Ultimatums from Bush, Blair as US "proves" Taliban, bin Laden guilty - 9/11

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 21:55:09 GMT

US President George W. Bush issued an ultimatum Tuesday to the Taliban, telling them to surrender Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda network or face the consequences, after presenting what he said was clear evidence that all three are linked to deadly anti-US attacks. Bush was echoed by his closest ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who told the Taliban: Surrender the terrorists or surrender power: That is your choice. Time was quickly running out for Afghanistan's ruling militia as developments snowballed, with NATO announcing that it could now activate, for the first time in its 52-year history, a clause in its founding charter stating that an attack from abroad on one member is considered an attack on all.