Brown in hot seat over secret Taliban talks

[undergroundpanther]

AGENTS from MI6 held secret talks with Taliban leaders despite a pledge by the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, that his country would not negotiate with terrorists.

Officers from the Secret Intelligence Service - MI6's official name - held discussions, or jirgas, with senior insurgents several times in the northern summer.

"The SIS officers were understood to have sought peace directly with the Taliban, with them coming across as some sort of armed militia," a source said. The British would also provide "mentoring" for the Taliban.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/brown-in-hot-seat-over-secret-taliban-talks/2007/12/26/1198345081161.html