great War for Civilisation. The Conquest of the Middle East
Of course there are various reasons bin Laden would deny having seen or taken advantage of American military aid. And of course if he was working for the CIA all the time he would deny it, wouldn't he? Or, then again, he might be telling the truth. Given the disaparate nature of the mujahedin (the word doesn't apply to a particular group or even an organisation. It's my understanding that it's more of an umbrella description than a name and should be lower case unless the word has been employed by a particular group to describe itself, as in Mujahedin-e-Qalq, the People's Mujahedin) there's no reason the latter scenario constitutes a denial by bin-Laden that there was US involvement with various groups in Afghanistan.
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CIA may give the Al Qaida cells money through some of those business and organisation fronts they use. CIA might even run a muslim organization themselves to get in touch with muslim fundamentalists.
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I agree with the idea that just because the CIA may have funded band(s) of terrorists before and given them weapons and training does not mean they are behind Al Qaida.
IMO Al Qaida is a name that has been bandied about by the global mass hysterical media hype conglomerate (I made up that one, I hope people use it
) following 9/11.
You see, they needed to label these terrorists and make them into a big enemy - so big an enemy that the full might of the USA was needed to hunt it down and defeat it.
That enemy was to be - Al Qaida.
Then the story got strange Ted_Bloody_Maul.
Our huge, important and deadly enemy was old, and had kidney failure.
How did he get out of Afghanistan into Pakistan?
Where did he get his handy easy to get into mountain caves portable dialysis machine from?
Why could the full might of the awesome USA not find this withering decrepit old man?
Stay tuned folks! Another possibly fake possibly not according to which expert you listen to tape coming out soon!
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Our huge, important and deadly enemy was old, and had kidney failure.
How did he get out of Afghanistan into Pakistan?
Where did he get his handy easy to get into mountain caves portable dialysis machine from?
Why could the full might of the awesome USA not find this withering decrepit old man?
As pointed out before he didn't have kidney failure and the story was put out (before 9/11) by someone quoting the ISI. He was hardly old either.
Again, so what? Why didn't the fulll might of the Japanese and the Nazis not manage to take out Roosevelt? If people find it strange that a man who doesn't have kidney failure managed to escape from the American military so be it but it offers little insight to anything more than what people choose to believe.
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Then the story got strange...
Well, not really.
The CIA have (allegedly - on and off, like) been trying to slot Castro for decades. This is a chap who lives, in relative terms, not a mouses fart away from the coast of Florida, delivers speeches that go on for the best part of a day (and presumably has to stand relatively still for most of their duration) loves publicity and makes no more of a secret of his whereabouts than most other world leaders - and whose nation's population contains a sizeable chunk of persons, both resident and ex-pat, who would dearly like to see the back of him. And they haven't managed that one.
Bin Laden is (or was) a man of huge personal wealth, immensly popular throughout large sections of the Arab/Muslim world, regardless of national allegiance, and with access to all the co-operation that popularity entails - whose last known place of residence was a chain of mountains, unfamiliar to even the nuttiest, most swivel-eyed, of western mountaineers, so possibly not that familiar to the US military (who after all had to invade Grenada using tourist maps). Which chain of mountains sits near an unpoliceable national border which is not recognised by the majority of actual residents of the area and supplies access to another regional power who's population contains a large caucus of people to whom bin Laden is a hero. Not only that but the top echelons of bin Laden's organisation (whatever it's called) has a propensity towards university trained engineers and doctors. These aren't stupid or unqualified people and I think given the circumstances, the fact that bin Laden, sick or not, hasn't been captured isn't really much of a cause for mystery.
Having said all that I think one of the the main reasons he hasn't been caught is the fact that he's dead, and has been for quite a long time.
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Hang on a sec.
Does he have kidney failure or not? How do we know?
Also - if he is dead, how do we know?
With regard to Castro - that is a very good point. Why is he not dead yet? Surely they could just do a JFK and shoot him while he is rambling on at one of his speach-a-thons?
Although some might say that Bin Laden has not died, and has not been caught because he and his family have close ties with the Dubya.
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Hang on a sec.
Does he have kidney failure or not? How do we know?
Well we don't know but there's no credible evidence which suggests that he does.
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Bizarre Ted? I think it would be relatively easy to demonstrate you have a tendency toward intellectual snobbery. Problem is just because you obviously outwit us with your intellectual might doesn't mean your right, or rather the sources and other peoples opinions you use are right.
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My Win 7 64 bit 8GB Core I7 laptop is new, I installed Kaspersky internet security which is running excellently on my Desktop, I realized that the amount of net surfing I'll do on my laptop is minimal and all the sites I'll go to on it are clean therefore I don't need a powerful paid app like Kaspersky.
