Oliver North Confirms Taliban Chief Mullaha Omar Captured
May 14, 2010 10 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Washington, DC – The two presidents – Karzai and Obama – were on stage together in the East Room of the White House for forty minutes on May 12. They each talked about how they had differed in the past and how committed they are to going forward together. Both leaders expressed great hope in their mutual “quest for peace†and the forthcoming “Peace Jirga†or “reconciliation talks†to be held in Kabul at the end of this month. Neither leader – nor any of the journalists present – mentioned a “cease fire†or the unseen skunk at their picnic: Taliban leader, Mullah Omar.
Mullah Mohammed Omar, secretive head of Afghanistan’s Taliban movement, is one of the most wanted men on Earth. His sanguinary regime sheltered Osama bin-Laden’s Al Qaeda as it prepared for the 9-11-01 attacks. The U.S. government’s “Rewards for Justice†program has a standing offer of “up to 10 million dollars†for information resulting in his capture or confirmed death because he “represents a continuing threat to America and her allies.†Now, thanks to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI), Mullah Omar may be a key factor in the upcoming “Peace Talks†trumpeted by Messer’s Obama and Karzai at their joint White House press conference.
Both heads of state avoided reference to the ISI or Mullah Omar as they gushed about the “Consultative Peace Jirga,†that starts in Kabul on May 29. And each president spoke glowingly about “commitment†to an “Afghan-led peace process†that will allegedly produce a negotiated settlement among Afghanistan’s warring parties – and the country’s neighbors – meaning Pakistan and Iran. Mr. Karzai announced he wanted to consult with “thousands of Taliban who are not ideologically oriented, who are not part of Al Qaeda, or other terrorist networks, or controlled from outside in any manner troublesome to us.â€
Mr. Obama observed that the peace talks will include those who have “a respect for the Afghan constitution, rule of law, human rights, so long as they are willing to renounce violence and ties to Al Qaeda and other extremist networks.†An awkwardly worded joint communiqué vaguely noted U.S. “support for an inclusive process that includes broad representation from across all of Afghan society – both men and women – and takes into account their concerns and priorities.â€











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