OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca to Memes@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agoOnion in shame at what reality produces...lemmy.caimagemessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageOnion in shame at what reality produces...lemmy.caOttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca to Memes@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agomessage-square89fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNuke_the_whales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI remember when Rambo 3 was about Rambo teaming up with basically the Taliban.
minus-squarewitty_username@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoAnd the film was shot in contested territory in Israel
minus-squareStizzah@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYes, the Taliban were armed and financed by USA.
minus-squaresudo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoNot exactly, the Taliban was never a part of the Mujahedin. They don’t show up until after the soviets leave and the US looses interest. They did however grow out Madrassas that were jointly sponsored by the USA and KSA.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoThose were mujahideen, there’s a difference The Taliban formed in the '90s when you fell off with a vengeance
minus-squareNuke_the_whales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI’m sure there’s a pretty big overlap of members of the Afghanistan Mujahideen and the Taliban that followed it
minus-squaresudo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThis is unfortunately just a really good edit.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThe original being “This film is dedicated to the gallant people of Afghanistan.” See, for example, this review from 1988
I remember when Rambo 3 was about Rambo teaming up with basically the Taliban.
And the film was shot in contested territory in Israel
Yes, the Taliban were armed and financed by USA.
Not exactly, the Taliban was never a part of the Mujahedin. They don’t show up until after the soviets leave and the US looses interest. They did however grow out Madrassas that were jointly sponsored by the USA and KSA.
Those were mujahideen, there’s a difference
The Taliban formed in the '90s when you fell off with a vengeance
I’m sure there’s a pretty big overlap of members of the Afghanistan Mujahideen and the Taliban that followed it
This is unfortunately just a really good edit.
The original being “This film is dedicated to the gallant people of Afghanistan.” See, for example, this review from 1988