Well, it's official. I've run out of outrage.Osama bin Laden, America's most wanted man, will not face capture in Pakistan if he agrees to lead a "peaceful life," Pakistani officials tell ABC News.Nice to see Bush is still on top of all this stuff. And, hey, thank God the Taliban isn't finding a welcome home in an unstable Muslim country with nuclear weapons.
The surprising announcement comes as Pakistani army officials announced they were pulling their troops out of the North Waziristan region as part of a "peace deal" with the Taliban.
If he is in Pakistan, bin Laden "would not be taken into custody," Major General Shaukat Sultan Khan told ABC News in a telephone interview, "as long as one is being like a peaceful citizen." ....
In addition to the pullout of Pakistani troops, the "peace agreement" between Pakistan and the Taliban also provides for the Pakistani army to return captured Taliban weapons and prisoners.
"What this means is that the Taliban and al Qaeda leadership have effectively carved out a sanctuary inside Pakistan," said ABC News consultant Richard Clarke, the former White House counter-terrorism director.
The agreement was signed on the same day President Bush said the United States was working with its allies "to deny terrorists the enclaves they seek to establish in ungoverned areas across the world." ....
On second thought, I may have uncovered new reserves of outrage. Where's the damned bourbon?
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Does anyone else suspect that Alfred E. Newman and George W. Bush possess some eerie cosmic connection, like Lincoln and Kennedy?
the sooner we kick this gas addiction, the sooner we can stop dealing with backass countries like these and let them blow themselves to their personal salvations.
Agreed. This country needs to start thinking of energy independence as a national security issue. We need an Apollo project to craft an oil-free engine.
an oil-free engine
I had a Subaru with one of those...it didn't last very long or go very far, however.
This has pretty much been the position in Pakistan for five fucking years anyway. They're just done pretending otherwise.
Yeah, here's a Muslim country with a military dictator who has a tenuous grip on power, is actively harboring THE fucking terrorist of all terrorists, and has nuclear weapons and has actively proliferated the technology.
What does George W. Bush do? Invade a country with none of those things, and start saber-rattling about the next one. Oh, and blame Clinton for failing to get Bin Laden ten years ago.
New levels of outrage indeed. Go over to my place to relieve your blood pressure.
The world's biggest terrorist and the world's biggest nuclear proliferator granted immunity in the same country -- what could possibly go wrong?
The world's biggest terrorist and the world's biggest nuclear proliferator granted immunity in the same country -- what could possibly go wrong?
It sounds like the beginning of a "hilarious" and "zany" new comedy.
"When the world's biggest terrorist and the world's biggest nuclear proliferator cross paths, hilarity is sure to ensue. Come catch 'Armageddon It,' the zany new show this fall on Fox!"
The question, of course, is live a peaceful life by what standard?
I mean, if he agrees to obey all of Pakistan's laws (like insist that 4 men must corroborate a rape charge, or the woman can be found guilty of adultery & executed), will that count as peaceful?
Is organizing the destruction of American buildings really a violation of Pakistani law?
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