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This article appeared in the December 10, 2001 edition of The Nation.

November 21, 2001

Link to original article.

'BLOWBACK'

Washington, D.C.

In his October 15 article "Blowback," Chalmers Johnson reiterates the widely circulated but incorrect notion that the CIA had a relationship with Osama bin Laden. For the record, your readers should know that the CIA never employed, paid or maintained any relationship whatsoever with bin Laden.

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About Chalmers Johnson

Chalmers Johnson is the author of more than a dozen books, including Revolutionary Change (Stanford), Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (Holt/Owl) and, most recently, The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic (Metropolitan). more...

About Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens is a columnist for Vanity Fair. more...
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