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1 posted on 11/17/2001 10:05:44 AM PST by HAL9000
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Sayyaf, who has stayed loyal to deposed president Burhanuddin Rabbani, was considered close to Arab militants fighting in Afghanistan. During the war against the Soviet occupation, Sayyaf's party had the largest number of Arabs in its ranks.

Documents shown to The Associated Press showed that Sayyaf had requested Rabbani give Afghan citizenship to 604 Arabs during his first time in power in 1993. As well Rabbani gave several Arabs Afghan passports, according to the documents.

Rabbani is back as of taday, and he has a seat still in the UN.

2 posted on 11/17/2001 10:27:38 AM PST by Elihu Burritt
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The NA should require Taliban fighters to strip naked to surrender. Otherwise the should assum they are wired with explosives.
3 posted on 11/17/2001 10:32:05 AM PST by Paleo Conservative
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Fascinating reading, what a turmoil of new and old alliances!

So it would appear that Rabbani has the support of some Pashtuns, that is good!

4 posted on 11/17/2001 10:32:29 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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They had a detonation device in their hands and dared their attackers to hand-to-hand combat. As the northern alliance troops attacked, the Arabs detonated the booby-traps, killing themselves and their assailants, Haq said.

Don't these guys understand that is what guns are for. Don't get close enough to get killed. When challenged to hand to hand combat say, "Here, combat this!", and blow him away.

I am beginning to doubt the fiercenesss of these fighters. There basic tactic is to hide and ambush the enemy or conduct terrorists attacks on unarmed innocents. Even suicide attacks aren't courageous, they are just misguided idiots who are looking for a reward. Courage is being afraid and doing something anyway. These suicide bombers aren't afraid, they are selfishly seeking their gain in "Paradise". It seems that they are the main ones saying they are fierce, and the media of course.

5 posted on 11/17/2001 10:40:55 AM PST by Mind-numbed Robot
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Sounds like an AC-130 would have been handy - wonder where they were.....
7 posted on 11/17/2001 11:09:41 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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They had a detonation device in their hands and dared their attackers to hand-to-hand combat. As the northern alliance troops attacked, the Arabs detonated the booby-traps, killing themselves and their assailants, Haq said.

Solution? Shoot them from a distance. Hand slips off detonation device, body goes "boom," mop-and-bucket man to South Kabul, please.

8 posted on 11/17/2001 11:15:55 AM PST by IronJack
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To Kathy Gannon:Several were killed, and others were arrested

In a war arrests are not made with the enemy. They are taken prisoner! You dumb broad!

14 posted on 11/17/2001 1:26:33 PM PST by B4Ranch
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Twenty of the Arabs had booby trapped their bodies, said Haq.

They had a detonation device in their hands and dared their attackers to hand-to-hand combat. As the northern alliance troops attacked, the Arabs detonated the booby-traps, killing themselves and their assailants, Haq said.

This is what the Japanese used to do to our guys in WW II. After this happened a couple of times, any Japanese soldier would wanted to surrender had to strip to his loincloth.

BTW, there're far more parallels that this war has with our Pacific War against the Japanese than it has with Viet Nam. Liberals take note.

17 posted on 11/17/2001 2:57:49 PM PST by Map Kernow
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Twenty of the Arabs had booby trapped their bodies, said Haq.

The solution is very simple. No surrender, no quarter, no mercy, no prisoners. Exterminate the filthy vermin and pat yourself on the back for having made the world a little better.

19 posted on 11/17/2001 4:02:55 PM PST by AlaskaErik
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