Is it wise to get a free Antivirus/anti spyware program ( that provides free updates) and rely on Windows built in firewall for the rest of the protection? What security software would you suggest
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Yes. I would suggest the good and lightweight MSE: Spyware Protection | Free Spyware Protection | Microsoft Security Essentials
It is actually more wise to not pay for an antivirus when many of the free ones perform just as well as paid for ones. And they do perform just as well. Another good idea would be to install malwarebytes beside it for an extra weekly/monthly scan without any conflict between them whatsoever. All free.
Don't forget to keep updated: Windows, Add-ons, and the browser you use. Do this, and you are protected from more than 85% of all viruses out there.
Some programs contain vulnerabilities, such as MS office. Best to just keep all programs updated as well to further protect against this threat. And as you said, a wise surfer is a safe surfer.
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I looked up Microsoft Security Essentials and it turned out to be a pre-release. Should I wait till the software is oficcially released? malwarebytes with MSE together? Won't they conflict or eat up the system's resources?
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it just keep u r system in good condition
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DustSailor, I just installed MSE on my core I7 machine, either it is very light or the machine is very powerful; during a full hard disk scan, I opened Photoshop CS6 and did a few processor heavy things but nothing slowed down.
Why malwarebytes, if MSE can schedule monthly or weekly scans ? Im not sure if it can scan a specific file or folder tough
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the pre release is only available to trial before it goes out to the public release. the actual mse you want is different
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Thank you! Apparently the pre release was the first link that I found on Google, other links provided the official version.
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DustSailor, I just installed MSE on my core I7 machine, either it is very light or the machine is very powerful; during a full hard disk scan, I opened Photoshop CS6 and did a few processor heavy things but nothing slowed down.
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Both applications will scan individual files or folders at your direction.
You might consider the paid version of Malwarebytes--it has a few additional features such as real time protection, scheduled scans, and automatic updates. The paid version is $25 for a lifetime license, but you can usually find a coupon with Google that will knock $5 or $10 off that price.
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Carter Bykowski to 49ers: How Does the OT Fit with San Francisco?
On Day 3 of the NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers finally decided to address the offensive line. It was not until the last round that they decided to add depth there, but better late than never.
With the first of two compensatory seventh-rounders, the 49ers drafted Iowa State tackle Carter Bykowski.
During the pre-draft process, NFL analyst Gil Brandt suggested that with his size, Bykowski might be selected as high as the fourth round (h/t CBS Sports).
Let's explore how Bykowski might fit in with his new team.
How Does Bykowski Fit In?
Carter Bykowski come on down! As an offensive tackle, he has a chance to make the #49ers. bit.ly/187BA8R— Kevin Lynch (@klynch49) April 27, 2013
Checking in at 6'7", 306 pounds, Bykowski is a behemoth of an offensive lineman. He is also a similar body type to San Francisco's new starting RG, Alex Boone. With Boone replacing departed Adam Snyder in the starting lineup, the 49ers lost tackle depth.
The 49ers have several backup offensive linemen, most notably Daniel Kilgore and Joe Looney. However, both of these players project as interior linemen and are not as well suited as edge protectors.
Bykowski was brought in to compete at tackle and hopefully prove worthy of the final 53-man roster.
His Role in 2013
This is a big, athletic prospect who is coming in to compete for a backup job at left and/or right tackle.
Joe Staley and Anthony Davis are entrenched as starters, but worst-case scenario, the 49ers require a capable fill-in. Bykowski is NFL-ready, but he is a long way from being ready for starter-level competition.
But in San Francisco, he will have a great opportunity to learn behind one of the best collective offensive line units in the game. Staley and Davis are Pro Bowl-caliber tacklers who have learned to harness their raw ability in this regime.
And like Staley before him, Bykowski is a converted tight end. At the Iowa State pro day, the 49ers new tackle ran a 5.31 40-yard dash.
Bykowski has the size, strength and mobility the 49ers like to see in their offensive linemen. With time and coaching, this young man can become a household name in the Bay Area.
Dylan DeSimone is the San Francisco 49ers' lead columnist for Bleacher Report. A former NFL journalist and fantasy football writer for SB Nation, Niners Nation and SB Nation Bay Area, Dylan now writes for B/R.
