U.S. invaded Afghanistan to loot its mineral wealth: philosopher

Tehran Times TEHRAN – A retired professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota says the U.S. war on Afghanistan was intended to loot the country’s mineral wealth.  “Osama bin Laden had nothing to do with 9/11,” James Fetzer notes. “The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in order to loot its vast mineral wealth – including the largest lithium deposit outside of Bolivia, where lithium is used for components in computers, triggers for nuclear devices, and electric car batteries – and to resurrect the poppy fields,” Fetzer tells the Tehran Times. After…