A Softer Gentler Taliban, But Can they Win in Massachusetts?..............
“Taliban Overhaul Image to Win Allies. The Taliban have embarked on a sophisticated information war, using modern media tools as well as some old-fashioned ones, to soften their image and win favor with local Afghans as they try to counter the Americans’ new campaign to win Afghan hearts and minds. The Taliban’s spiritual leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar, issued a lengthy directive late last spring outlining a new code of conduct for the Taliban. The dictates include bans on suicide bombings against civilians, burning down schools, or cutting off ears, lips and tongues. The code, which has been spottily enforced, does not necessarily mean a gentler insurgency. Although the Taliban warned some civilians away before the assault on the heart of Kabul on Monday, they were still responsible for three-quarters of civilian casualties last year, according to the United Nations. ……..”
Okay, no cutting off noses, ears and lips- kind of taking the fun out of Taliban-ing.
But they may still need an old truck and a pretty family to win in Massachusetts. And can the Mullah Omar girls sing as well as that Brown girl? Do they look as presentable in their burqa'as and niqabs as the Brown girls do in bikinis and leis?
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