Jihad Watch
How about that. That, after all, is the aim of jihad in general. And while this story makes a point of branding the Taliban’s enforcement of sharia as “antiquated and regressive,” the penalty it singles out as an example, amputation, is found in the Qur’an more than once (5:33, 5:38). The reporter probably thought she was going the extra mile to put in a good word about the “real” Islam; as James Thurber said, “You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.”
“AP: Taliban say buildup under way,” by Kathy Gannon for the Associated Press, April 18:
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The Taliban are moving fighters into Kandahar, planting bombs and plotting attacks as NATO and Afghan forces prepare for a summer showdown with insurgents, according to a Taliban commander with close ties to senior insurgent leaders.
And they will strive for the utmost propaganda mileage out of the civilian casualties they cause as a result.
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