New York Times publishes Taliban propaganda

It used to be that a murderous regime needed a pliable Western journalist to get its propaganda printed in the New York Times.

Not anymore!

It can submit directly to the Times opinion section, as the Taliban proved this week.

“What We, the Taliban, Want,” reads the actual headline to an article published Thursday by an actual American newsroom.

The op-ed, authored by Taliban deputy leader and suspected terrorist Sirajuddin Haqqani, opens with a series of sentences that attempt to “both sides” the conflict between the Taliban and the United States and present the Americans as unreliable and untrustworthy negotiators.

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