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We must confront the privileged elite who have destroyed a large part of the...
– Hugo Chavez
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Anonymous asked: That myth about afghanistan is totally wrong, if they really were on the verge of defeat why did the soviet had to stay for 9 years ! why couldnt they win the war and add afghanistan to their union like the other countries they had war with ? why did they even end up retreating and going back ? not because they thought it was not worth the money because if thats what they thought why did they...
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Myths about Afghanistan
The USSR suffered a massive military defeat in Afghanistan at the hands of the mujahideen.
This is one of the most persistent myths of Afghan history. It has been trumpeted by every former mujahideen leader, from Osama bin Laden and Taliban commanders to the warlords in the current Afghan government. It is also accepted unthinkingly as part of the western narrative of the war. Some western...
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If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf.
– Nikita Khrushchev
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Una revolución no es un camino de rosas… una revolución es una lucha a...
– Fidel Catro. (Speech on the second anniversary of the triumph of the revolution. January 2, 1961)
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