Scott Horton Interviews Syed Saleem Shahzad
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Syed Saleem Shahzad, Pakistan Bureau Chief for Asia Times Online, discusses the incorrect report of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed’s death in a 2002 shootout in Pakistan, the two very different Jundullah organizations, how the neo-Taliban has closer links to al-Qaeda than the previous generation, al-Qaeda’s attempt to instigate conflict between India and Pakistan to damage the US war effort in Afghanistan and why the Taliban will never be willing to turn over al-Qaeda members to the US.
MP3 here. (23:51)
Syed Saleem Shahzad is Asia Times Online’s Pakistan Bureau Chief. He is writing an exclusive account of al-Qaeda’s strategy and ideology in an upcoming book 9/11 and beyond: The One Thousand and One Night Tales of Al-Qaeda.
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epppie
April 18th, 2010 at 6:12 am
Sounds like propaganda, perfect for Obama the Lord of Terra.
eCAHNomics
April 18th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
He mentioned at the beginning that he was in touch with KSM's family. The U.S., as part of its torture of KSM, threatened his son. Does the reporter know where the son is? Is he safe? Or did the U.S. follow thru on its threats?
eCAHNomics
April 18th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
I thought Taliban was willing to hand over AQ to a third party, which the U.S. rejected. Does he dispute that?
paulBass
April 18th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
so i guess we have 2 choices, ww3 or israel vs the mujahedeen, i guess they finaly get the wish, an exisistencial threat…..
best stock up on the popcorn before the rationing…
blah
April 20th, 2010 at 6:47 pm
Bin Laden has been dead since the winter of 2001.
DavidSpero
April 20th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
This guy certainly is supporting the endless war line. Maybe he is right about Taliban/al-Qaeda links, but still, having a "base" in the wastelands of Waziristan is not crucial to al-Qaeda's success, and it never was. Get Western armies out of Muslim countries and the problem would go away by itself.
Phonk
April 21st, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Duh….whatever….Pentagon Budget is always on the rise, wars needed .
factfromfiction
September 12th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
The New Yorker has just done a very good piece on this courageous journalist. See here – http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/09/19/110…
Thanks Scott for the interview!!!