[Imc] slanted NYT coverage of Taliban offer & US rejection
R. Braun
braun at cyberspace.org
Wed Sep 19 16:06:37 UTC 2001
Interesting how speculation changes to fact in the space of 2 sentences:
"We have not tried to create friction with America," Mullah Omar
said. "We have had several talks with the present and past American
governments and we are ready for more talks."
"We appeal to the American government to exercise complete patience,"
he said later, "and we want America to gather complete information and
find the real culprits." It was unclear whether Mullah Omar's offer
was genuine or merely a rhetorical stall for time.
The text of his remarks was carried by the Reuters news agency.
In Washington, the Bush administration brushed aside the Taliban
leader's rhetorical offer. "The president's message to the Taliban is
very simple," the White House spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said. "It's
time for action, not negotiations."
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/19/international/19CND-PAK.html
-Rosemary
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