US in direct talks with Taliban: New Yorker

[babsbunny]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/19/us-in-direct-talks-with-taliban-new-yorker/

By Agence France-Presse
Saturday, February 19th, 2011 -- 3:57 pm

The administration of President Barack Obama has entered into direct, secret talks with senior Afghan Taliban officials, according to The New Yorker magazine report.

Surrendering Taliban militants are seen in Herat, in November 2010. The administration of President Barack Obama has entered into direct, secret talks with senior Afghan Taliban officials, according to The New Yorker magazine report.

The talks were characterized in the story as an attempt by the Obama administration "to assess which figures in the Taliban's leadership, if any, might be willing to engage in formal Afghan peace negotiations, and under what conditions."

[robinlynne]

1. hey, we pay their salaries with our tax dollars anyway; why not talk....