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Ideological Enemy of the Nation - Haqqani

Posted by Boris Tiraspolsky on Monday, October 22, 2007 6:13:32 AM

Maulavi Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son SiraJuddin Haqqani, who goes by Siraj, are often labeled by the catch-all term "Taliban," though it's not entirely clear these warlords behind the failed Al Qaeda and Taliban spring offensive would call themselves anything other than Pashtun, the tribe they belong to that dominates the Afghan-Pakistan border.


Maulavi Jalaluddin Haqqani

Remember the Name of This U.S. Enemy: Haqqani
 By James Gordon Meek

It's a sure bet that you'll hear a lot this election season about Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden still being on the loose and thumbing his nose at America from his hideout in Pakistan's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. But I think eventually you'll also hear about a couple of other evildoers, to use President Bush's term, who are responsible for killing hundreds of American troops in Afghanistan since 2001. Continued...
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