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2008-06-12 Afghanistan

Canadian Forces should talk to Taliban: senators

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Posted by Fred 2008-06-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 Reminder: there is NO seperate identity between Taliban and al-Qaeda. When those animals were in power they allowed that terrorist group to run genocide camps, which allowed training in the production and use of chemical weapons.

Let's not forget that Karzai has been mouthing reconciliation with Taliban for years. He is well aware - as a Pashto - that his part of Afghanistan was pacified by armistice. Taliban dissolved; most combatants simply formally abandoned the terrorist organization, while working for the same goals. In Helmand, they wage terror in the Summer after collecting earnings in the opium fields. Under Karzai, Afghanistan became a Heroin producer for the first time. Even as UN opium eradication programs go on outside of Pashto areas, Helmand has become the major drug zone in the world.

Pashtos remain committed to the same legal basis - Pashtun Code - that Taliban imposed on the entire country. They expect that the perma-war conditions, supported by Pakistan, will eventually lead to their restoration. And they have good reason to believe so. 100% of land captured by NATO in the Summer, is returned to Taliban in the Winter. This cycle will not change until Pashto regions are carpet bombed and the opium fields are cleared by Napalm.

Posted by McZoid 2008-06-12 04:03|| 2008-06-12 04:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes they should. Like kill them first, talk to them later.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-06-12 06:42|| 2008-06-12 06:42|| Front Page Top

#3 It's worth noting that the Senate in Canada is not exactly like the Senate in the US - Canadian senators are appointed by the Prime Minister, not elected by citizens. Mostly, they're bag men and former aides who are rewarded for service by being appointed. They never have to stand for election. They don't represent any region of the country but they do get to vote on legislation, although they're expected to approve anything passed by Parliament.

They used to be appointed for life but now I think they retire at 75. Good pay, lots of perks, not too much work, and no worries about what voters think.

Posted by Gleatch BenGurion4128 2008-06-12 09:52|| 2008-06-12 09:52|| Front Page Top

#4 I read the article but not the report. The article doesn't mention any location - maybe they're considering "talking" with the Taliban in the local offices in Ottawa?

Posted by Caesar Ebbaviger1593 2008-06-12 10:48|| 2008-06-12 10:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Yah, the "talk" mentality doesn't come from the Canadians: it is from Karzai's drug mafia.

Posted by McZoid 2008-06-12 18:14|| 2008-06-12 18:14|| Front Page Top

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