From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Fri Oct 05 2001 - 01:57:27 MDT
Miriam English wrote:
>
> I certainly hope so.
>
> I am a little worried by something a friend said to me recently that the
> Northern Afgani rebels who are being backed by the West are actually worse
> than the Taliban, in that they use murder, rape, and pillage in the normal
> course of war (the Taliban though wicked, cruel, and murderous had some
> restraint at least). I have no idea if what he said is true, but if he is
> then hold onto your hats everybody -- here we go again... prepare for worse
> killers being equipped by the "goodies" again.
>
> I fervently hope my friend is wrong, and that the powers that be have
> learned more than squat from the nasty errors of the past...
>
They probably haven't.
I've heard the same thing about the "northern alliance" and many
Afghanis opinions of them. It would be better if somehow a
neutral elections could be set up to form a new governing body.
But I doubt it would work in Afghanistan.
- samantha
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