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| Afghanistan |
| World must stop supporting US, sez |
| 2008-02-12 |
| Taliban supremo Mullah Muhammad Omar has urged the international community to distance itself from the United States’ campaign in Afghanistan, a militant spokesman said on Monday. The call by the hardline leader came after US Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged European nations to be more involved in the fight against the Taliban. “The United States has been defeated in Afghanistan,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed quoted Omar as saying in a statement. “They have been trapped here and are desperately trying to get other countries involved,” Mujahed said in a telephone call from an undisclosed location. Omar’s statement said the US, which led the campaign that toppled the Taliban from government in 2001, had “invaded and occupied” Afghanistan. “We’re fighting to free our country,” it said, adding, “We’re not a threat to the world.” It said the world nations must compel their governments to withdraw [their forces] from Afghanistan and stop supporting the United States. Omar said his militant group would intensify attacks on government and foreign military targets in the spring, the traditional Afghan fighting season. The group would also “establish relations with the world,” said the statement attributed to the one-eyed militant. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 and: thermal sights kick ass in winter |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-12 17:43 |
| #4 Sinse, Seasonal warfare goes way back, In the Hellenistic period, Athens and Sparta would go to war after the harvests, both sides seemed to allow the men to bring in the harvests before the fighting commenced. IIRC even in some areas of Northern Greece they would work together until the battle cry was given. and since the Jihadis arent very advanced technologicly the practice is still in exsistence. at least on one side it is. but I to am sick if the Dreaded(insert season) offensives. |
| Posted by: SCpatriot@work 2008-02-12 16:51 |
| #3 Response to Mullah Omar from Bob Gates: "Who's your daddy?" |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-02-12 12:50 |
| #2 the spring offensive. Am I the only person tired of hearing that shit? are they too lazy too fight more than a few m onths out of the year and is this the way it went with the russians too? |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-02-12 10:20 |
| #1 “We’re not a threat to the world.” The group would also “establish relations with the world,” Sounds to me like Omar is the one getting desperate. Keep up the pressure! |
| Posted by: Spot 2008-02-12 08:03 |