US is not in Afghanistan for Al Qaeda, but for OIL: Taliban Ex-Captive American

For full text, check out TSR: http://thesantosrepublic.com/?p=130449. Jere Van Dyk is a former TV correspondent and Taliban expert (and was once held captive by them). He believes the Taliban is poorly understood in the West, but that better understanding is key for US foreign policy. He shares his views with RT that 'US has never been straight with its people about its foreign policy aims', that US is in Afghanistan not for Al-Qaeda, but OIL.