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| Rabbani: 23 Years of Bloodshed in Afghanistan Caused by Furriners |
| 2002-06-18 |
| Former Afghan president and current member of the Loya Jirga, Burhannudin Rabbani, said that foreign intervention was the sole cause of the 23 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan. Addressing the Afghan Loya Jirga (grand council of elders) on Monday afternoon, he noted that during the more than two decades of war in Afghanistan the Afghan Mujahedeen and the oppressed nation resisted foreign invasion and terrorism single-handedly. Part of it did, anyway. The other part grabbed its turbans and made kissy-face (literally) with the worst kinds of thugs and other riff-raff. Rabbani said that from the first day of the Mujahedeen's victory over the two-month-old administration of Sebghatollah Mojaddadi, foreign powers again made their presence felt and were eavesdropping on those who attacked his government. He said the attackers talked in Arabic, English and Urdu. It wasn't us English-speakers listening in who caused the problems, Barny... The former president criticized those who brand Afghan Mujahedeen, which included General Dostum, Khalili, Ostad Atta [Mohammad], Ismael Khan, Mohaqeq, Fahim and others, as warmongers, saying had it not been for the fierce resistance of these holy warriors terrorists would have captured the whole Afghan territory. Rabbani stressed in his speech that the newly established peace and security in Afghanistan is due to the strong resistance to invasion and terrorism of the holy warriors. He got that part right, didn't he? That and a few daisy cutters. They weren't doing that well without the daisy cutters... He said: "We announce to the entire world that Islam and all divine religions are against terrorism and the scourge of terrorism would emerge only from the shadows of despotism." Pointing to the first Loya Jirga session and its effects on the Afghan political and social landscape, the former president said the positive results of the meeting would lead to the establishment of a civil society, promote the public interest and provide for people's rights and liberties including press freedom, human rights, and social justice. Yep. It's all over but the shootin'... If the Loya Jirga supports the other branches of the government as it did during the past six months of leadership of Hamid Karzai, a bright future will await Afghanistan, he said. Rabbani urged the government and the Loya Jirga to render decisions that are consistent with the requirements of transparency, social justice and Islamic values. Show the world what Islamic values can be, Barny. There are those of us who don't believe they can bring much but poverty and oppression. But, what the hell? It's your country. Go ahead and prove us wrong, if you can. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |