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From: "res02iqa-AT-gte.net" <res02iqa-AT-gte.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 13:32:31 -0700
Subject: Declaration of war on US allies?


It looks like we are reaping what we have sown....again.

Regards,

Kristopher Barrett



http://www.afghanradio.com/editor/noor_delawari09122001.html   

Dear Friends:

When I wrote the attached article on Bin Laden two months ago and sent 
it to over five hundred contacts, I was told by some that I was biased 
and my views were exaggerated.  In spite of the full day coverage of the 
horrifying destruction of lives and property by all US media 
organizations and Bin Laden’s link to the terrorist attacks, I have heard 
nothing about the core of Bin Laden’s organization and the logistic 
support which he has been receiving through Pakistani based Taliban.

Either the American media is ignorant of the facts or they are 
followingthe US State Department’s ill guided policy vis-a-vis 
Pakistan/Talibanrelations. The American public ought to know that the 
very existence ofOsama bin Laden is routed in Pakistan. As the US 
government and the Congressof the United States are weighing their 
options to deal with this unprecedentedand painful act of aggression 
against this country, I feel that those ofus who are informed of the facts 
associated with Bin Laden and his relationship with the Taliban and the 
people/government of Pakistan should activelyexpress our opinions via 
the American media.  For my part, I have contacted several news 
organizations in the Los Angeles Area and I have received response 
from two of them for possible interviews tomorrow.  

I wanted to share this with you so you may also consider similar action.

THE BIN LADEN WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
By: Noor Delawari

Peace contradicts Osama bin Laden’s interest in Afghanistan. Bin Laden 
is committed to eliminate America’s influence in the Middle East and he 
has found Afghanistan the perfect place to launch his campaign of 
terror.  Osama is one of the prominent leaders of the Taliban movement.  

In the mid eighties, a new brand of Islamic schools called Madrassas 
were established in Pakistan. The purpose of these schools was to 
recruit and train young men from the Afghan refugee camps to continue 
the Afghan war/Jihad against the occupying Soviet forces. At the time, 
no one knew how long the war would last,  and the forecast was at least 
a twenty five year ordeal.

The Madrassas were funded by Saudi Arabia under a broader 
arrangement worked out by the United States, whereby certain Muslim  
countries had agreed to pay for a portion of the money needed to fight 
the Soviets in Afghanistan. In Saudi Arabia, a special fund raising effort 
was undertaken by the government and large sums of money were 
collected and sent to Pakistan for this purpose. Osama bin Laden was a 
key factor in the distribution of the Saudi money to the Afghan 
resistance “Mujahideen” which was accomplished in close cooperation 
with the CIA and Pakistani intelligence agency called ISI. The 
unexpected withdrawal of the Soviet forces  and the fall of the 
Communist regime in Afghanistan left an army of trained Madrassas 
students or Talibs ready to fight the enemy.

Osama’s next mission:
Osama bin Laden was already an outcast in Saudi Arabia because of his 
anti-government activities. He is one of thousands of Saudi citizens who 
is opposing his government’s pro western policies, particularly matters 
related to the Arab Israeli conflict.  Osama bin Laden shifted his attention 
from Jihad against the Soviet to fighting the pro western governments in 
the Middle East.

Today, there are close to twenty thousand non Afghan Madrassa 
students under the command of Osama bin Laden. Over five hundred 
Madrassas are producing Talibs along the Afghan border in Pakistan.  
All Madrassa students are required to perform Jihadi work (fight the 
infidel) by fighting in Afghanistan. The money to finance the Madrassas 
is still collected mainly in Saudi Arabia and distributed by bin Laden and 
his associates. Osama bin Laden’s close tie with the Pakistani ISI is still 
intact. Osama bin Laden is regarded as a hero among the Arab dissidents 
believing that he is the one who will bring down American interest in the 
gulf region. The Taliban movement in Pakistan is out of the 
government’s control. In a recent speech, Gen. Musharaf the leader of 
Pakistan has been quoted to say that the entire nation of Pakistan has 
been taken hostage by a small group of extremist religious activists.

The Afghan Taliban and Osama bin LadenThe Taliban in Afghanistan is 
part of a larger Taliban movement which is centered in neighboring 
Pakistan. In spite of Gen. Musharaf’s recent complaints about the 
extremist religious groups, his government is actively supporting the 
Taliban in Afghanistan. There is a triangle relationship between Osama 
bin Laden, the Taliban movement and the government of Pakistan.  Each 
party is using the other for its own agenda. The Taliban needs Osama 
bin Laden for the financial support and the recruitment of foreign 
militants from as far as China and the Philippines. Osama bin Laden is 
using Afghanistan as a safe haven for his anti American activities and 
the Pakistani government is pursuing its interest to control Afghanistan. 
The Taliban movement is a partnership between Osama bin Laden, the 
Madrassas, and the former officers of Pakistan’s ISI which is in control 
of the opium/heroin trade and the gun running business.

