“Everything belongs to Allah and I only submit to Allah…I don’t care if I loose everything but I will not hand over a Muslim [Osama bin Laden] to the Americans because Osama is not the only contentious point between Islam and infidels…” these were the words of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the totalitarian Amir-ul-Mominien of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate, at the eve of USA’s strikes on his undisputed kingdom which included over 90 percent of Afghanistan’s territory.
According to declassified intelligence and diplomatic documents the US was willing to recognise the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan only if the Taliban had surrendered bin Laden and had publicly renounced anti-US terrorism.
Had Mullah Omar agreed to Washington’s terms Afghan women would have never gone back to school and work and Hamid Karzai would have never taken over Omar as the leader of Afghanistan.
Whatever the US and Mr. Karzai may label Omar and his insane insubordinations the one-eyed veteran has unwavering faith in his way and would never be cajoled by power, money and political spin. He has solid confidence in his ultimate victory.
Omar is definitely smirking from his hideouts (most probably from ISI’s secret guesthouses in Pakistan) at US/NATO/Karzai’s reconciliatory calls and their naivety in inviting him to be a small part in a puppet and dependent government in Kabul.
“I could keep my undisputed kingdom in 2001 so why should I submit to an inefficient stooge in Kabul?” Omar is most probably saying in response to US/NATO/Karzai’s calls for negotiation.
The very motivation which has driven US/NATO/Karzai’s anew overture is a fake idea that seven years of war might have tired Omar and his mesmerised lieutenants.
Surely war tires American soldiers that fight for money and mundane privileges in Afghanistan and Iraq. But, for Omar and his ready-to-die soldiers, war is a religious obligation, a way of life, a traditional pride, a sacred struggle and an opportunity to martyrdom and eternal prosperity.
No matter how big and attractive US/NATO/Karzai orient their reconciliation package Omar has got only one eye and only one answer: “Go to hell!”
According to declassified intelligence and diplomatic documents the US was willing to recognise the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan only if the Taliban had surrendered bin Laden and had publicly renounced anti-US terrorism.
Had Mullah Omar agreed to Washington’s terms Afghan women would have never gone back to school and work and Hamid Karzai would have never taken over Omar as the leader of Afghanistan.
Whatever the US and Mr. Karzai may label Omar and his insane insubordinations the one-eyed veteran has unwavering faith in his way and would never be cajoled by power, money and political spin. He has solid confidence in his ultimate victory.
Omar is definitely smirking from his hideouts (most probably from ISI’s secret guesthouses in Pakistan) at US/NATO/Karzai’s reconciliatory calls and their naivety in inviting him to be a small part in a puppet and dependent government in Kabul.
“I could keep my undisputed kingdom in 2001 so why should I submit to an inefficient stooge in Kabul?” Omar is most probably saying in response to US/NATO/Karzai’s calls for negotiation.
The very motivation which has driven US/NATO/Karzai’s anew overture is a fake idea that seven years of war might have tired Omar and his mesmerised lieutenants.
Surely war tires American soldiers that fight for money and mundane privileges in Afghanistan and Iraq. But, for Omar and his ready-to-die soldiers, war is a religious obligation, a way of life, a traditional pride, a sacred struggle and an opportunity to martyrdom and eternal prosperity.
No matter how big and attractive US/NATO/Karzai orient their reconciliation package Omar has got only one eye and only one answer: “Go to hell!”
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