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When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, the American response was to (covertly) sponsor and train local militias/freedom fighters.  Arguably it went well, since the Soviet Union left, and collapsed. Arguably it went badly, since it's some of those same people they're now fighting themselves.

Luckily they've got a plan... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/petraeuss-first-act-is-to-establish-militias-to-fight-the-taliban-2027711.html

It's like that Future Shock where the scientist keeps creating more and more super supermen :-)


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Date: 2010-07-16 12:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bracknellexile.livejournal.com
# I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.... #

Date: 2010-07-16 01:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] momentsmusicaux.livejournal.com
LOL. I said the same thing! :)

Date: 2010-07-16 01:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] momentsmusicaux.livejournal.com
I don't know why she swallowed a fly!

Date: 2010-07-16 02:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] broin.livejournal.com
And unfortunately not like the Future Shock where time-travellers keep appearing to a scientist about to invent time travel, until he eventually says 'fuck this'.

Date: 2010-07-16 02:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bracknellexile.livejournal.com
On a semi-related note, I can recommend this: Timecrimes

Saw it on Film4 a couple of months back and, for what initially seemed to be a fairly unremarkable Spanish-language attempt at sci-fi, it's remarkably well put together. Acting's not fantastic, but the plot's a nice take on the time-travel theme. Worth an hour or two of your time and is, at least as far as I can recall, the nearest a time-travel story's come to being paradox-free.

Date: 2010-07-16 02:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] broin.livejournal.com
I saw that last month, actually. :) I am the BIGGEST fan of time travel movies. And yeah, nicely tidy, and pretty domestic.

But have you seen Primer? That's consistent as fuck.

Date: 2010-07-16 03:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bracknellexile.livejournal.com
Not seen Primer but I'll go take a look now. Ta for the tip.

Date: 2010-07-16 03:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] broin.livejournal.com
It's eye-poppingly good.

Date: 2010-07-16 03:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] broin.livejournal.com
BTW, full of spoilers! :D

I also saw a nice mockup of the DVD cover with the name changed to 'Fuck What?'

Date: 2010-07-16 03:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] broin.livejournal.com
Just spoilers for anyone else. It's a damn clever film. I watched it with someone who didn't know it had anything to do with time travel.

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