Original sentence: A Bush administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, rejected the Taliban offer, and refused to present any evidence.On October 4 the Taliban agreed to turn bin Laden over to Pakistan for trial in an international tribunal that operated according to Islamic Sharia law, but Pakistan blocked the offer as it was not possible to guarantee his safety
Edited sentence: On October 4 the Taliban may have covertly offered to turn bin Laden over to Pakistan for trial in an international tribunal that operated according to Islamic Sharia law, but Pakistan declined.The U.rejected this offer as insufficient