Posted on 12/01/2009 12:33:03 AM PST by Cindy
SNIPPET: "I finally got around to reading this.
Link to the article is here. It is in Arabic.
The article starts off talking about the missing 82nd airborne soldiers earlier this month.
This piece basically reiterates what Abu Walid al Masri wrote about in his July 2009 book wherein he outlined this strategy and suggested the Taliban adopt it.
Key difference being this new piece is an article in an official Taliban publication. The July 2009 book was Abu Walids own work, not part of a Taliban sanctioned media publication that has processes of review and approval before things get published.
It too advocates taking foreign military and civilians hostage, including aid workers and using them as bargaining chips.
It also says that adopting this strategy will help deflect the forthcoming surge of US troops by forcing more of them into defensive functions (such as protecting foreign aid projects etc) instead of offensive activities.
Another point of interest is that the article specifies that any hostages taken should be kept in Afghan hands."
(Excerpt) Read more at allthingsct.wordpress.com ...
ON THE INTERNET:
www.alsomod.org/index.php/maqalat-41/1034-asra42.html
Take foreigners as prisoners of war? Hey that’s a great idea. Can I do that here in Los Angeles?
NOT!!!!!!!!!
Gee will the Taliban’s prisoners be accorded all the rights of the Geneva Convention and be given fair trials in US style civilian courts??
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