[lbo-talk] Afghanistan: a very temporary victory

uvj at vsnl.com uvj at vsnl.com
Tue Mar 7 13:33:11 PST 2006


Andy F wrote:


> > > A variant of which the Taliban supposedly offered -- giving up
> ObL on
> > > the onerous condition that he be tried in a third country.
> > >
> > > Since this would have resembled police work (as opposed to a good
> > > stiffdicked war), their sincerity was never tested.


> > Taliban government was recognised by three states, Pakistan,
> Saudi Arabia and UAE. Which third country could have tried Osama
> bin Laden?


> It's kind of novel to see the niceties of international law to be
> considered in this matter.

Trying Osama in a third country wasn't my idea.

Ulhas



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