Comments on Ongoing Debate about ISI in the Afghan War

Very bold assessment.

I think that in many cases USSR was the champion of the Third World.They intervened in Hungary,Czechoslovakia and Afghanistan as it was case of super power rivalry.

Amin,

(The USSR was a champion of Third World Rights.)

The Soviets being a champion of Third World Rights and Muslims is ridiculous. If they had been one, they would never have invaded Afghanistan. The USSR actively oppressed Muslims within their own borders and supported dictatorial regimes outside their own borders- Castro, Kim, Mengitsu et al. And incidentally the USSR was also a big supplier of arms to Saddam.

(The USSR supported all maor national liberation movements in Asia and Africa.)

Only becuase the national liberation movements were directed against their rivals the Western Powers. They sang a very different tune against national liberation movements in Hungary and Czechoslovakia.

Regards

The USSR was a champion of Third World Rights.Without USSR help the Vietnamese could not have played hell with Americans.Note that the Chinese were ready to ditch the Vietnamese once they had rapproachment with USA.The USSR supported all maor national liberation movements in Asia and Africa.Now that the Russians are not powerful Muslims are being kicked everywhere by USA.

USSR was not economically strong. So, those who has aligned with USSR, they were poor.