-Caveat Lector- Taliban refuses to extradite or expel Bin Laden from Afghanistan Copyright � 1999 Nando Media Copyright � 1999 Associated Press For more about Africa, visit Africa News Online. CAIRO, Egypt (July 15, 1999 6:28 a.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - Afghanistan's fundamentalist Taliban movement will neither expel suspected terrorist Osama Bin Laden from Afghanistan nor hand him over to the United States, its spokesman was quoted as saying Thursday. But Maulvi Wakil Muttawakil told the Arabic daily Ash Sharq Al-Awsat that Bin Laden, who is in hiding in Afghanistan, is under strict surveillance by Taliban intelligence "to be sure that he is not carrying out illegal acts." "We will not initiate his extradition to any party and will not force him to leave Afghanistan," Muttawakil said in an interview while on a visit to the United Arab Emirates. Washington has asked the Taliban to hand over or at least expel bin Laden so that he can stand trial for his alleged role in last August's U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa. The Clinton Administration has imposed sanctions on the Taliban for harboring bin Laden. The embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania killed 224 people, including 12 Americans. Washington has also put bin Laden, a Saudi exile, on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List and offered a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest. Muttawkil indicated that the Taliban government has withdrawn its earlier offer to investigate bin Laden if Washington provides enough evidence against him. "We gave them the chance, but by offering the reward they closed that door," he said The Taliban religious army rules roughly 90 percent of Afghanistan and the opposition, comprised of ethnic and religious minorities, controls the remaining 10 percent. The two sides are fighting on several fronts in northern Afghanistan. Last year, the Taliban Supreme Court conducted an inquiry against bin Laden and cleared him of all the charges because the United States did not provide proof of his involvement in the African bombings. http://www.nandotimes.com/global/story/0,1024,70613-111602-792198-0,00.html DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
