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15. The United States government had made it clear to the Taliban regime that al-Qaida had murdered US citizens, and planned to murder more. The US offered to work with the Taliban to expel the terrorists from Afghanistan. These talks, which have been continuing since 1996, have failed to produce any results.
16. In June 2001, in the face of mounting evidence of the al-Qaida threat, the United States warned the Taliban that it had the right to defend itself and that it would hold the regime responsible for attacks against U.S. citizens by terrorists sheltered in Afghanistan.
17. In this, the United States had the support of the United Nations. The Security Council, in Resolution 1267, condemned Osama bin Laden for sponsoring international terrorism and operating a network of terrorist camps, and demanded that the Taliban surrender Osama bin Laden without further delay so that he could be brought to justice.
18. Despite the evidence provided by the U.S. of the responsibility of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida for the 1998 East Africa bombings, despite the accurately perceived threats of further atrocities, and despite the demands of the United Nations, the Taliban regime responded by saying no evidence existed against Osama bin Laden, and that neither he nor his network would be expelled.
Okay...I did not realize this, and this makes it a lot more understandable why Bush has been so hardline on this matter, as far as negotiation with the Taliban.
The article I took this from is titled "Summary of evidence against Osama bin Laden: full text of the British document of 4 October 2001" and is via MSNBC. There are lots of things omitted for security/protection of intelligence sources. Even so.....
16. In June 2001, in the face of mounting evidence of the al-Qaida threat, the United States warned the Taliban that it had the right to defend itself and that it would hold the regime responsible for attacks against U.S. citizens by terrorists sheltered in Afghanistan.
17. In this, the United States had the support of the United Nations. The Security Council, in Resolution 1267, condemned Osama bin Laden for sponsoring international terrorism and operating a network of terrorist camps, and demanded that the Taliban surrender Osama bin Laden without further delay so that he could be brought to justice.
18. Despite the evidence provided by the U.S. of the responsibility of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida for the 1998 East Africa bombings, despite the accurately perceived threats of further atrocities, and despite the demands of the United Nations, the Taliban regime responded by saying no evidence existed against Osama bin Laden, and that neither he nor his network would be expelled.
Okay...I did not realize this, and this makes it a lot more understandable why Bush has been so hardline on this matter, as far as negotiation with the Taliban.
The article I took this from is titled "Summary of evidence against Osama bin Laden: full text of the British document of 4 October 2001" and is via MSNBC. There are lots of things omitted for security/protection of intelligence sources. Even so.....
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We have been blind - and much of that is, I grant, our own fault, for not asking.
But much of it is also partially the media's fault, for not telling, for not making what should have been headline news - headline news.
I've seen this same document now on the Yahoo AP and Reuters feeds as well, so they are at least covering this - though I don't know if the paper newspapers or TV are. I haven't heard it on the radio.