> From: Jeffrey Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> The Fool wrote:
> > Taliban Radio Says No Casualties
> > Or Damage In Kabul
> > 10-8-1
> > 
> > ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Taliban's official Voice of Shariat radio
said
> > on Monday that U.S.-led attacks on the Afghan capital Kabul overnight
had
> > caused no casualties or material damage in the city.  The radio,
> > monitored by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), said the
> > airstrikes had only boosted morale in the country and Afghanistan
would
> > fight "to its last breath of life."  Earlier, the Pakistan-based
Afghan
> > Islamic Press reported at least 20 people had died in the attacks
> > unleashed to punish Kabul for harbouring Saudi-born fugitive Osama
bin
> > Laden, prime suspect for the September 11 attacks in the United
States.
> > "There has not been any human or material damage yet," the radio said
at
> > 0730 local time (0330gmt).  It praised the country's army and said
its
> > morale had been boosted by the attacks.  "The well-organised and
brave
> > army of the Islamic Emirate will defend its Muslim nation and each
metre
> > of the country to its last breath of life," it said.
> > 
> > ---
> > You can't have it both ways.  They say one thing to the international
> > press, they say another thing to...
> 
> You're right - you CAN'T  have it both ways.  You can't say that
> everything coming out of Afghanistan from the Taliban is propaganda and
> worthless, then turn around and cite them as a source.. :D

The contradictory stories coming from Afghanistan just reinforce that
nothing coming out of Afghanistan is credible.

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