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2007-11-08 Afghanistan

Afghanistan in mourning after attack kills 52

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Posted by Steve White 2007-11-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 Perhaps Karzai could summon up 10x the indignity he comes up with when the coalition ends up killing five "innocents" despite doing their best to minimze civilian casualties?

Snark contest! Translate the following statement into English:

Taliban are not Muslims. If they were Muslims, they would not attack Muslims.

Posted by gorb 2007-11-08 02:04|| 2007-11-08 02:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Taliban are not Muslims. If they were Muslims, they would not attack Muslims.

Yeah, that one sorta stuck out like a sore thumb. Lemme see:

Oh, I got it. True Muslims only kill infidels! Now tell that to the takfiri.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-08 03:39|| 2007-11-08 03:39|| Front Page Top

#3 including prominent opposition figure Mustafa Kazimi

Lebanon comes to Afghanistan?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2007-11-08 07:50|| 2007-11-08 07:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Taliban are not Muslims. If they were Muslims, they would not attack Muslims.

BZZZZZZZZZZ! Oh, I'm awfully sorry, Qais. That is incorrect.
What do we have for him, Johnny?

Posted by tu3031 2007-11-08 08:59|| 2007-11-08 08:59|| Front Page Top

#5 actually Qais statement is one of utter rejection of AQ and its ideology, and something we want to encourage.

Im not sure what it means for Kharzai to be indignant with the Taliban, against whom hes been fighting since before he became president.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2007-11-08 09:18|| 2007-11-08 09:18|| Front Page Top

#6 actually Qais statement is one of utter rejection of AQ and its ideology

Ummm ... no. Please feel free to drop the roseate spectacles, Liberalhawk. Qais' statement is the usual self-pitying Muslim lamentation that, once again, their favorite brand of murderous violence has slipped its leash and turned upon them as well. Note the total lack of any protestation about terrorism in general? Note the specific condemnation of Muslim on Muslim violence only? It is this sort of moral and intellectual hypocrisy that condemns Islam to history's scrap heap.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-08 12:42|| 2007-11-08 12:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Liberalhawk: Im not sure what it means for Kharzai to be indignant with the Taliban

Well if he couldn't actually condemn them in stronger term and ask them to stop intentionally doing things that get civilians killed, then he could be a teeny bit more sympathetic with coalition forces when they accidentally kill some. His statements just embolden the Taliban and get more killed. He's still hedging his bet.

Posted by gorb 2007-11-08 17:31|| 2007-11-08 17:31|| Front Page Top

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