Finally, we're all talking about talking to the Taliban

Published November 10, 2010

"I told you so" is an unbecoming political posture, but NDP Leader Jack Layton could certainly be forgiven such thoughts when the subject turns to negotiating with the Taliban.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government once thought it clever to ridicule Mr. Layton's call for talks. He didn't understand the real world, they said; next he'd be wanting tea with Osama Bin Laden.

But now...

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