Why Afghanistan? (Imperialism, 9/11, and the Roots of Occupation)

"Either we'll cover you with a carpet of gold or we'll bury you under a carpet of bombs." - UNOCAL to the Taliban after negotiations broke down with them during the Summer of '01. From the U.S./Saudi-bankrolled anti-Soviet jihad to post-9/11 resistance against U.S./NATO occupation, this video explores the root causes of the imperialist war versus the people of Afghanistan, and broader American geostrategy in the region. Video analysis edited by Anti-Defamation, released May 2, 2011, following U.S. triumphalism after the death of Saudi sheik Osama bin Laden. Pulled due to YouTube censorship, re-uploaded with his permission. "How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think." - Adolf Hitler