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Taliban Letter

Mrs.Greg

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Taliban letter to Canadians warns of more attacks


The Taliban has sent an open letter urging Canadians to push Ottawa to leave Afghanistan or face more insurgent attacks, after two Canadian aid workers were killed



CTV.ca News Staff

The fundamentalist Islamic group has waged a violent campaign against NATO and Afghan forces since 2001 when the Taliban was ousted in a U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan.

In an open letter written on behalf of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" and addressed to the "Canadian people," the Taliban says Canada should not have followed the "American" agenda and has "sacrificed" its self-respect.

The letter, purportedly written by Taliban spokesperson Qari Muhammad Yussef, says the Taliban is forced to kill Canadians because innocent Afghans are being killed.

"The Afghans did not go to Canada to kill the Canadians. Rather, it is the Canadians who came to Afghanistan to kill and torture the Afghan, to please the fascist regime of America," the letter said.

"The Canadian people have to realize if their sisters, their brothers and their children are being killed in Afghanistan, it is because of the wrong policy of the government of Canada and their falling under the influence of others when they sent occupation soldiers to Afghanistan."

The letter told Canadians to prepare for more attacks like the one earlier this past week in which two Canadian aid workers were gunned down in Logar province.

"Events such as Logar will happen again, because occupied Afghanistan looks at all actors that are established in the interest of America with an eye of hostility," said the letter, which was dated Aug. 15.

"You have to convince your government to put an end to the occupation of Afghanistan so that the Afghans are not killed with your hands and so that you are not killed with the hands of the Afghans."

A spokesperson for Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the letter a propaganda exercise and said the threats in it will have no effect on Canadian policy. Kory Teneycke also said it's not surprising the Taliban are targeting aid workers considering that they attack their own civilians.

The letter was released on a weekend that saw deadly violence throughout Afghanistan, with more than 90 people reported killed over four days. There were reports that:

Afghan authorities killed 32 Taliban fighters during a four hour battle on Sunday. Five private security guards also died.
Ten Afghan police officers were killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in Kandahar province on Saturday.
Foreign forces and Afghan troops killed seven militants in clashes Saturday in a mountainous area of Zabul province. Similar clashes between police and militants also left four insurgents dead in eastern Paktika province. Three police officers were wounded.
Four police officers were killed on Friday during an insurgent attack that left 23 militants dead in southern Helmand province.
According to the Afghanistan NGO Safety Office, which tracks security issues in the country, insurgent attacks were up by 50 per cent in the first half of this year. About 3,200 people, mostly militants, have died in insurgent attacks this year.

The insurgent violence has left Afghan authorities concerned about security at upcoming celebrations for the country's Independence Day celebrations on Monday. They've called in more than 7,000 officers to secure Kabul. Kandahar's provincial police chief says he will also beef up security in the province, which is the base for most of Canada's 2,500 soldiers in Afghanistan
 

aplusmnt

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Cal said:
We'll loan Obama, The Special One, to you for a few days, he'll fix everything.

He would need at least three days, to get his reply down and figure out what exactly to do. One to give a speech on hope, one to fumble around and say in roundabout way what he would do, then a third day to change his mind and go with what he learned from the polls and his advisers and copy the Conservatives response on day one.
 

Mike

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aplusmnt said:
Cal said:
We'll loan Obama, The Special One, to you for a few days, he'll fix everything.

He would need at least three days, to get his reply down and figure out what exactly to do. One to give a speech on hope, one to fumble around and say in roundabout way what he would do, then a third day to change his mind and go with what he learned from the polls and his advisers and copy the Conservatives response on day one.

Both of you guys are toooooo funny! :lol: :lol:
 

jigs

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can't we just fight on the talibans level?? strap a few hundred pounds of TNT to Obama, and send him looking for Osama....weather or not he finds Osama, hit the trigger. if we can not get Osama, at least we get the bastard who will turn our country over to the radicle muslims
 

Mrs.Greg

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:???: You guys find it funny that our country,following YOUR country into Afganistan, is being threatened because of our ties to your country.Ya I see the humour :roll:
 

Sandhusker

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There's only one way to handle getting a letter like that, MG. You make 10,000 copies of it, affix each copy to a bomb, and stamp "Return to Sender".
 

