- TIL in October 2001, days after the U.S. started bombing Afghanistan, the Taliban offered to turn over Osama bin Laden to a third country if the U.S. would stop bombing and present evidence of bin Laden's guilt. Confident of success, George Bush refused to negotiate. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/oct/14/afghanistan.terrorism5 26 comments politics
- Throwback to Oct. 14, 2001 when the Taliban offered to turn over bin Laden, if America stopped its bombing campaign and provided evidence of bin Laden’s involvement in the 9/11 attack. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/oct/14/afghanistan.terrorism5 4 comments worldnews
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- Sorry, George W. Bush, but this whole mess is still your fault | Salon.com http://www.salon.com/2014/06/16/sorry_george_w_bush_but_this_whole_mess_is_still_your_fault/ 256 comments
- The Long Fight for Afghanistan — The Conflict Archives http://theconflictarchives.com/insights/2018/2/3/the-long-fight-for-afghanistan 32 comments
- Noam Chomsky on How To Prevent World War III ❧ Current Affairs https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/04/noam-chomsky-on-how-to-prevent-world-war-iii 0 comments
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