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Was "government" even a word in the Afghan dictionary prior to European contact? On 5 Dec 01, at 13:49, Barry Stoller wrote: > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --------------------------- > > > AP. 5 December 2001. Taliban Denounce New Interim Government as "puppets > of America." > > ISLAMABAD -- The Taliban denounced an interim Afghan administration > named Wednesday at U.N.-sponsored talks in Germany, saying Afghans would > never accept a government organized by a foreign power. > > "Any government imposed on Afghans from abroad can't be accepted," Abdul > Salam Zaeef, the Taliban's former ambassador to Pakistan, told The > Associated Press. > > "We reject this interim government. ... We will continue to fight > against the puppets of America." > > Zaeef, who served in his post until Pakistan recently closed the Taliban > embassy, said the planned administration - with anti-Taliban leader > Hamid Karzai at its head - represented only the interests of Western > nations, and would damage the dignity of all Afghans. > > "Karzai cannot solve the problems of the Afghan people," he said. > > The talks in Germany brought together four Afghan factions, who signed a > pact Wednesday for an administration that will rule for six months > before a national council of tribal elders decides on a more permanent > government. > > The Taliban, under attack by a U.S.-led coalition for their failure to > hand over terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden, were not invited. > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > Barry Stoller > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews > > ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