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Nationality Heterogeneity and Interpersonal Relationships at Work
Nationaliteiten heterogeniteit en interpersoonlijke relaties op de werkplek
In this dissertation I test three new approaches to extend the 'classical' model of workplace diversity. The 'classical' model of workplace diversity assumes that diversity affects work outcomes via the mediating effects of social networks. I hypothesize that this model fruitfully can be extended by 1) considering that diversity forms a context in which employees act, 2) testing alternative predictors of network formation and employee behavior (i.e., employee voice), and 3) integrating diversity and social network perspectives in a contingency model. Three empirical studies support these hypotheses. In the first study, I show that the association between leadership and employee voice is stronger for nationality dissimilar employees. The second study finds that employee voice affects the strength of friendship relations but that this effect is contingent on employees' past position in the social network. Finally, the third study demonstrates that group performance is maximized at moderate levels of task network centralization but lowest at high and low levels of centralization but that this relation is moderated by nationality diversity. Nationality diverse teams required more centralization to achieve high performance than homogeneous teams. Finally, I discuss the implications of these findings for research on diversity and social networks.
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The deduction for each Personal Exemption is $3,650.
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Upscale BBQ?
I am helping to plan a party and am looking for a catering company/restaurant who will do "upscale BBQ", preferably onsite. Any reccomendations would be greatly appreciated!
re: Hal Laurent
i was wondering the same thing.
If you have a big enough order, have the space and want the full show, Rockland's will bring out a smoker and cook on site. I'll bet that they'd even serve out of real stainless chafing dishes rather than aluminum foil pans, too. Hopefully money is no object (which is how you make it "upscale").
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sorry if I am am highjacking this thread... Upscale NC BBQ= pulled pork on a cheap "wonder bread" hamburger bun, a spoonful of coleslaw, and a bottle of Texas Pete on the table (or some vinegar-y based homemade hot sauce in an old Cheerwine bottle with a couple of holes punched in the cap) and a never ending pitcher of sweet tea. --- oh ---- on a flimsy paper plate. Now that's BBQ friend.
Ha ha. "Upscale BBQ."
You know a lot of Q heads are gonna' hoot about that!
In any case you're probably looking for something like Red Hot & Blue. They do catering, probably just what you're looking for. Maybe they can even do that "upscale" thang.
I will say that their potato salad is excellent. The Q itself is perfectly acceptable.
www.redhotandblue.com but the web site seems to be down at the moment. They do have a catering web page, and last time I looked it seemed very thorough.
I think of upscale BBQ........whole roasted pig, smoked salmon, oysters and other seafoods, whole smoked ducks or chickens, lamb or whole goat?,
serve it with premium beer and wine, on china with real silverware, white table cloths, upscaled sides and bingo..............UPSCALED BBQ. of course we all know this does not exist except perhaps rarely in our back yard or if you are really lucky...at a friends or on the food network. hahahaha


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Rom-coms used to be a cash cow --and wildly popular with audiences. What happened?
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Update: What lies in store for the Colony?
Date: September 30, 2009
by: The Observer Staff
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, still in the process of closing its hotel operations, was quiet and mostly deserted Tuesday, Sept. 29.
The hotel was locked, with a note on the front door reminding the postman to deliver mail to the executive offices. The pool and tennis courts were vacant, as well as the beach that sits behind the resort.
Hurdles, however, may exist for plans to shut off the town's water service to the Colony's condominiums.
Finance Director Tom Kelley reported the Colony owes $53,000 in payments and late fees for the resort's 21 water accounts onsite at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
The Colony, Kelley said, is in the middle of a three-month payment plan that was offered and accepted by Colony management late this summer.
And Kelley said the town has not yet received a request to shut the water off, which Kelley said would be difficult to do.
"The whole Colony is treated as one water account," Kelley said. "It would be difficult for unit owners to figure out which water meters their units are attached to and how many other units would have to be turned back on for one meter."
Town Clerk Trish Granger also reported Tuesday that the town has suspended the collection of business-tax receipts for Colony unit owners and will send refunds to owners who have already paid the tax.
The loss of the Colony's business-tax receipt income for the town is approximately $6,000.
Meanwhile, the Sarasota County 12th Judicial Court will rule on whether Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber's motion to dismiss a foreclosure lawsuit filed against him by Bank of America will be granted next week. A special hearing will be held before Magistrate Deborah Bailey at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at the Lynn Silvertooth Judicial Center, in Sarasota.
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After two weeks of captivating movies and breath-taking fashions, the star-studded Cannes Film Festival came to a close on May 26. The French film La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1 & 2 ("Blue Is the Warmest Color") won the grand prize, and the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis (starring Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan) came in second.
