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PufPuf23

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4. Speaking of the Dalai Lama, whatever happened to Mullah Omar?
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 01:07 PM
Feb 2013

Yes that is right, the Mullah Omar that was the head of the Taliban when the Taliban sheltered Osama Bin Laden prior to and post 9-11.

from wiki:

Mullah Mohammed Omar (Pashto: ملا محمد عمر?; born c. 1959), often simply called Mullah Omar, is the spiritual leader of the Taliban. He was Afghanistan's de facto head of state from 1996 to late 2001, under the official title "Head of the Supreme Council". He held the title Commander of the Faithful of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which was recognized by only three nations: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He is thought to be living somewhere in Pakistan.

Mullah Omar has been wanted by the U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice program since October 2001, for sheltering Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda militants in the years prior to the September 11 attacks.[3] Those who were close to him say that he requested evidence from the United States regarding bin Laden and his alleged hand in the 9/11 attacks but did not receive any.[4] He is believed to be directing the Taliban insurgency against the U.S.-led NATO forces and the Government of Afghanistan.[5][6]

Despite his political rank and his high status on the Rewards for Justice most wanted list,[3] not much is publicly known about him. Few photos exist of him, none of them official, and a picture used in 2002 by many media outlets has since been established to be someone other than him. The authenticity of the existing images is debated.[7] Apart from the fact that he is missing one eye, accounts of his physical appearance are contradictory: Omar is described as very tall (some say 2 m).[8][9] Mullah Omar has been described as shy and non-talkative with foreigners.[10]

During his tenure as Emir of Afghanistan, Omar seldom left the city of Kandahar and rarely met with outsiders,[8] instead relying on Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil for the majority of diplomatic necessities. Many, including Afghan President Hamid Karzai, claim that Mullah Omar and his Taliban movement are used as puppets by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Pakistan. Additionally, many current and former U.S. senior military officials such as Robert Gates,[11] Stanley McChrystal,[12] David Petraeus[13] and others claim that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are also involved in helping the Taliban.[14]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Omar

ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz zz ...... z .......... . . tabasco Feb 2013 #1
Logic fail. nt Confusious Feb 2013 #2
What, you mean the Dalai Lama ISN'T trying to murder girls who dare to try to attend school? 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #12
American hubris. This is news to you? geckosfeet Feb 2013 #3
Speaking of the Dalai Lama, whatever happened to Mullah Omar? PufPuf23 Feb 2013 #4
He is most likely in negotiations with Karzai and the Americans right now. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #16
My post was absurd like the OP PufPuf23 Feb 2013 #19
Major bad logic here graham4anything Feb 2013 #5
"The people now being targeted...were CRIMINALS AND TERRORISTS WHO DID HORRIBLE THINGS to Americans. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #18
Link? G_j Feb 2013 #24
So is the Dali Lami organizing terrorist attacks to kill Chinese, and Chinese interests? still_one Feb 2013 #6
well, some did. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #33
this is really clumsy and heavy handed. cali Feb 2013 #7
It would seem that the Cubans would be fully justified Vinnie From Indy Feb 2013 #8
Yeah, okay. And what if they simply put a bullet in his brain? randome Feb 2013 #9
A completely insane comparison. bluestate10 Feb 2013 #10
^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^ 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #11
+ 1000 eom BlueCaliDem Feb 2013 #15
The US State Department recognizes 195 countries in the world G_j Feb 2013 #35
On that issue treestar Feb 2013 #39
Inapt Comparison Yavin4 Feb 2013 #13
Because the Dalai Lama is just like Anwar al-Awlaki, right? MineralMan Feb 2013 #14
They could say he's a terrorist supporting suicide immolation. LittleBlue Feb 2013 #17
people seem to have forgotten how many Tibetans have been murdered G_j Feb 2013 #26
Two things: He'll achieve total consciousness and there will be a battle over the next Dalai Lama. Gorp Feb 2013 #20
You are correct Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #22
I stand corrected on the Lama succession, but it's still going to cause a shitstorm. Gorp Feb 2013 #23
Would it cut down on all those Buddhist suicide bombers? Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #21
OH SHIT... one_voice Feb 2013 #25
Dalai Lama Group Says It Got Money From C.I.A. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #31
I think your point is that any state could claim an entity to be G_j Feb 2013 #27
Drones will become a huge issue for D's green for victory Feb 2013 #28
And it'll be quite OK with the Rs treestar Feb 2013 #37
+1 HiPointDem Feb 2013 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author aikoaiko Feb 2013 #30
ok bigapple1963 Feb 2013 #32
Come back when the Dalai Lama starts getting his followers to kill innocent people. baldguy Feb 2013 #34
What if they killed him with a gun? treestar Feb 2013 #36
The comparison simply is not valid. n/t. OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #38
LaMonte Young and I agree that the Dali Lama is more likely to use a drone Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #40
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