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> they conspired with an international terrorist organisation operating from their territory with their support and blessing It's not clear that they conspired
by ScottBurson 8y ago
> they conspired with an international terrorist organisation operating from their territory with their support and blessing
It's not clear that they conspired [0], though I suppose you could call them an accessory after the fact for refusing to extradite bin Laden.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_for_the_September_11_attacks#Taliban https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_for_the_Septemb...
- simonh 8y agoAl Qaeda had already mounted and claimed multiple attacks on the US, and even the World Trade Center for years before 9/11 and the Taliban continued to provide support and protection to the group and explicitly endorsed their activities throughout. They were clearly culpable.