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| Taliban rejected 30 US requests to expel Osama |
| 2004-02-01 |
| Afghanistan’s former Taliban rulers rebuffed more than 30 US requests to expel Osama Bin Laden between 1996 and just before the September 11 attacks in 2001, newly declassified official documents revealed Friday. A long list of official contacts summarised by the declassified State Department document showed that Taliban leader Mullah Omar expressed interest in a confidential dialogue with Washington over the Al Qaeda mastermind. He also suggested Bin Laden be tried by a panel of Islamic scholars or that his movements be monitored by the OIC or UN. The State Department documents show most of the approaches to the fundamentalist Islamic militia took place under the administration of President Bill Clinton. Only three meetings or conversations detailed in the document, obtained and released by George Washington University’s National Security archive, took place after President Bush’s inauguration in January 2001 |
| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #6 Shipman, think of the Milosavich trial, but with a complete day-by-day critique of every sin committed by the US and Isreal since their founding. The stuff would all be a rehash, yet the Arab street would collect to burn the stars and stripes on a daily basis. It would be mind-numbing and stupid. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-1 8:47:39 PM |
| #5 Can you imagine how long and boring a UN trial for OBL or Sadaam would be? It would be long.... don't know about boring, I think it would resemble the 1960 Democratic convention. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-1 4:28:49 PM |
| #4 Omar employed the Iraqi stall technique without success. He didn't understand that without an Oil for Food program, the actions of the Security Coucil are less sure. Can you imagine how long and boring a UN trial for OBL or Sadaam would be? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-1 11:49:24 AM |
| #3 his movements be monitored by the OIC or UN Yeah, Osama with an ankle bracelet. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-2-1 7:55:46 AM |
| #2 Yeah, I saw that "panel of islamic scholar' bullshit. Yep, verse 9, section eleven, fake passage 01. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-2-1 1:53:31 AM |
| #1 Yes, I remember one of those "conversations." Very public, IIRC. I believe the one-eyed bandit's answer was unacceptable to W. So, this wasn't just a 1st-time suggestion to W, eh? Pulled the same on Bubba. --He also suggested Bin Laden be tried by a panel of Islamic scholars or that his movements be monitored by the OIC or UN. -- |
| Posted by: Anonymous2U 2004-2-1 1:37:05 AM |