But while the jury was focused on the screens, we were more interested in the red carpet! Here are our picks for the Top 10 best-dressed stars at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
10. Eva Longoria
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Eva Longoria may be 10th on our list, but she's No. 1 as far as color selection. The actress stuns in a seafoam Atelier Versace gown at the premiere of Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy Of A Plains Indian) on May 18. In fact, she looked almost gorgeous enough to make us forget about that wardrobe malfunction!
9. Carey Mulligan
Carey Mulligan knows how to do black and white right. The British starlet looks sophisticated and chic in a Vionnet gown with a plunging cut-out neck and high slit as she poses next to her handsome costar, Justin Timberlake, at the premiere of Inside Llewyn Davis on May 19.
8. Audrey Tautou
Mistress of ceremonies Audrey Tautou makes a bold choice for the festival's final day, rocking a red Prada gown with pink accents on May 26.
7. Jessica Biel
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Justin Timberlake's leading lady is looking feminine in feathers! Supporting her hubby at the Inside Llewyn Davis premiere on May 19, Jessica Biel rocks a show-stopping Marchesa dress and toughens up the look by wearing a Bulgari serpent necklace around her neck.
6. Zoe Saldana
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Zoe Saldana looks refined and romantic in gray lace Valentino ballgown at the May 20 premiere of her film Blood Ties.
5. Zhang Ziyi
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Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi turns heads as she arrives at a screening of La Venus A La Fourrure on May 25 dressed in an ethereal Elie Saab gown with a sheer bodice and delicate embellishments.
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J.Law does it again! Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence displays her effortless style, wearing a classic black-and-white Dior dress at the Jimmy P premiere on May 18.
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Marion Cotillard is white-hot! The French beauty wears a pristine long-sleeved Dior dress with a plunging back at the premiere of The Immigrant on May 24.
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In her body-hugging, purple beaded Givenchy dress, Jessica Chastain looks sexy and confident at the All Is Lost premiere on May 22.
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Photos and Description of this 10 bedroom holiday estate in Provo - Maple Mountain Family Retreat
Sleeps 50+, Mountain Views and access, Pool
Located at the foot of the gorgeous Maple Mountain, just 15 minutes from downtown Provo Utah, The Maple Mountain Family Retreat is the perfect gathering place for your next family reunion, corporate retreat, or vacation getaway. Built with family gatherings in mind, the Maple Mountain Family Retreat is one of the few places available where families can retreat to an atmosphere of prevailing peace, privacy, fun and spacious accommodations. Featuring beds to sleep 50 adults and children plus an additional 8 floor mattresses in 9 bedrooms and 1 bunk room, with 7 full bathrooms and 3 half bathrooms, including a spacious master suite; there is plenty of room for large gatherings. Meal times are a breeze with dining for 16 at the main dining table. There are two more dining tables, a kitchen island and family room seating for an additional 36 people at dinner time. 50 - 60 people in the kitchen/family room/dining room is no problem. There are 2 kitchens, two outdoor grills with additional outdoor seating in the 1+ acre private back yard. Entertaining your group will be no problem with all the amenities located on the property :
*Indoor swimming pool and hot tub
*Indoor basketball and racquetball court
*Game room with pool table, large screen TV, ping pong table, DVD player, Satellite TV
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*Weight and Exercise Room
*Outdoor Playground and playhouse
*Grand Piano
*Large indoor gathering room with large screen TV and fireplace
Bring along everyone! We have plenty of parking. Included is a 3 car garage. 2 sets of washers and dryers and central air round out the features of this ideal gathering spot for your next event.
Plates, glasses and silverware for 50 included. Linens for all beds and bath towels for 50 are all included. Pool towels included. There are also additional tables and chairs on the property if needed.
On Site Property Manager stays in separate house on property.
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- Events Allowed
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets considered
- wheelchair accessible
About David Nemelka
Maple Mountain Retreat was built by my mother and father as their dream home to raise seven children and ultimately as a magnet to attract their children and grandchildren back home. My Father's motto which is on his gravestone is 'Family First and Nothing Second.' After my father's passing, we decided to make our Maple Mountain Retreat available to other families who share my father's philosophy of creating 'Great Memories with the One's we Love.' We welcome you and your family to our Father and Mother's dream home and hope that you can join us to create wonderful memories for you and your family.
David and Arianne Nemelka
David Nemelka purchased this estate in 1987
Why David Nemelka chose Provo
Maple Mountain Retreat has been a part of our family for over 25 years. We had our wedding reception there 25 years ago and it has been a part of our family heritage ever since. The road that the house sits on is named 'Nemelka Lane' and we are hoping that by sharing our Maple Mountain Retreat with others we can keep the home in our family for generations to come.
