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Korean Hostages
Jul 27, '07 12:16 PMfor everyone
Out of 23 Korean hostages held by Taliban, one was killed. He was a pastor. I understand Taliban are a group of religious teachers. Do teaches kill a pastor? It's hard to understand.
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eglamkowski wrote on Jul 27The Taliban are a bunch of 7th century rejects. Violence and death is all they know and they need to be exterminated like the vermin they are.

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mercedo wrote on Jul 27
eglamkowski saidThe Taliban are a bunch of 7th century rejects Oh, I see. The Taliban took hostages who came to Afghanistan to help people. Majorities are female.

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bugsey wrote on Jul 27
eglamkowski saidThe Taliban are a bunch of 7th century rejects. Violence and death is all they know and they need to be exterminated like the vermin they are. I agree, sadly.

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ullangoo wrote on Jul 27Yes, it's hard to understand. Is it possible that when they threatened to kill one, the pastor volunteered?

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mercedo wrote on Jul 27If so, he must be a very courageous person. He must be the one who really understood the word of Bible. This is a state of emergency for them and our neighbours. I recall Poseidon adventure.There also a pastor victimised himself.

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ullangoo wrote on Jul 27
mercedo saidIf so, he must be a very courageous person. He must be the one who really understood the word of Bible. Yes, he must. Such people exist - thank God.
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bugsey wrote on Jul 27
ullangoo saidYes, it's hard to understand. Is it possible that when they threatened to kill one, the pastor volunteered? That is plausible considering that he could have felt a sense of duty. It's almost probable. And that makes him a both a hero and a siant. I think these talibans need to read The Secret and learn to love themselves FIRST so that they would give value to other human lives.

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ullangoo wrote on Jul 27
bugsey saidlearn to love themselves FIRST so that they would give value to other human lives. Definitely - couldn't agree more.

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ullangoo wrote on Jul 27I don't think we can end violence by "exterminating" any group.

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eglamkowski wrote on Jul 27You can't end ALL violence by doing it, but clearly if all members of a group are dead, that specific source of violence will no longer be around to continue perpetrating its violence.Besides, it's not just this, the Taliban has been at it for a long time. Not to mention their destroying the Bamyan statues. These people represent nothing good or decent or respectable. Nothing good can come to the entire rest of the world from the continued existance. Well, except perhaps the ability to recognize evil and thus have some way to identify good...

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paji2 wrote on Jul 27Sadly, the greatest atrocities have been committed over the ages in the name of religion - think of the conquests described in the Old Testament, the Holy Crusades, Inquisition, Hitler's war against the Jews - even Vietnam and Korea were - at least partially - inflamed by religion; perhaps of a different kind - Democracy vs Communism - at least that is what we were told. Iraq's religion is oil .. lol

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mercedo wrote today at 11:54 AM
paji2 saidIraq's religion is oil Yes, and it's more than that. Iraq's real interest lies in oil.

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ullangoo wrote on Jul 27If you kill people off like "vermin", you'll beget hatred and create martyrs. You'll also prove to the rest of the population in that poor tortured country that their "liberators" know no alternative to Taliban's methods. Congratulations.Catch them, give them a fair trial, let everyone hear the charges and the proofs. Then see whom people want to support and emulate.

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ahfeiko wrote on Jul 27if you want to judge any group of people,just any particular group ,irregardless of creed or religion - see how this group treats their women.from there,you can deduce how reasonably civilize they are. so,do you all know how the Talibans treat their women ?

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paji2 wrote today at 1:51 AM, edited today at 1:52 AM
ahfeiko said,do you all know how the Talibans treat their women ? The same as all Islam fanatics, they do not exist. Except when the men want them to perform services.

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mercedo wrote today at 11:50 AMMany religions advocates male supremacy over a woman.

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briangriffith wrote today at 11:20 AMWho funds the Taliban-- in the past and in the present? It used to be both the Saudi's and the USA, when they were fighting the Russians. They were trained in religion in fundamentalistic madrasa schools funded and staffed partly by Wahhabi fanatics from Saudi Arabia. I wonder what the links are now.

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mercedo wrote today at 12:06 PMThis is not only true in Taliban but in Hussein's case too. US supported Taliban and Hussein in the past for fear Russia or Iran might take power over the region. Some might think it contradict itself. US doesn't think so. Because they are a realist.