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CaptainCrunch · 07-13-2017, 01:37 PM

They were removed they were not the government of that country. Beyond that they weren't recognized by the US as a legitimate government, they were never granted recognition.

There is no gray, they weren't a country, they spent as much time terrorizing their own people as they did as a resistance to the coalition

Canada declared the Taliban as an enemy terrorist group, mainly because they provided aid and material support to Al Qeada and bin laden. We do have Omar making bombs though so in a real sense from a Canadian perspective he was a terrorist.

As well He was trained by Al Qaeda members, his old man provided material support and did fund raising that directly benefited Al Qaeda and its cause.

Omar also worked with Al Qaeda as a translator in Afghanistan. By every definition he was a member of a terrorist group. Not the Taliban, but Al Qaeda.

The group that he was with when attacked were foreign fighters as well, not the Taliban, Therefore with a Terrorist Group,

There to me is no debate. He received training from a terrorist group, we have him on video building bombs that were used against the Coalition, and he was a citizen of Canada. On top of it, he was building bombs with Al Qaeda members.

Basically by building those bombs whether they were used by the Taliban or Al Qaeda which were used against the Coalition which included Canada, Omar a Canadian Citizen did perform an act that at the most was treasonous, at the least was providing material or training support to a group that was at war with Canada.

I don't consider him a freedom fighter, or some member of a resistance.

If he was Al Qaeda he was a terrorist

If he identified as Taliban, then he was an insurgent, that was not the government at the time, and spend as much time attacking civilians as it did coalition forces..

To the second part, its irelevant I guess. I had sworn that I wasn't going to get back into this thread. But the portrayal of the acts that Omar did in Afghanistan as somewhat heroic or even justified to me are wrong.

Isn't the whole defense here that he was part of a terrorist group but he was brain washed by his dad so its not his fault.

07-13-2017, 01:37 PM	#543
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	They were removed they were not the government of that country. Beyond that they weren't recognized by the US as a legitimate government, they were never granted recognition. There is no gray, they weren't a country, they spent as much time terrorizing their own people as they did as a resistance to the coalition Canada declared the Taliban as an enemy terrorist group, mainly because they provided aid and material support to Al Qeada and bin laden. We do have Omar making bombs though so in a real sense from a Canadian perspective he was a terrorist. As well He was trained by Al Qaeda members, his old man provided material support and did fund raising that directly benefited Al Qaeda and its cause. Omar also worked with Al Qaeda as a translator in Afghanistan. By every definition he was a member of a terrorist group. Not the Taliban, but Al Qaeda. The group that he was with when attacked were foreign fighters as well, not the Taliban, Therefore with a Terrorist Group, There to me is no debate. He received training from a terrorist group, we have him on video building bombs that were used against the Coalition, and he was a citizen of Canada. On top of it, he was building bombs with Al Qaeda members. Basically by building those bombs whether they were used by the Taliban or Al Qaeda which were used against the Coalition which included Canada, Omar a Canadian Citizen did perform an act that at the most was treasonous, at the least was providing material or training support to a group that was at war with Canada. I don't consider him a freedom fighter, or some member of a resistance. If he was Al Qaeda he was a terrorist If he identified as Taliban, then he was an insurgent, that was not the government at the time, and spend as much time attacking civilians as it did coalition forces.. To the second part, its irelevant I guess. I had sworn that I wasn't going to get back into this thread. But the portrayal of the acts that Omar did in Afghanistan as somewhat heroic or even justified to me are wrong. Isn't the whole defense here that he was part of a terrorist group but he was brain washed by his dad so its not his fault. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!