Thursday, September 15, 2005

Religious Fanatics and Tribal Chiefs in Iraq; Taliban and Warlords in Afghanistan. Democracy Comes to Afghanistan: "At least five former Taliban leaders are standing in Sunday's [puppet] parliamentary elections - and one was a leader of the insurgency until a few months ago.Puppet elections in Afghanistan." And here is one candidate brought to you by Bush's "liberation": "Persuasion once held a very different meaning for Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi. As a leading Taliban commander - so senior he once dined with Osama bin Laden - Rocketi was famed for his ability to annihilate enemies with a carefully aimed missile. Hence his name."