Posted on 11/23/2010 3:29:08 PM PST by ColdOne
The top commander in Afghanistan suggested Tuesday that the United States suspected all along that a man leading peace talks on behalf of the Taliban was an impostor, even though the bogus militant was allegedly receiving payments from the West while he was duping them.
Gen. David Petraeus, speaking in Berlin, seemed to confirm newspaper reports that said the man claiming to be senior Taliban commander Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour during negotiations was an impersonator. The general described the Taliban outreach over the past six-to-eight months as "preliminary," saying some of the senior Taliban leaders "have been recognized as being legitimate" -- but not all.
"There has been skepticism about one of these all along and it might well be that that skepticism was well founded," Petraeus said.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
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That is not a likely story
Hey Gen. David Petraeus,
YOu are full of crap sir.
And you have your men fighting with a-hole rules of engagement that is getting American heros killed you stupid.
“”Don’t listen to the international media regarding news about the Taliban. Don’t listen to them. Most of it is propaganda. Don’t trust the New York Times. The rest of the media may be fine but don’t trust the New York Times,” he said. “
Karzai is at least familiar with the real enemy.
Isn’t it funny that ... They haven’t figured out that the Usurper is fake?
Thanks for the heads up Coldone
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Maybe one day Petraeus will figure out that nation building is not the answer.
if you suspected all along, then why did you play along. Nothing better to do?
Akhtar is fairly well known to a number of people in Kabul and easily spotted, he's very short and fat. So, not much of a ruse.
Bottom line, the Taliban are very paranoid about being followed and jumpy over the UAV extermination program. The use of stand-ins and doubles is common. Musharraf did it for years in Pakistan, his double gave speeches and attended meetings.
Finally, Fidel wants to negotiate with the US.
Riiiiiiiight.
Petraeous suspected he was an imposter but still laid mucho dinero on him?
This gives me further trust in our “leaders”...Patraeus included.
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