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A comment on Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantánamo Bay procedure. Parent comment

Re:Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantán... by tptacek on Monday July 08, 2013 @07:57PM (#6010225)
The fact that the Taliban was a despicable force for evil doesn't moot the idea that politicians and demagogues in the US and Europe have exploited Islamaphobia, nor does it imply that the Taliban or Al Qaeda is a threat worthy of the degree of state machinery we've allocated to it.

None of these things are black and white.

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Re:Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantán... by dreamfactory on Monday July 08, 2013 @09:35PM (#6010563)
Of course. One of the interesting aspects was the extent to which the west instigated and funded these organizations almost from inception.
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