Posted on 10/09/2012 12:11:29 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
Peace talks between the US and the Taliban broke down in March mainly because the Afghan insurgents refused to agree to a deal by which guerrilla commanders released from Guantánamo Bay would remain under Qatari government supervision in Doha, a senior US administration official said.
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The collapse has been widely blamed on resistance in the US Congress and the Pentagon to allowing any Taliban prisoners to be released or transferred from Guantánamo. However, a senior administration official insisted the Obama administration had been ready to transfer the five prisoners to Qatar had the Taliban agreed to the conditions in Doha. The transfer would have required a "certification" from the defence secretary, Leon Panetta, guaranteeing to Congress that the Guantánamo inmates would not re-enter the fight against US troops. . .
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Several Arab royal families also spend their summers in Marbella for many years. Thus, there will be a meeting between Michelle Obama and Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, governor of Riyadh and brother of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, while another meeting is shuffled from the first lady with the owner of Málaga CF, billionaire businessman, son of Qatar's Interior Minister and member of the Qatari royal family, Abdullah Al Thani.-----El Mundo
And speaking of Al Thani.... note Obama's debate coach John Kerry met him :
FEBRUARY 2010 : (JOHN KERRY MEETS WITH QATAR'S LEADER HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL-THANI, PRAISES PLO/FATAH TERRORIST LEADER YASSER ARAFAT AS A STATESMAN & PEACEMAKER--------See 201011 WIKILEAKS, OSLO ACCORDS, [also see robert baer]) ... ------- "Kerry cites Yasser Arafat as prime example of peacemaker," WND ^ | NOVEMBER 30, 2010 | Aaron Klein Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2010 2:20:10 AM by RobinMasters
From what I've heard Al Thani was known for funding al Qaeda's chief before he was chief- Zarqawi, but don't take my word for it as I don't have the source for that at the moment.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/03/taliban-leaders-guantanamo-bay-deal
Why are we even talking to these terrorist rags? Herd them all to the meeting room and fire on all of them.
If Bush made the U.S. the scourge of the Middle East Obama has made the laughingstock.
... the sources of the Dems' illegal campaign contributions.
hmmmmmm.Was Moochelle the BAG LADY??...
Anyone who thinks the Taliban would ever keep an agreement is an idiot.
Or a supporter, another Muzzie.
The US Congress has helped Obama/Clinton work
with al Qaeda to attack the USA on 9/11 this year.
The American people ought remember that in four weeks.
And then indict them all.
“The transfer would have required a “certification” from the defence secretary, Leon Panetta, guaranteeing to Congress that the Guantánamo inmates would not re-enter the fight against US troops.”
Yeah,,,,,,,, Right,,,,,, He can do that,,,,,,,right,,,,,,,sure,,,,,,,,,,
Gawds it's frightening when I wonder what they're 'negotiating' around the world to the detriment of America!
Godspeed
If these “guerrilla commanders” were dead, this wouldn’t even be an issue.
“Leon Panetta, guaranteeing to Congress that the Guantánamo inmates would not re-enter the fight against US troops. . .”
And would he be willing to guarantee that, let’s say, with his own life? If one of these fighters is involved in terrorism, planning, or execution, will you Mr. Panetta, take their place in Guantonamo?
Why are there ANY talks with the Taliban? They can’t be trusted anymore than the imposter in the White Mosque.
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