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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