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Mousa Hussein Kraish: Mullah Bahri

Quotes 

• Tom Kirkman : I'm going to be honest with you. I believe that my predecessors made their fair share of mistakes. The most obvious one to me is their failure to understand your country's history. For thousands of years, Afghanistan has relied on tribal leaders to govern. And to try and implement a Western democracy without truly understanding that was shortsighted, and to many Afghans, deeply disrespectful. For that, I am sorry. I would like to extend my hand in partnership, but I need to know do I, in fact, have a partner?

  Mullah Bahri : You don't with me, sir. Not as things stand. America devotes all its resources to propping up a corrupt regime.

  Tom Kirkman : A regime that, at least, fights terrorism.

  Mullah Bahri : That uses your money to buy Ferraris and bomb our children.

  Tom Kirkman : Sir, both our nations have been down this road before. Promises were made, our money spent, yet everything remained the same. What I'm interested in is whether or not we can work together to effect meaningful change.

  Mullah Bahri : There is a way. Changing hearts and minds one person at a time takes generations. At least it used to. But I have a faster method.

  Tom Kirkman : I'm listening.

  Mullah Bahri : Technology. With just a few keystrokes, I can compel millions - a new Arab spring.

  Tom Kirkman : The old one led to an Arab winter.

  Mullah Bahri : Because the West didn't follow through. My people turn to extremism out of desperation.

  Tom Kirkman : So if we were to help you reduce the desperation...

  Mullah Bahri : I'll reduce the extremism. And you can monitor me online. Make sure I'm holding up my end of the bargain.

  Tom Kirkman : This is very promising. Mullah Bahri, thank you for your time.

  Mullah Bahri : Ah, please. My followers refer to me as Zowan Haleek. "The young one".

  Tom Kirkman : Zowan Haleek. I like that. And it is true. You are very young to lead so many.

  Mullah Bahri : Yes. Because they know if they want a future, they can't look to the past.

• Mullah Bahri : Fayad is an animal. Many of my followers are dead, killed at that market attack.

  Tom Kirkman : I'm very sorry for your loss.

  Mullah Bahri : But Fayad isn't. The only tradition he wants to continue is one of bloodshed.

  Tom Kirkman : Do you have proof of this?

  Mullah Bahri : Al Amin is reporting that the explosive used at the market bombing was triacetone triperoxide.

  Tom Kirkman : That's not proof. Even I know TATP is made from hydrogen peroxide, which is legal and readily available.

  Mullah Bahri : But not in Kabul. We have a massive shortage. But you might be interested to know who owns a company in the Waziristan province of Pakistan that manufactures that chemical.

  Tom Kirkman : Mullah Fayad.

• Tom Kirkman : We now know that the attackers were Pakistani.

  Mullah Bahri : I knew it. Fayad is a snake.

  Tom Kirkman : And not a very clever one. The TATP trail led straight to him.

  Mullah Bahri : Well, Fayad is a simple but brutal man.

  Tom Kirkman : So you said. But he was not responsible for today's attack.

• Tom Kirkman : We have drone footage of your compound from yesterday. Four cars, all with Pakistani license plates.

  Mullah Bahri : I have many Pakistani followers.

  Tom Kirkman : And we know what they were following. Our CIA station chief overheard the attackers talking. They kept referring to "the child". "We need to do this for the little one." You gave me a very loose translation for Zowan. Gentlemen, please come in.

  [a group of soldiers enter] 

  Tom Kirkman : We killed one of the attackers and retrieved his cell phone. Your number was in it. Your name, your number. You planned the attack.

  Mullah Bahri : Mr. President...

  Tom Kirkman : You killed Americans! And for that you will pay. You will never see your precious sunlight again.

  Mullah Bahri : You come to our country, desecrate it, and you expect to be welcomed like heroes? You are invaders. And invaders deserve death.

  Tom Kirkman : This is the part you always get wrong. You provided sanctuary and assistance to the people who attacked my country - September 11, 2001. Take him into custody.