Posted on 01/04/2012 7:07:58 AM PST by csd
The Obama administration has agreed to release Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for the Taliban opening an office in Qatar to engage in peace talks.
A Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, announced on Tuesday morning that the insurgent leadership had reached an agreement with the Qatar government and other “relevant parties” about the opening of the office but did not say when it would happen.
Secret discussions between American and Taliban officials have been under way for months about taking confidence-building measures including the establishment of a political office outside the immediate region and the release of Taliban prisoners.
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Making room for domestic “terrorists” after signing the new law?
This president’s anti-terrorism policy has been to continually abet the terrorists. Nothing he does surprises me.
in exchange for an excuse. there are prisoners at gitmo that ever his administration admits are too dangerous to repatriate under normal circumstances.
ah, but a “peace negotiation” is not a normal circumstance. problem solved!
the goal isn’t peace talks in the first place. the goal is closing gitmo, regardless of what that requires. and before you can close gitmo, it has to be empty.
If ALL the GOP candidates do not make a huge deal of this today, then NONE of them deserve to be President
Releasing taliban terrorists and signing a law that allows indefinite detention of Americans.
Upside down world!
Why, VOTES of course.
“Peace in our time” - Neville Chamberlain
Obama sure likes them white flags.
Is this line taken from The ONION, or is Bill Ayers running foreign policy for Obama now?
Getting it ready for the Tea Party folks...
I imagine they will vote for him in November . . . before executing their mission here.
Why does any corrupt and unprincipled person do ANYTHING?
He’ll be waving a white flag next. He definitely doesn’t care about the Americans that have given their lives in this endeavor.
I just wish tomorrow would be November 6,2012.
Answer: To please his Muslim masters. And Soros.
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