Not really Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and several other countries formally recognized the Taliban. Moreover since they sent a representative to the UN, who btw had a fairly large presence in terms of UNHCR, I'd say that was fairly indicative of international recognition.
That said, don't get me wrong here, I fully agree with what happened with Afghanistan, I think that the follow through sucked dead budgies. The indefinite imprisonment of many of the people with just the say so of a NA rep was not the smartest thing to do. It ended up giving the radical islamicists a nice bit of propaganda to use against us. What I don't understand is why hasn't the government tried to persuade the various islamic scholars to issue a fatwa against the radical islamicists. That would be far more effective than what they've spent on their own pet arabic propaganda radio and TV station. larry On 7/11/05, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Taliban was never an officially recognized government of Afghanistan > Larry, you know that. The former monarch was living in Spain, and actually > the recognized figure internationally until the invasion. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 9:34 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: speaking of > > > From what I understand most of the prisoners from Afghanistan were > rounded up by the northern alliance. There are more than a few who > were just confined because they had pissed off an neighbour or the > local warlord wanted their property, or they wanted the reward money. > Many of the prisoners originating from Afghanistan had to endure the > massacres at Mazar-al-Sharif, where Dostum's militia put the prisoners > into steel shipping containers in 100 degree weather. > > While most of them are combatants (the taliban was the government of > Afghanistan at the time of the invasion - ergo they cannot be > considered illegal combatants) more than a few were at the wrong place > and the wrong time. > > larry > > On 7/11/05, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe you should join them Sam, after all its sounds like lots of fun > > living it up in the Caribbean. > > > > If they were captured on the battlefield they deserve the protection of > > the Geneva Convention and to be treated accordingly. Upon the end of > > the war they can be released to their country of origin or to the > > country where they were captured. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 4:08 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: speaking of > > > > Didn't someone, maybe Tim address this already? Most of the prisoners > > in Club Gitmo were captured on the battlefield shooting at our troops > > while posing as civilians. The only way to bring charges against them > > is to have our troops brought back to testify against them. If we let > > them go they'll just attack us again, so we keep them there until the > > war is over and then we release them. Meanwhile they get to live it up > > in the Caribbean. :) > > > > > > On 7/11/05, Dana wrote: > > > mmmm I don't feel comfortable imprisoning someone indefinitely without > > > due process, period, without reference to retaliation... > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164346 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
