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| US may wait until OIC conference is over before attack |
| 2001-10-05 |
The United States may wait for an Islamic conference to be over before launching a possible military offensive against Afghanistan's Taliban rulers. Foreign ministers from 57 Muslim nations are expected to attend the meeting called by the Organization of Islamic Conference in on Tuesday. Moderate Muslim states backing the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism expect the meeting to favor their position. Pakistan, which was among the three Muslim countries to call for an emergency meeting of the Saudi-based OIC, faces a violent campaign by more than a dozen religious groups against its decision to back the United States. The protesters want the Pakistani government to support the Taliban instead. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |