Just a bit found online. From Oct 2001.

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War in Afghanistan

...

Although the Taliban had refused to turn Osama bin Laden over
to the United States, it had offered 1) to negotiate, 2) to put
him on trial in an Islamic court and 3) to turn him over to a
third country if the United States provided evidence of his
guilt. These offers were rejected out of hand by the Bush
administration as nothing more than delaying tactics. Since the

...

While the U.S. arguments are strong, the curt refusal to
negotiate makes the United States look to many in the Islamic
world like a bully; and in a war on terrorism, Muslim public
opinion matters. And while there is no possibility of a fair
trial in Kabul (he was a major military and financial supporter
of the Taliban), the idea of bin Laden trying to defend himself
before an Islamic court is very attractive. In a fair trial
before unbiased Islamic jurists, he would face conviction for
violating Islamic principles in attacking innocent civilians.
Such a conviction would do more to undermine terrorism in the
Muslim world than anything the United States could do on its
own.

We will never know what would have happened if the United
States had called the Taliban's bluff and suggested some
...

countries and jurists about such a scenario. Alternatively, bin
Laden could be tried by an international criminal tribunal.

Even if war is justly engaged in as a last resort, it must also
be waged in a just manner. The intention should be to seek
justice, not revenge; direct attacks on civilians must be
avoided, and the force used must be proportionate to the ends to
be achieved.

...

this struggle primarily in military terms, but the war on
terrorism cannot be won simply with bullets. The United States
needs the support not only of the elites governing Muslim
countries, but also of Muslim public opinion. That is why it was
foolish for the administration to wait a month before accepting
invitations to appear on Al Jazeera, an independent all-news
satellite channel based in Qatar, which could be used to send
our message to the Muslim world. This war will not be won in the
mountains of Afghanistan. It will be won when Muslims are
convinced that the United States acts justly.



BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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Just a bit found online. From Oct 2001.

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War in Afghanistan

...

Although the Taliban had refused to turn Osama bin Laden over
to the United States, it had offered 1) to negotiate, 2) to put
him on trial in an Islamic court and 3) to turn him over to a
third country if the United States provided evidence of his
guilt. These offers were rejected out of hand by the Bush
administration as nothing more than delaying tactics.

And conservative republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher had this to say
about the Taliban:

"[Rohrabacher] says the Taliban are devout traditionalists--not terrorists
or revolutionaries. He believes a Taliban takeover [of Afghanistan] would
be a positive development."

--Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, November/December 1996 issue

http://www.ocweekly.com/2002-09-12/features/rogue-statesman/

Just the same old same old.
"Sure he's a murderous thug, but he's *OUR* murderous thug."

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And conservative republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher
had this to say about the Taliban:

"[Rohrabacher] says the Taliban are devout
traditionalists--not terrorists or revolutionaries. He
believes a Taliban takeover [of Afghanistan] would be a
positive development."

I really don't care what Dana Rohrabacher has to say.

...

Just the same old same old.
"Sure he's a murderous thug, but he's *OUR* murderous thug."

Do you have any idea how silly that sounds?



BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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"BOB KLAHN -> ROSS SAUER" <1:123/140> wrote in news:201 $CONTROVERSIAL@JamNNTPd:

Just the same old same old.
"Sure he's a murderous thug, but he's *OUR* murderous thug."

Do you have any idea how silly that sounds?

Yes, it does sound silly.

But it's been the US' foreign plicy since the end of WW2.

Just look at the brutal dictators the US to this day supports.

The Saudi royal family is one good example.

--- Xnews/5.04.25
* Origin: Fidonet Via Newsreader - http://www.easternstar.info (1:123/789.0)

Just the same old same old.
"Sure he's a murderous thug, but he's *OUR* murderous thug."

Do you have any idea how silly that sounds?

Yes, it does sound silly.

But it's been the US' foreign plicy since the end of WW2.

No, Ross, your diversion to that is what is silly. Try to focus.

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BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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