Bomb Factory Found in France amid wave of violence

Originally posted by benign
who trained the first real generation of terrorists?
its documented that the original al quaeda network in afghanistan was a group of
cia - trained saudis..

Actually you're wrong there. There is absolutely no legitimate evidence linking the CIA directly to the creation or direct support of al Qaida. The CIA did send money (Saudi funds) to the Pakistani ISI, who had complete control over who the funds and weapons went to. They chose which warlords and groups to support and the CIA had no say in it.

As for the CIA training the first generation of real terrorists, you're wrong there as well. Terrorist groups have been around for decades, and an argument can be made that they've been around throughout history. However, lets just jump back to the 70's and 80's for the sake of argument. Ever heard of Black September, Hezbollah, etc? They were around long before al Qaida and they certainly weren't funded by the CIA, as Israel and the United States were in both groups' crosshairs.

Terrorists have been around for ages, we just helped them become more efficient. Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile details it all .
Many of the mujhadeen that we helped arm and train, men who praised our assistance in chasing the russians out of afghanistan, are now on the most wanted list.

there's no doubt this beast is a product of our own doing.

the folks rioting in Paris have nothing to do with that. They are torching their neighborhoods for reasons unknown. They aren't committing an act of terror to bring about some Islamic referendum or ideal. they burning schools and homes and businesses because they are animals.