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  • Talking to al Qaeda? Don't rule it out, some say (MEGAHURL!)

    09/13/2007 12:32:06 PM PDT · by PreciousLiberty · 45 replies · 615+ views
    Reuters via Yahoo ^ | Thu Sep 13 | Mark Trevelyan, Security Correspondent (lol)
    LONDON (Reuters) - Six years after the September 11 attacks, a few cautious voices are beginning to suggest the unthinkable -- maybe it is time to consider talking to al Qaeda. The idea will revolt some people and raises obvious questions -- through what channels could such a dialogue take place and what would there be to negotiate? But proponents say al Qaeda has established itself as a de facto power, whether the West likes it or not, and history shows militant movements are best neutralized by negotiation, not war. "No insurgency or terrorism has been defeated by warfare or...