Subversion And Deception On A Vast Scale
By: Christopher Maffei
Marvin Marcus—” Due to the intensifying competition over energy access, international relations have entered what energy scholar Michael Klare calls an ‘international energy order’. In this order, energy access rivals military might as a source of national power. According to Geopolitical theory, global dominance is a function of gaining dominance over the Eurasian landmass, and gaining influence in Central Asia is a key step towards attaining this objective.”
Given the fact, energy access rivals military might - the TAPI pipeline project in Afghanistan is close to completion. That is one of the principal reasons why the US military was in Afghanistan. Let’s have no illusions, the Taliban leadership was co-opted and sold to American intelligence long ago. The Taliban, are going to be overseeing and benefiting from the TAPI pipeline usage fees and the Taliban leadership will provide security for the pipeline and financially benefit from the gas running through it.
Most of the American people will never accept this logic or reasoning. Or the reasoning the American military will co-opt terrorist elements.
The genesis for this doctrine comes from Frank Kitson’s “ Gangs and Counter-Gangs” or “ Low-Intensity Operations: Subversion, Insurgency, Peace-keeping” these books are the bibles for American counter-insurgency methods.
Of course, the American government working with terrorists is not something that the American government can admit to the American people, but a reality nonetheless. Also, the majority of the American people do not really care or want to know about this activity, regardless.
Therefore an official American presence in the country becomes counterproductive politically and that’s why the US military did not lift a finger to stop the Taliban from pushing right through to Kabul.
Now that the Taliban are providing the security for the very pipeline that the American’s developed and financed. The ANA forces that were left behind will integrate back into the Taliban and use the very training and weapons that were given to them by the Americans to protect TAPI. The Taliban will defend the pipeline without worrying about the United States having any moral or environmental responsibilities. Any security problems will fall on the Taliban. Most importantly, American foreign policy can blame the Taliban for any problems regarding gas transit to Pakistan or India and this is by far the best outcome for the United States.
To understand the foreign policy logic, the US military occupies Afghanistan until TAPI is finished. Knowing full well the Taliban ruled the country — and let’s face it, in Afghanistan, US military force was muted and meager at best. The pipeline is passed to the very forces that were groomed to take control.
Now let’s take a step into a conspiratorial realm and assume that US terrorist training camps (Modeled by Kitson) are in Guantanamo. They are sheltered by National Security laws and their true purpose can remain a mystery. Of course, I’m speculating, but I believe Guantanamo uses the same co-opting process as Kitson used against the “Mau Mau” in British Kenya. However, in the Afghan case, the Americans are using Kitson methodologies on a vast scale.
The American military presence has served its purpose and the pipeline is for the most part finished. If China or Russia try and gain a foothold. China will be met by the Taliban that are co-opted by the Americans.
What must be understood, is the American withdrawal from Afghanistan was well known for some time. If their intent was to give control of the country to the ANA. Why did the Americans broker the TAPI deal with the Taliban providing security for the pipeline? You can not have both the ANA and some Taliban faction providing security. Those two pieces of information are not logical and this fact can not be hidden.
The other factor is the sheer power and scale of the United States military. If they wanted to hold Kabul they could have easily done so. And they simply let the Taliban walk right into the city. In turn, the Taliban gave the Americans safe passage out of Kabul — and at least to me, that seems far too generous for the Taliban. Coincidentally, for 6 months, the ANA forces were not getting paid by the Afghan government. If true, that is a long time for such a serious matter to go unaddressed. In fact, In fact, it’s a recipe for a planned disaster.
You just have to ask yourself one question. Would you rather have the Taliban or the Afghan National Army providing security for the TAPI pipeline project? Obviously, there is only one solution. But, how do you tell the American public that you have co-opted terrorists to provide security for a pipeline? The same group that (supposedly) spawned Osama bin Laden and gave us September 11th.
Of course, the (limited hang out) at (foggy bottom) will have the ANA self-destruct on cue — and that is exactly what happened.
Some say our time in Afghanistan was for nothing. This region served a purpose for the Department of Defense. It was a low-intensity conflict that— quite simply — gave the defense industrial complex reason to be. It Inflated budgets, gave practical experience, gave rise to new technologies, and provided security for the world. Whether we agree with it or not- is something else. After all, I am just: “Chris” writing my thoughts, and I have no influence over any of these events.