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| Afghanistan |
| Taliban, tribal leaders awaiting order to retake Afghanistan. You betcha. |
| 2002-09-27 |
| Sana News, Translated by Jihad Unspun That "deliberate strategy" had something to do with keeping somebody's hide unperforated and his neck its normal length... Syed Mohammad Agha said that apart from Kabul they have total internal control of 80% of the region. He went on to say that a delegation of Taliban leaders visited all areas of Afghanistan where they met with Afghanistan’s tribal leaders and informed them of the Taliban’s future plans. All the elders and leaders of the tribes welcomed this delegation and ensured them of their unconditional support. That's 'cuz they loo-o-o-o-o-ove those Talibs... Mohammad Agha said that a proper coalition has not been formed between Taliban and Hizb-e-Islami and that they were attacking American force bases independently from time to time. He also made clear that Mullah Mohammad Omar did not leave Afghanistan during the American attack but has been changing location from time to time. He said 800 Taliban members are assigned to protect Mullah Omer. Agha said he met Mullah Omar about a month ago and that Omar is in constant touch with Taliban commanders. Agha went on to say that Osama is also in contact with Mullah Omar. He said several of Osama’s aides are still with him and they are in contact with several others. More puffing and blowing from the Unemployed Potentate. I don't think the Merkins should pack up and leave yet. Wonder if Hek and Mullah Omar have actually had a falling out or if this is just the usual lying for the sake of lying? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #6 Except for the political fallout, we could probably leave Afghanistan today. The Taliban is actually broken in little pieces and al-Qaeda is much worse than decimated - an overused term meaning to kill a measly one in ten. The government has been restored to a condition better than it was in before the Talibs took over, awful as that might be. Anything they want to do from last June forward is really up to them; as I keep saying, it's not our country, and it's their right and duty to screw it up any way they want. That being said, the emerging danger is Hekmatyar, who was the emerging danger back in 1994, is again the emerging danger. If we want to do things right, we shouldn't leave until he's a corpse and the next emerging danger is settling in among the Pashtuns. The Pashtuns are always going to be a problem in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. There's nothing we can do about it: we can't stop them from being ignorant, we can't stop them from being xenophobes, and we can't stop them from inbreeding. It's really too bad, because Afghanistan briefly had a chance to become a real country. |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-09-28 07:41:56 |
| #5 I have gotten a little worried about the state that Afghanistan is in; our boys over there are getting a few too many bullets and rockets shot at them, and some of the towns are getting blown up on occasion. I'd really like some good news about pacifying the countryside... or am I worried over nothing? |
| Posted by: Just John 2002-09-27 22:09:31 |
| #4 Mullah Omar is just gathering up a posse, to look for his glass eye. |
| Posted by: Allah the Dog Faced God 2002-09-27 14:16:56 |
| #3 Still, it would make my day to hear that ol' one-eye caught a dirtnap one of these days...preferrably soon |
| Posted by: Frank G 2002-09-27 14:13:04 |
| #2 To which we might add: 800 x $3.95 for breakfast Egg McMuffins = $3160 800 x $3.95 for lunchtime Happy Meals = $3160 800 x $4.95 for dinnertime Quarter Pounders = $3960 ----------------------------------------------- $10,280 per day to feed the bloodthirsty little bougers... |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-09-27 12:57:18 |
| #1 800 Talibs protecting the grand Mullah and changing location frequently? lets see 800/4 = 200 or so Toyota Land Cruisers...shouldn't be too hard to spot that crowd moving around! |
| Posted by: John 2002-09-27 12:25:30 |