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fpbPresident Karzai appointed a former President of Afghanistan to head peace negotiations with the Taliban. The Taliban sent a pretend negotiator - one of two; the other must have known what was going ot happen - who blew himself up along with the ex-President.
You would have thought this would give you an idea of what the Taliban think of peace. But not if you are a BBC "journalist". The wretch sent to Afghanistan concluded his report by wondering aloud what concessions could be offered to encourage the Taliban back to the negotiating table, and blaming the victim for being "a deeply divisive figure". The BBC needs a few dozen of its own people to be bloodily and publicly murdered: they seem to have forgotten the meaning of the act of murder.
You would have thought this would give you an idea of what the Taliban think of peace. But not if you are a BBC "journalist". The wretch sent to Afghanistan concluded his report by wondering aloud what concessions could be offered to encourage the Taliban back to the negotiating table, and blaming the victim for being "a deeply divisive figure". The BBC needs a few dozen of its own people to be bloodily and publicly murdered: they seem to have forgotten the meaning of the act of murder.
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Date: 2011-09-21 08:05 pm (UTC)Maybe it's just for ratings. Still, I can't help but think some people in our countries WANT their own nation, or a Western one, to lose out in global relations, whether we are talking Afghanistan, Ireland, Israel, etc.
Who in America or UK (press or otherwise) would actually root for the Tablian or Hamas, except those who are convinced the West is some evil empire, or that just because someone is at a disadvantage that they are being oppressed/victimized?