Going back to your original post, Skarpi, and also after viewing another link you posted on Facebook, all I can say is you are going to believe what you choose to believe. You have made it pretty evident over the years that your belief system tends toward the paranoid regarding mal-intent on the part of the USA in it's actions in the world. I doubt anything anyone posts here regarding their own thoughts are likely to shake your perspective and you will listen to and value only those opinions and perspectives that tend to confirm your own paradigm.

I understand the USA is officially and covertly capable of financing much horror in the world, just as is every other country. But these two links (this one and the one on facebook to Mick's thread) are absurd and no rational person would understand them as anything other than either propaganda preaching to a paranoid choir or simple conspiracy theorist party time.

I didn't respond to your facebook link because it was off-topic on the facebook thread, but will say here that even as propaganda goes, it was pretty poor, and in fact never asserted the government of the USA has or is financing ISIS. It asserted funds were being funneled through the US.   It is abundantly and frighteningly clear that ISIS has it's supporters who live in the USA, some of whom are US citizens. No doubt some of those supporters are successful in raising funds and finding means to send those funds to ISIS. There is no evidence, and no reason at all to believe either our government or our banking institutions are supporting or financing ISIS, deliberately and either overtly or covertly.

I understand that me saying so will at best have no impact on your view, and at worst, within your paradigm, direct you to feel hostile toward me personally. I regret the latter if that occurs. I am commenting on my views of your positions regarding politics and not about you as an individual. While I doubt you recall me from your visit to the Getaway a number of years ago, I remember you well and your warmth and wonderful music.

I wish you all the best.

Janie