On Tue, 22 May 2001, Christopher Gwyn wrote:
> Ronn Blankenship wrote:
> which bridge would that be, and could i get you to paint it first? i
> do think it is possible that the Taliban decision-maker who ordered
> this could really believe that the ruling is for the benefit of the
> Hindus and Sikhs - although that does not provide any guarantee that
> it actually is to their benefit....
Explain, then, if you will, why the new policy also requires Hindu
women to go veiled, something directly contrary to the "protecting
minorities from strict Islamic law" interpretation. The Taliban *say*,
according to the NYT, that it's a protection-of-minorities issue,
but anyone who believes that needs their head examined.
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Andrea Leistra [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"The data indicate acoustical oscillations in the cosmic
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scattering. Run for your lives!!!!"
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