The London Assembly's report resolutely rejects surrender to the assumption that trends since 2008 are inevitable, making a number of recommendations for the mayor of London.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld flatly rejected any surrender deal that would bestow an amnesty on Mullah Omar -- an amnesty that the secretary scornfully called a "medal of freedom".
And if the President publicly humiliates them, as he did on Friday, by rejecting their initial surrender terms and signaling a determination to torment them for a few more days, well, they'll grimace and accept that, too.
His council was unanimous in rejecting the proposed capitulation, and the British chose to surrender unconditionally instead.
He rejected calls to surrender the payment, and the government is considering legal options.
The Russian prime minister, Viktor Chernomyrdin, said the two men had earlier rejected opportunities to surrender.
Mr. Cox said it was "undisputed" that the imam, Luqman Ameen Abdullah, who was killed in the raid, fired at agents, resisted arrest and rejected demands to surrender.
He and his subordinates have consistently rejected calls to surrender, but his second wife, along with three of his children and their families, fled to neighboring Algeria on Monday.
In response to questions, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today in Washington that the United States had not rejected a proposed surrender agreement for Al Qaeda fighters on Wednesday, but he also said any settlement must be unconditional.
Jason Patrick, who remained at the refuge following Bundy's arrest on Tuesday, told Reuters by phone that some protesters were leaving on Wednesday afternoon through checkpoints set up by authorities, but rejected the word "surrender".
