We read from chapter 8 of "The War on Terror: The Plot to Rule the Middle East by Christopher Bollyn. Chapter 8 focuses on the creation and cultivation of the "war on terror" in Afghanistan, and why this long term history is crucial to understand in terms of just who was behind the September 11th attacks and why, as we near the 20th anniversary as well as the official date for the withdrawal of the final US military forces from Afghanistan.