It does say "moderate elements of the Taliban" and references similar actions in Iraq with the Sunni's. Given that the main Taliban leadership wants no part of a democratic government and Karazai is supporting these efforts I think it can safely be said that it isn't negotiations with the main leadership. Sounds more like it is potential discussions with disaffected tribes that might be persuaded to help out against the main Taliban tribes that have been fomenting violence and working cross border in Pakistan. It is a very complicated situation there though, so tough to say how things will actually go down. The upcoming elections will certainly be pivotal.
Judah On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 12:49 AM, Robert Munn <[email protected]> wrote: > > I will give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he is talking about > negotiating with individual tribal communities rather than elements of the > Taliban leadership. If he negotiates with the Taliban, his presidency will > be over in my eyes. > > http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJgwgLwKPkvC5dEnG9DRXEKMy6RA > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:290996 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
