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| Afghanistan |
| Afghan peace council risks angering US by demanding release of Taliban leader |
| 2011-02-07 |
| A peace council appointed by Afghanistan's president has stepped into confrontation with America by demanding the release of a top Taliban leader from Guantanamo Bay to precipitate talks. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 Go tell the Afghans the Talib converted to Christianity & that we hanged him to save themselves the trouble. They should be grateful for that. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-02-07 15:30 |
| #1 So this high ranking Taliban's punishment for 9/11 might be 9 years of detention followed by a negotiated return to power. If he isn't stupid and rejoins the 'Taliban-Taliban' as opposed to the 'moderate Taliban' he'll return to power as part of a ruling coalition governing a kinder gentler (but not too kind and gentle) islamofascistic Afghanistan, subsidized by Western taxpayers. He'll enjoy political support and protection of the US and NATO, and he'll draw a considerable salary. Apart from the moral outrage, why should a nuclear armed Iran fear the consequences of Iranian sponsored terror attacks on the west? Looking at Afghanistan, why should a rational actor in Iran's leadership be deterred? |
| Posted by: Spemp Flaque6730 2011-02-07 03:29 |