We always negotiate with terrorists, cont.

It's silly to pretend we won't, even if I'm not wild about this actually happening:

Islamabad, Pakistan (AHN) - After signing a truce with pro-Taliban militants on its border with Afghanistan, Pakistan is now extending the olive branch to America's most wanted man; Osama bin Laden.

Pakistani officials tell ABC that the leader of the terror group al-Qaeda, and the mastermind of the September 11th attacks in the U.S. will not face capture if he agrees to lead a "peaceful life."

Major General Shaukat Sultan Khan says that "as long as one is being like a peaceful citizen" bin Laden "would not be taken into custody."

There's already some pushback by the Paksitani government over what this all means, but given that even before the truce, the Pakistani military and intelligence weren't, shall we say, fighting tooth and nail, I think it's pretty clear what's going on.