Mullah Omar Letter Causing Discontent Among Taliban

The distribution of a letter supposedly wrote by Mullah Omar, head of the Taliban, is causing some discontent among Taliban fighters. While many Taliban dispute the authenticity of the letter - claiming it is a CIA fabrication - others think it is genuine.  Among those Taliban who think the letter is genuine there are two schools of thought.  One advocates the instructions of the letter that endorses a strategy of slowing operations down, reducing civilian casualties, and giving negotiations with the U.S. a chance. The other group believes that Mullah Omar is selling out the cause of evicting foreign occupying troops and overturning the corrupt Karzai regime. Read more in "Taliban in Turmoil Over 'Mullah Omar' Letter", The Daily Beast, March 1, 2011.