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International News Title: Full-Speed Ahead for Obama-Sanctioned ‘Taliban Embassy’ in Qatar Qatar: host to the US military, al-Jazeera, the Muslim Brotherhood and now, the worlds first Taliban embassy at the behest of the Obama administration. On his Facebook page, Big Peace contributor Walid Phares brought my attention to a report in the Pakistani website The Nation that Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, the premier of US ally Qatar, is prepared to open an embassy for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan otherwise known as the Taliban. He said, A solution in Afghanistan requires the participation of the Taliban in a way that must be decided by the Afghans. This story was first reported around the time of the 9/11 anniversary and its not a surprise that Obama himself downplayed the news. As The Australian wrote in September: Washington has endorsed plans for the Islamist network to open political headquarters in the gulf state of Qatar by the end of the year. The move has been devised so the West can begin formal peace talks with the Taliban. In addition to being home to In his post, Dr. Phares reminds us that Qatar is the address of al-Jazeera, the Muslim Brotherhoods most influential figure, Yusef al-Qaradawi, his website OnIslam.net and his popular al-Jazeera tv show, Shariah and Life: Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread |
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