Posts About Taliban

Hard Choices for Bhutto and Musharraf

Pakistan’s Army needs Bhutto so it can rig elections, create a fractious government and hold on to effective power.


Understanding a Changing Taliban Front

Seven years later, the question we should be asking is whether the Taliban are set in their religious cult or if they are now purely a pack of political opportunists.


Negotiation Isn't Enough

The bigger problem with the statement, "we don't negotiate with terrorists," is that one group’s terrorists may be another group’s freedom fighters.


Taliban Truce Discussion Too Late

The reality is that the only valid way to solve serious problems in the chaotic global village is by negotiating a truce talk – which should have happened years ago.


Musharraf's Two-Faced Rule

Musharraf’s blind desire to remain in power aids the same Taliban extremists he claims to be fighting.


Cut Out the Hypocrisy on Terrorism

My advice to governments is to cut out the hypocrisy. To quote an immortal line from, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" ... "If you come to kill, kill - don't talk."


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