From the AFP: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iKXQC2HwynedmTU1YcjQQFpyPA_g

LONDON - The NATO commander in Afghanistan said his troop surge could lead to a negotiated peace with the Taliban, in an interview published Monday ahead of a major conference this week on the war.

Excerpt over. I'm going to go polish my Sharia legal study for a while. I'll be back February 1.