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>From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed] Note: We store 100's of related "New Paradigms Posts" at: http://www.msen.com/~lloyd/oldprojects/recentmail.html From: "Eric Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: US State Department - Supporters of the Taliban Date: Saturday, October 27, 2001 6:28 PM Copyright 2000 Federal News Service, Inc. Federal News Service [Posted for Fair Use Only] July 12, 2000, Wednesday SECTION: CAPITOL HILL HEARING LENGTH: 17154 words HEADLINE: HEARING OF THE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE SUBJECT: GLOBAL TERRORISM AND SOUTH ASIA CHAIRED BY: REPRESENTATIVE BENJAMIN GILMAN (R-NY) LOCATION: 2172 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME: 10:07 A.M. EDT DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2000 WITNESSES: REPRESENTATIVE DAVID BONIOR (D-MI); MICHAEL SHEEHAN, STATE DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM; ALAN EASTHAM, JR., DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS BODY: REP. GILMAN: The committee will come to order. I'm pleased to call to order today's hearing on global terrorism. In particular, we'll be focusing on the most recent shift in the patterns of international terrorism in South Asia. This move away from the more traditional Middle East-based terrorist activity clearly deserves our attention and careful policy analysis. [blah, blah, blah snipped] Any other members seeking recognition? Mr. Rohrabacher? REP. DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA): Mr. Chairman, thank you very much, and thank you very much for holding this hearing. As we discuss terrorism in South Asia, I think it is important to renew the members of this committee's and the public's acquaintance with the request that I have made for the last three years concerning American policy toward the Taliban, because as we examine -- as we examine terrorism in South Asia, one can't help but recognize that if it weren't for the fact that the Taliban are in power, there would be a different equation going on. It would be whole different situation in South Asia. After a year of requesting to see State Department documents on Afghan policy -- and I would remind the committee that I have -- I have stated that I believe that there is a covert policy by this administration, a shameful covert policy of supporting the Taliban -- the State Department, after many, many months -- actually, years -- of prodding, finally began giving me documents, Mr. Chairman. And I have, in the assessment of those documents, I have found nothing to persuade me that I was wrong in my criticism. And I might add, however, that there has been no documents provided to me, even after all of these years of requesting it, there have been no documents concerning the time period of the formation of the Taliban. And I would, again, I would hope that the State Department gets the message that I expect to see all those documents. And the documents that I have read, Mr. Chairman, indicate that the State Department, time and again, has had as its position that they have no quarrel, or that it would give them no heartburn, to have the Taliban in power. This, during the time period when the Taliban was struggling to take over Afghanistan. And although the administration has denied supporting the Taliban, it is clear that they discouraged all of the anti-Taliban supporters from supporting the efforts in Afghanistan to defeat the Taliban. Even so much as when the Taliban was ripe for being defeated on the ground in Afghanistan, Bill Richardson and Rick Inderfurth, high-ranking members of this administration, personally visited the region in order to discourage the Taliban's opposition from attacking the Taliban when they were vulnerable, and then going to neighboring countries to cut off any type of military assistance to the Taliban. This, at a time when Pakistan was heavily resupplying and rearming the Taliban. What did this lead to? It led to the defeat of all of the Taliban's major enemies except for one, Commander Massoud, in the north, and left the Taliban the supreme power in Afghanistan. So what we hear today about terrorism and crocodile tears from this administration, let us remember this administration is responsible for the Taliban. This administration has acted in a way that has kept the Taliban in power. One last note. Many people here understand that I have been in Afghanistan on numerous occasions and have close ties to people there. And let me just say that some of my sources of information informed me of where bin Laden was, they told me they knew and could tell people where bin Laden could be located. And it took me three times before this administration responded to someone who obviously has personal contacts in Afghanistan, to even investigate that there might be someone who could give them the information. And when my contact was actually contacted, they said that the people who contacted them were half-hearted, did not follow through, did not appear to be all that interested, appeared to be forced to be talking to him. Mr. Chairman, we are concerned about terrorism, we are concerned about the Taliban because we believe in human life and human dignity. The Taliban, their worst terrorist acts are committed against the women of their own society, and let us not forget that. But none of the terrorism, which we will hear about today, by Mr. bin Laden or others, would be taking place with Afghanistan as their home base if it weren't for the policies of this administration. This administration has had a policy concerning the Taliban which has created this terrorist mess, which I predicted in this body on numerous occasions three and four years ago. So I think -- I'm pleased that you had the hearing today, but let's keep this testimony in perspective. REP. GILMAN: Thank you, Mr. Rohrabacher. 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