On 12/11/2010 5:37 PM David Nebenzahl spake thus:

Those who spout and pontificate about the Taliban really owe it to
themselves (and to the rest of us) to educate themselves on the subject
first. I'd recommend the book /Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil &
Fundamentalism in Central Asia/ as a very good starting point.

Forgot to mention the author, Ahmed Rashid, the Pakistani journalist who
covered Afghanistan for more than 20 years prior to 9/11.

Oh, and I didn't mean to imply that you (Bobby Green) are one of those
who spouts and pontificates about the Taliban out of ignorance.


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Comment on quaint Usenet customs, from Usenet:

To me, the *plonk...* reminds me of the old man at the public hearing
who stands to make his point, then removes his hearing aid as a sign
that he is not going to hear any rebuttals.