What makes this estate unique
Private, beautiful setting that is unique in Utah Valley. The home was built with the purpose of creating positive memories for family members of all ages. We hope you love your stay as much as we have loved our times with our family at Maple Mountain Retreat.


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John C. Goodman at P.A.U.L. Festival 2012
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Independent Institute Research Fellow John C. Goodman addresses P.A.U.L. Festival 2012 on The Free-Market Alternative to Obamacare.
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Robert Higgs: Warfare, Welfare, and the State
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin lawmakers are debating how to best use a $35 million-plus surplus in economic development-related funds.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports the surplus comes from $18.4 million in excess revenues from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and $17 million from an economic development tax on businesses.
The surplus could be used to help cut taxes, pay for new jobs programs or reduce state debt. Lawmakers also could opt to simply keep the money in the state's general fund.
Republicans who control the Legislature say they're discussing what to do with the money. Minority Democrats say the GOP should spend the surplus on worker training programs.
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Effortlessly elegant, sublimely beautiful, David Dawson's A
Million Kisses to My Skin is a lyrical extension of Bach's
piano concerto. The work breathes free-flowing movement into
classical ballet. Dawson says his ballet owes its wonderfully
evocative title to "the feeling an artist can achieve when
everything comes together, a feeling that can be rare". It's what
gives dancers goosebumps and makes their spines tingle, he says.
"The set - six high, deep purple panels and white parallelogram
floor - represents a shrine or altar where the colourful glamour of
dance can be seen as a celebration of the individual."
The fluid fabrics of Yumiko Takeshima's costumes underscore the
visual drama in shades of red, mustard and purple. "A Million
Kisses to My Skin - a dazzling work that succeeds in making
Bach's Concerto No 1 in D minor sing... the work employs a bravura
vocabulary of movement, that swoops, dips and swirls and is passed
on from dancer to dancer as though they are sharing the sheer joy
of movement" - The Dominion Post
Seasons: 2005, 2010
Choreography: David Dawson
Costume Design: Yumiko Takeshima
Lighting Design: Bert Dalhuysen
Music: Concerto No. 1 in D minor by Johann
Sebastian Bach
Set Design: David Dawson
The Royal New Zealand Ballet has been warming hearts and sharing the joy of Christmas with The Vodafone Season of A Christmas Carol while receiving rave reviews from critics.
The heartwarming magic of Charles Dickens will leave audiences spellbound as the Royal New Zealand Ballet brings The Vodafone Season of A Christmas Carol to New Zealand in its final season for 2014.
The Royal New Zealand Ballet is delighted to announce the appointment of 36 year old Italian Francesco Ventriglia as the company's new artistic director.


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Newport Beach Cottage Rental Photos and Description
Single Family Home 3 Bedroom / 3 Bathrooms Sleeps 12
Charming two story beach cottage right on the sand! This unique home consists of a two bedroom, two bath front house with a private one bedroom one bath unit (includes kitchen) above the garage in the rear of the building. Large front patio with great ocean views, two car parking with another space behind, and non-coin up laundry in the garage.
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Parking: 3 car parking - This unit provides 2 car garage with 1 space behind.
Bedding: Blankets, mattress pads, bed spreads and pillows are provided!
Linens: Our properties do not come with bed linens or towels however should you not want to bring your own personal linens, we do provide the option to use our linen rental service. The cost is $225 for the length of your stay and includes a set of sheets for each bed, 14 bath towels, 10 hand towels, 10 wash cloths, and 6 beach towels. Please inform us as to whether or not you would like to use this service.
Our kitchens are supplied with all the basic dishes, utensils and cookware needed for everyday cooking. We also stock some cleaning supplies and dry goods such as paper towels, toilet paper, coffee filters, trash bags, foil, etc to help you begin your vacation however you will need to purchase and pay for additional supplies during your stay.
You may want to bring: Beach chairs/equipment, blender and/or specialty cookware, laundry detergent, briquettes, extra place settings, pens and paper, etc.
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By Bad Man | Follow on Twitter
Having a celebrity twitter profile is the virtual equivalent of walking around with a target on your back at a shooting range filled with people you hate with cocked rifles. So I often wonder is the adulation worth the amount of daily abuse these poor people get? Maybe not, but I'm sure all their millions of quid in the bank probably helps them sleep a bit better (I know I would).
With celebrity abuse on twitter in mind though, Jimmy Kimmel has created an amusing and defusing way for celebrities to shirk off their best insults online, by having celebrities read their most abusive tweets they've had live. And it's f*cking hilarious.
The vids below and there's a few real zingers in there too, so check out the embedded vid and get ready to laugh it up. Most notably this has our favorite on the edge meth cook Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston in there. Enjoy:
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