That differs from my understanding of the UBL timeline. My corroborated sources indicate:Except that he wasnt in Afghanistan and even if he had been there was no legal process to extradite him to the US.
UBL was at Tora Bora, and that he evaded U.S. capture by arrangement with Tora Bora perimeter mercenary security. No? If not that, what?
Extradition surely an issue. But iirc the U.S. didn't officially recognize Taliban de jure sovereign legitimacy. Instead the Taliban were regarded as religious thugs.
Should the U.S. have allowed this "most wanted" criminal safe refuge?
I was not party to either negotiation. I'm not justifying Brennan."Question, when the US refused to extradite Brennan would Britain have been justified in bombing Washington?
(bear in mind that unlike ObL Brennan was convicted of terrorism)" m #140
And in some regard, IF Brennan were being held in Washington, perhaps so. And while I generally oppose double-standards it seems a mistake to conflate the unelected Taliban with the United States federal government.