New O'Reilly book? Lemming on the cover?..............Sorry

Post #10,201 by Another Scott 9/22/01 10:19:33 AM Reply	New O'Reilly book? Lemming on the cover?..............Sorry
Post #10,215 by brettj 9/22/01 3:51:26 PM Reply	How does the destruction of Buddhist shrines by the Taliban ... fit into these murders? Any ideas?
Post #10,247 by Another Scott 9/22/01 11:08:54 PM Reply	It's complicated. I'm no expert on this stuff... Without reading a biography of the head Mullah, it's hard to know why he ordered the Buddahs destroyed. [link\|http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:PdL8MPhRMd0:www.supportersofshariah.org/eng/asap/smashing.html+Afghanistan+buddah&hl=en\|Here's] a story attempting to justify it (from Google's cache). I don't think the Taliban is too interested in America's wrath, while bin Laden clearly is. I think they're most interested in controlling Afghanistan with an iron fist. They enjoy bin Laden's support, and protect him in turn. So I don't personally think that the Taliban was directly involved with the attacks on 9/11. They certainly appear to have protected bin Laden for years, so in that respect they are responsible for bin Laden's actions. Best of luck trying to figure this stuff out.... Cheers, Scott.
Post #10,265 by Simon_Jester 9/23/01 9:57:50 AM Reply	I thought that was simple... the taliban don't believe in idolatry...no idols of any kind. The buddist statues would represent idols and therefore must be destroyed. Unless there's more that I don't know about.
Post #10,268 by brettj 9/23/01 11:14:42 AM Reply	Let's take this a bit farther. The Taliban get rid of Idols first, preparing to create a true Islamic state, then they get rid of everything and everyone else that doesn't fit their view of how things should be. Oops, they are already killing their own before they took out the idols. When will it end?
Post #10,284 by Simon_Jester 9/23/01 5:14:16 PM Reply	Not sure what you mean... Afganistan has been in a civil war for quite some time. So of course they're killing one another. The reaction to the idols are part of their (taliban) stated beliefs, so their reaction is not surprising. I believe it's because of a hatred of Buddism. The taliban don't seem to care if it's Hindu or even Christian symbols, they will tear them down.
Post #10,287 by brettj 9/23/01 5:57:07 PM Reply	The Afghan tribes didn't destroy the idols until the Taliban ... got into power and bin Laden likely convinced them to destroy all things non-Islamic. They apparently kill people now with beards that are too short. They have stopped women from working or showing their face. They have murdered people that show any sign of support for Western views. Now they have apparently decided to start murdering Americans as well as their own, both in Muslem countries and now in the U.S. What I am suggesting is that the signs suggest that Osama bin Laden is starting his evil-minded Jihad and is using poor/hopeless people as his puppets. He already brain-washes all who enter his terrorists camps (or kills those that don't fall in line). P.S. Did you watch CNN last night: "Behind the Veil"? I managed to watch most of the scenes but it wasn't easy watching cold-blooded murder. CNN will replay this 1 hour presentation at 7 PM ET tonight.
Post #14,996 by orion 10/24/01 4:11:22 PM Reply	Real tolerant of other religions? Destroying the shrines/temples/idols of other religions will not make that group very popular with the religions that had those shrines/temples/idols. *Picking up the pieces of my broken life.*
Post #15,003 by Ashton 10/24/01 4:52:07 PM Reply	Do you mean like.. The Spanish Conqistadores VS the Aztecs, Olmecs et al? Or the Catholic Church Corp. building their edifices with premeditation: on the mounds of destroyed temples in Mexico and south? Or the fate of N. American natives, their burial grounds desecrated and Totems destroyed (along with most of their tribes)? And until quite recently - the survivors under BLM - forbidden to speak their native languages, at least in or around BLM 'school'. ie what's good for the goose / gander. Why are you perpetually Shocked when others go where.. we have gone before? Bad history teacher? Missed that semester? It is what homo-saps Do. Periodically. The Winners natch. Ashton

Welcome to IWETHEY!