--- authfriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > Ah, here it is. Different spokeperson, but the > idea is there. No- > one took the claim > > seriously, however, for the reasons you gave: > > > > > http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/csrpl/RINVol4No2/Idol%20Threats.htm > > [...] > > The roving Taliban envoy visiting the United > States at the time, > Sayed Rahmatullah > > Hashimi, explained the destruction on the grounds > that foreigners > had offered money to > > preserve monuments but not feed people. In a March > 21 interview on > National Public Radio > > he said that Afghan officials had told him that if > the world "does > not care or if the world is > > destroying the future of our children with > economic sanctions, how > do they care about our > > past?" > > It makes sense to point out the hypocrisy of > caring more for the statues than the people, > certainly. It just wasn't why they blew up > the statues in the first place. > > And how much did the campaign to "cleanse" > Afghanistan of other religions, including > destroying the Buddhas, cost, all told? I > still bet they could have gotten quite a bit > of money holding the statues for ransom.
Why would anyone believe the Taliban. They're a bunch of fanatics and lie and or distort the truth when it serves them best. I like judy's last line about holding the statues hostage to raise money! > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
