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American Militarism w/ Nadia Abu El-Haj

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The rise of political Islam in certain parts of the world is related. The Taliban have roots in the Soviet war in Afghanistan, funded by the CIA and Saudi Arabia,. When he was fighting Iran, the French gave them the chemical weapons because Iran was seen as the more threatening problem. I don't think anybody could let go of that idea that they really are the enemy. Once that happens, then you kind of render invisible the rest of the populations or what is at stake.

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