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2011-03-03 Afghanistan

Remember the Buddha statues the Taliban destroyed in Afghanistan?

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Posted by gorb 2011-03-03 11:28|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

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"They were destroyed in the context of the conflict devastating Afghanistan and to undermine the power of culture as a cohesive force for the Afghan people," said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in a statement Monday.

BS. They were destroyed by the Taliban as a requirement of Islam. The Taliban proclaim "God is Great" as they did it.

Posted by Lord Garth 2011-03-03 12:38|| 2011-03-03 12:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes, Irina, you really are full of shit. And you know it...Taliban Operation vs. Buddha

Posted by tu3031 2011-03-03 12:48|| 2011-03-03 12:48|| Front Page Top

#3 I seem to recall that, after the Taliban were driven out, someone did a satellite survey and discovered two more Buddha statues lying under the soil nearby.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-03-03 14:31|| 2011-03-03 14:31|| Front Page Top

#4 And typically, the people most hurt by Muslim fanatics are other Muslims. The Wahhabi are so dead set against icons, color, art and music that when they take over a historical, decorated mosque, they destroy all artwork and tilework, and whitewash all walls.

Even in Saudi Arabia, they have systematically destroyed all historic artifacts from Mohammed's time, including what were alleged to be his personal artifacts, his mud brick home, rare and valuable early versions of the Koran, etc., etc., despite the best efforts of other Muslims to preserve them.

They truly deserve the label reserved for only one other group--the Philistines, likewise embracing barbarism, militarism, whimsical and violent cruelty and murder, and aggression against all others.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-03-03 14:43|| 2011-03-03 14:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Anonymoose,
The Wahhabis are even destroying relics left from Mohammed's time in order to sever any historical connection.

If people could compare the historical artifacts, quotes, etc. to Wahhabi doctrine, they would see that the Wahhabi "back to basics" doctrine is just a bunch of pagan superstition mascarading as holy scripture.

Posted by Frozen Al 2011-03-03 15:50|| 2011-03-03 15:50|| Front Page Top

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