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2008-03-27 Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2008-03-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 The prophet (bpuh) didn't use cell phones. Why should Muslims use cell phones?

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-03-27 00:07|| 2008-03-27 00:07|| Front Page Top

#2 The big news to me it that the common people are so angry that the Taliban see a need to backtrack. What Taliban action will they object to next, I wonder?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-03-27 02:51|| 2008-03-27 02:51|| Front Page Top

#3 To a large degree I suspect the Taliban themselves probably began to backtrack.

Posted by gorb 2008-03-27 03:15|| 2008-03-27 03:15|| Front Page Top

#4 If the Taliban think that bombing towers will stop NATO from tracking their phones, they define the word "ignorant".

They've made cell towers honeypots for troops and UAVs. I guess the Koran isn't the fountain of all knowledge...

Posted by Vanc 2008-03-27 03:30|| 2008-03-27 03:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Build them some wind mills to attack. Maybe they will leave the cell phone towers alone.

Posted by junkirony 2008-03-27 04:43|| 2008-03-27 04:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Clever, junkirony! How steady is the wind in that part of the world, does anyone know? Until they get blown up, they could be used to power batteries or pull up water from wells, or something else useful.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-03-27 06:46|| 2008-03-27 06:46|| Front Page Top

#7 "We believe the people will stand up and provide protection for the telecom towers."

I doubt it, that would be very uncharacteristic of them.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-03-27 08:14|| 2008-03-27 08:14|| Front Page Top

#8 I am shocked at this act of irrational vandalism and self-defeating violence on the part of Taliban who, as you may know, are devout Muslims.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-03-27 08:39|| 2008-03-27 08:39|| Front Page Top

#9 Why not build a bunch of fake cellphone towers and use them as "bait" for Afghan Army sniper training?

Posted by charger 2008-03-27 10:50|| 2008-03-27 10:50|| Front Page Top

#10 "We believe the people will stand up and provide protection for the telecom towers."

Is that how they distribute goat pr0n?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-03-27 10:55|| 2008-03-27 10:55|| Front Page Top

#11 Apparently the Taliban's finest couldn't turn off their phones without blowing something up.

Posted by Darrell 2008-03-27 11:45|| 2008-03-27 11:45|| Front Page Top

#12 "Build them some wind mills to attack. Maybe they will leave the cell phone towers alone.
Posted by: junkirony||"

Death to the symbols of Dutch imperialism!

Posted by flash91 2008-03-27 13:50|| 2008-03-27 13:50|| Front Page Top

#13 "Afghanistan's cell phone industry has seen explosive..."
Wonder how long it took to come up with that clever bit of prose?

and is the talibunnies are pissed at the lack of service, perhaps they should reimburse the phone companies for their damage.......(oh look there is a flying pig...)

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-03-27 13:54|| 2008-03-27 13:54|| Front Page Top

#14 Nanny Goat! can you hear me now?

Posted by Afgan Billy">Afgan Billy 2008-03-27 14:11|| 2008-03-27 14:11|| Front Page Top

#15 *FYFE* Nubian Kid Goat

/Snoby Bill, "*FYFE* For Your Futher Edification"

Posted by Afgan Billy">Afgan Billy 2008-03-27 14:12|| 2008-03-27 14:12|| Front Page Top

#16 snobby and spelish chal;lenged.. both..

Posted by Afgan Billy">Afgan Billy 2008-03-27 14:14|| 2008-03-27 14:14|| Front Page Top

#17 *SIGH* i swear the linky worked before??

Nubian Kid Goat

Posted by Afgan Billy">Afgan Billy 2008-03-27 14:18|| 2008-03-27 14:18|| Front Page Top

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