Taliban says war will not eliminate terrorism
The leader of Afghanistan's Taliban Government has warned that the only way the United States can defeat terrorism is to withdraw US soldiers from the Persian Gulf and support the Palestinians in their conflict with Israel.
Mullah Mohammed Omar said the death of Osama bin Laden will do little to remove the threat of terrorist attacks against the United States.
"If Americans want to eliminate terrorism," he said, "then they should withdraw their forces from the Gulf and they should put an end to the partial attitude on the issue of Palestine."
Mullah Omar added: "America wants to eliminate Islam and they are spreading lawlessness to install a pro-American Government in Afghanistan.
"This effort will not solve the problem and the Americans will burn themselves if they indulge in this kind of activity."
