Taliban say it's time to "forget" about Sept. 11 attacks

Cleveland.com ^ | November 21, 2001 | Haroon Rashid

[Mr. Mulliner]

Taliban say it's time to "forget" about Sept. 11 attacks

By HAROON RASHID
The Associated Press
11/21/01 9:11 AM

SPINBOLDAK, Afghanistan (AP) -- It is time to "forget" about the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States, a Taliban spokesman said Wednesday, as they have been superseded by the U.S.-led war on Afghanistan.

Syed Tayyad Agha, spokesman for Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, also told a news conference that the Islamic militia doesn't know where Osama bin Laden is.

"You should forget the Sept. 11 attacks because now there is a new fighting against Muslims and Islam, and the international and global terrorists like America and Britain, they are killing daily our innocent people," he told journalists in the Afghan border town of Spinboldak.

He said the Taliban have lost contact with bin Laden and that he is no longer under the militia's control.

"We have no idea where he is," Agha said. "There is no relation right now. There is no communication."

Agha said he knew of no members of bin Laden's al-Qaida network in areas under Taliban control and that contact with them had been lost "due to their communication problems."

Agha also said the Taliban would defend territory they still control after a week of retreats across Afghanistan, including their home base, Kandahar.

"They have decided to defend the presently controlled areas," he said. "We will try our best and we will defend our nation ... and we will not give any chance to anybody to disturb our Islamic rule in Kandahar and other provinces."

President Bush launched the military campaign against Afghanistan on Oct. 7 after the Taliban refused to hand over bin Laden for his alleged role in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed 4,000 people in the United States.

However, Agha told a group of foreign journalists in this southern border town that Sept. 11 was "America's problem" because it was carried out by people in the United States and that the Taliban was not responsible.

"This is the problem of Bush and (British Prime Minister) Tony Blair," he said. "This is not our problem."

Agha said the Taliban have no plans to abandon Kandahar and denied reports that local elders had asked them to leave, saying, "No tribal elders have contacted us."

"How could they ask for such a thing against the Taliban?" he added.

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[Dakmar]

Forget about September 11? Aren't these the same people who try to work the Crusades into every conversation?

[LurkedLongEnough]

"This is the problem of Bush and (British Prime Minister) Tony Blair," he said. "This is not our problem."

Multiple choice:
a) delusional
b) uninformed
c) liar
d) translation problem
e) suicidal

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

The only possible attitude toward terrorism is, "If you claim you did it, you shall be treated exactly as if you did." Whether someone else actually did it--or not.

OBL claimed he did it, and the Taliban presumed to protect him from his just deserts. The question therefore is not,

"How could they ask for such a thing against the Taliban?"

but how the Taliban could possibly expect to be treated any other way.

[CheneyChick]

LOL!

[Dakmar]

f) All of the above.

[concerned about politics]

"You should forget the Sept. 11 attacks because now there is a new fighting against Muslims and Islam,

They can dish it out, but they can't take it.
Clinton isn't president anymore, Talibrain.
You were too late.
There's a new guy in charge, and he knows the meaning of the word "is."

[Angelwood]

bttt

[capydick]

I'll betcha that there will be those in the media that believe that this is something for serious consideration and discussion. This idea gives the Chris Matthews' of the world another topic to screech about for a couple days.Watch, it'll happen.....

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Taliban say it's time to "forget" about Sept. 11 attacks

Which is made much easier by mainstream media's decision to stop showing footage of the planes hitting the WTC or not to call a spade a spade because "One man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter." The Taliban must be sitting around the campfire saying "Is this [U.S.] a great country or what?"

[Zorobabel]

""We have no idea where he is," Agha said. "There is no relation right now. There is no communication." "

They've come full circle, that's the same lie they told us in the beginning. Looks like they're running out of lame excuses.

[clamper1797]

Nice Picture of BOB'S cat .... MaryLou's Isleton Ca.

[callisto]

Of course they would like everyone to forget about why we're bombing the daylights out of them. That's right...forget they killed 5000 people in one morning just out of their hatred for our country. Let's just all focus on how terrible America is for defending themselves against a group of people who's intent is to see the downfall of our great nation. [/sarcasm]

Jealousy rears its ugly head once again. Me thinks they doth protest too much.

[Darth Dan]

Taliban say it's time to "forget" about Sept. 11 attacks

"These aren't the droids you're looking for."
"He's using an old Jedi mind trick!"

[Darth Dan]

Taliban say it's time to "forget" about Sept. 11 attacks

"These aren't the droids you're looking for."
"He's using an old Jedi mind trick!"

[Mr. Mulliner]

Which is made much easier by mainstream media's decision to stop showing footage of the planes hitting the WTC or not to call a spade a spade because "One man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter."

Bingo! I think the Taliban has been watching too much CNN, somehow thinking that it reflects the way America is thinking.

[boycott]

Taliban needs to "forget" about the 72 virgins.

[Norb2569]

"You should forget the Sept. 11 attacks because now there is a new fighting against Muslims and Islam, and the international and global terrorists like America and Britain, they are killing daily our innocent people,"

You stupid women hatin', boy humpin', goat lovin', stone age bastards didn't think about this when you embraced and supported bin Laden and his murderers.

Did ya???

Enjoy, and a happy Rama-dama-ding-dong to you!!

[duckbutt]

Speaking of poppies, I wonder if we're bombing their poppy fields - - would sure cut off a source of income for the terrorists....

[lormand]

Wow! He looks just like our "Tiger". Same color, same disposition. Is FRed as mean as Tiger? Tiger will let you pet him, just don't STOP petting him or you will get a friendly little nip on the hand.