The C Ia's Roll in Aiding the Mujaheddin

The early glimmers of this protection could be seen in macta balkitemat's efforts to recruit and train mujahedine for the afghan jehot. Starting in teuson arizona, m a k would go on to 30 branches in cities across the us. Including their most important location, the alkifa refugee center based out of brooklyn's forruk mosque. J michael springman, a viza officer at the us Consulate in jetta from 19 87 to 19 89, testified how his decisions to deny vizas to clearly unqualified applicants were routinely overridden by c i a officers as part of their effort to help osama ben lad