Cal

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Mrs.Greg said:
:???: You guys find it funny that our country,following YOUR country into Afganistan, is being threatened because of our ties to your country.Ya I see the humour :roll:
Have you really reached out to the Taliban? Have you offered them free health care? Have you really made it clear that the US and George Bush are to blame for your invasive behavior (behaviour) ? Have you searched for vestibule virgins to offer them? Have you donned Burkhas and protested as a sign of solidarity and peace with the Taliban? Have you offered them condoms in order to protect their goat population from disease and unwanted pregnancy? You really do need to be proactive rather than reactive.
 

per

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Not quite sure what kind of response your could expect from these guys Mrs. Greg. Bin Ladin, the Taliban and all of the Radical end of the Muslims think that all westerners need to be removed. Soft Canadians included. It is in Our best interest to be there not just to support our neighbors but also to protect our own interests.
 

nonothing

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per said:
Not quite sure what kind of response your could expect from these guys Mrs. Greg. Bin Ladin, the Taliban and all of the Radical end of the Muslims think that all westerners need to be removed. Soft Canadians included. It is in Our best interest to be there not just to support our neighbors but also to protect our own interests.

I think your statement is bullshit...Had GW bush sent in the guns and soldiers that he did into Iraq then yes i would agree....He spent a trillion dollars in Iraq and is still spending.Well our guys are dying in Afghanistan...Ffs bin ladin ,the master mind terriost has nevr been caught....His attack on america is the reason we went to war with afghanistan in the first place..I think bush has let both countries down......so sadam is dead,but osama Bin ladin still walks the earth....His head should of been on a stick long ago....Our guys are fighting for the right reason,they are there in attempt to stop terrorism...not because stephen harpers dad messed up the first time so bad his son felt he needed to go after sadam again...This war crap has everything to do with Bush's inability to lead..Why you assholes talk about Obama is just plain ignorant.....The man has had nothing to with starting this fiasco and all you guys do is look to blame a guy who had nothing to do with it......Why do you people never ask the question of "why is bin ladins head not on a stick for all the world to see what will happen to you if you attack our country" As far as it looks now,bin ladin achieved his goal,it is GW Bush who lost this fight....
I just cannot understand how so many people here never question this..Sadam dead,bin ladin not...how does that show the world you mean bussiness...
 

Larrry

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"why is bin ladins head not on a stick for all the world to see what will happen to you if you attack our country"

Who are you asking this question. I thought maybe it might have been directed to Bill Clinton. Just askin. :lol:
 

andybob

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Had the Canadian army not been in Afghanistan the aid workers would still have been murdered, the fact that they managed to kill aid workers from a country with a military presence, is a good opportunity to exploit
the situation for political gain, an old tried and trusted terrorist tactic.
 

nonothing

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Larrry said:
"why is bin ladins head not on a stick for all the world to see what will happen to you if you attack our country"

Who are you asking this question. I thought maybe it might have been directed to Bill Clinton. Just askin. :lol:

I directed the question fine,this is just your Un-Smart way of making it a liberal issue ...This time blaming it all on the liberals just wont work.....
 

Larrry

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nonothing learned a new word, he should get a sticker for that.

However the question I asked still stands about BC.
 

nonothing

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andybob said:
Had the Canadian army not been in Afghanistan the aid workers would still have been murdered, the fact that they managed to kill aid workers from a country with a military presence, is a good opportunity to exploit
the situation for political gain, an old tried and trusted terrorist tactic.

I have no idea why they were killed or do I know old tried and true terriost tactics.All I know is this....If you attack america you should be made to pay with your life,and I am all for that ...I want to see that bastard bin ladins head on a stick,waving around the streets of america....Show these terriost no one in the west will tolerate such violence....but that never happened and that makes the tragedy of 911 even more tragic..Those people who died in those buildings deserved better...It was not sadam that did it.It was bin ladin and he should of been hunted down and killed long before sadam,swift and with all millitary power available....It is to bad that ,that never happened....
 
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