In accordance with Selig Harrison, a leading US expert on South Asia, 
the CIA worked in tandem with Pakistan to create theTaliban. During a 
conference on “Terrorism and Regional Security, Managing the 
Challenges in Asia” which was held on March 3, 2001 in London, he 
recalled a conversation with the late Zia-ul Haq of Pakistan. “General Zia 
spoke to me about expanding Pakistan’s sphere of influence to control 
Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikstan and then Iran and Turkey. “Harrison 
said that design continues, he said that Gen.  Aziz who was involved in 
that Zia’s plan has been elevated now to a key position by Chief 
Executive, Gen. Pervez Musharaf”.

When it comes to the question of Afghanistan, the US State Department 
double talks. On the one hand, it has vigorously demanded the 
apprehension of Osama bin Laden.  On the other hand, it is working to 
pave the way for the recognition of the Taliban government in 
Afghanistan. There is an Afghan proverb  “Zair-e kasa neem kasa-e ast”, 
Afghans use this proverb to say that “there is a half bowl under the big 
bowl”. Which means that you can see things under the big bowl, but the 
real answer is under the half bowel which you can not see. It appears 
that under the half bowl, the US government is still in cahoots with 
Pakistan for the control of Afghanistan.

The United States government is also playing a denial game with the 
Saudi government, in which the Saudi government does not want the 
world to know about the  existence of a very strong anti Saudi sentiment 
in that country. This was well exemplified when the Saudi government 
refused to allow the FBI to conduct interviews with the convicted 
bombers of American military establishments in Saudi Arabia in 
November of 1995 and June 25, 1996. In spite of the fact that more than 
20 Americans were killed during these two attacks, the US government 
compromised and did not pursue its investigation to talk to the men 
whom were later beheaded by the Saudi government. For this reason, no 
intitative has been made to  stop the Saudi money coming to the Taliban 
via the Madrassas.

Some U.S. government analysts believes that bringing a moderate 
Talibgovernment in Afghanistan will make it possible to curtail the 
Taliban’soutrageous behavior. This idea may work if the Pakistani 
government isready and willing to cut off the military and financial 
support providedto the Taliban. It appears that neither the US 
government is prepared toexert strong pressure on Pakistan to do so, nor 
has the Pakistan governmentshown any sign of backing off from its 
covert military/economic aid tothe Taliban. As long as the Madrassas are 
producing Talibs and the moneyis coming in to finance the Madrassas, 
no change should be expected in the Taliban movement. In the manner 
the Taliban government is being operatedin Afghanistan, no one really 
knows who is the boss in Afghanistan. Is it the Taliban leader Mullah 
Omar, or the infamous Osama bin Laden?    


The future  of Afghanistan
Afghanistan has always been rich with its traditions and multi ethnic 
values. While religion has played a major role in the Afghan character, 
no religious leader has ever governed Afghanistan. It has been known 
that Afghans have been one of the most faithful Muslim societies in the 
world. By evoking the Islamic law of Jihad, Afghans rose against the 
Soviet Union and fought to the end. Today’s Osama bin Laden’s brand 
of Jihad to fight in Afghanistan is totally un-Islamic.

All across Afghanistan people are extremely displeased with the 
Taliban’s brand of government. Most of the religious decrees imposed 
by the Taliban have little or no history in Afghanistan and  contradict 
the Afghan way of life. Art, music and songs have always been a part of 
the colorful Afghan culture. For the Taliban to say that these crafts are 
un-Islamic, means that Afghans have committed sin since the emergence 
of Islam in Afghanistan.  

Regardless of Masood and the Northern Alliance war with theTaliban, a 
total uprising against Pakistan and other foreigners in Afghanistan is 
inevitable. The person who still has the momentum to call for a national 
uprising against the foreign intruders and to form a national broad based 
government in Afghanistan is the former King, Mohammad Zahir Shah. 
The former King’s peace plan which calls for the traditional Afghan Loya 
Jirga (grand assembly) has been hampered by the Taliban’s opposition 
to the plan.  The peace plan has widely been endorsed by the Parliament 
of the European Union and the Congress of the United Sates of America.

Peace will be restored in Afghanistan when Osama bin Laden and his 
associate terrorists are kicked out of Afghanistan and the Pakistan’s 
interference in Afghanistan ends.  



   

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