On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO wrote:

> > Taliban delenda est!
>
> Which translates into English as...?

"The Taliban must be destroyed," I think.  IIRC, it's a riff on "Carthago
delenda est," or "Carthage must be destroyed."  Which, considering what
Rome did to Carthage, probably isn't the best of analogies since the
historical prcedent involved laying waste to an entire nation--precisely
what we claim we don't want to do.

Marvin Long
Austin, Texas

"If you will not grant me victory, then grant me vengeance!"
  Conan the Barbarian

"Blessed are the peacemakers."
  Jesus Christ

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