Post by peterd on Oct 5, 2013 3:49:06 GMT -8
Former warlord named as 'mentor' of 9/11 mastermind to run for president in Afghanistan
A well-known former Afghan warlord who welcomed Usama bin Laden and Al Qaeda fighters to his training camps in the 1990s and was a mentor to the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks is one of the candidates running to be the country's next president in elections next April.
Abdul Rasoul Sayyaf, 67, registered as a candidate Thursday in Kabul, saying, "I am hopeful that the nation will decide wisely and that their decision will lead to a prosperous future, which will ensure the honor and pride of this nation in this world and the world after."
www.foxnews.com/world/2013/10/03/former-warlord-named-as-11-mastermind-mentor-to-run-for-president-in/
A well-known former Afghan warlord who welcomed Usama bin Laden and Al Qaeda fighters to his training camps in the 1990s and was a mentor to the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks is one of the candidates running to be the country's next president in elections next April.
Abdul Rasoul Sayyaf, 67, registered as a candidate Thursday in Kabul, saying, "I am hopeful that the nation will decide wisely and that their decision will lead to a prosperous future, which will ensure the honor and pride of this nation in this world and the world after."
www.foxnews.com/world/2013/10/03/former-warlord-named-as-11-mastermind-mentor-to-run-for-president-in/