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Feb. 17, 2010 In the past weeks, the U.S. military has been busy making announcements. The subject of this barrage has been the upcoming offensive in Helmand Province. What they did not announce was they also wanted to deliver a political coup in Pakistan. In Karachi, Pakistani intelligence was keeping tabs on Mullah Abdhul Ghani Baradan supposedly the number two Taliban after Mullah Omar. This was an almost routine job as Baradan made it a habit of visiting Karachi during the cooler winter months and collecting money for the Taliban cause. In the past, Mullah Baradan has represented the Taliban in talks with Americans sponsored by the Saudis. As the offensive in Afghanistan started, Pakistani officials grabbed Mullah Baradan and gave American officials access to him for interrogation. This maneuver is supposed to give a psychological boost to the grand opening of a campaign few people think it will succeed. On the surface, grabbing the number two Taliban together with occupying Marja would seem like a brilliant coup and show the American military as victors. However, since in the Taliban doctrine, any captured member becomes a zero the claim to have a high ranking member of the command structure has no value to the insurgents. Interrogating Mullah Baradar will also yield very little . He operated almost openly and it is doubtful he had much if any knowledge on operational matters. It was already well known where he collected money.
The headlines we will see in the next few days really should read: One Plus One Equals Zero.
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