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Originally Posted by willravel
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hahaha, you should have read the article
It wasn't even our government saying it. This is the basis for the claim in the exclusive dossier:
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In 1988, he decided to put his affairs and those of his colleagues on a firmer footing. He gave the umbrella group for his guesthouse and camps a name: Al-Qa'edah, Arabic for "the base". Talk of the CIA funding him and assisting him at this time, say Mr bin Laden and his supporters, is unfounded. They even go further, to insist he has never had any contact with US officials. The CIA did back the Mujahedin, but these, they say, were different factions from Mr bin Laden's.
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OK, so how much faith should I put in bin Laden's truthfullness, bodyhammer?
If you make a compelling argument for believing him, then I'll change my mind.