There were, of course, extremists in the early missionary days of the Roman Catholic Church -- not to mention the infamous Crusades -- but Western Civilization soon found these to be intolerant examples of “soul-recruitment”. Doubtless the Taliban are learning this lesson today.

I laughed out loud in my car on the way in, listening to the radio news and hearing that the Taliban has stated that Afghans who support the U.S. in any way should have their homes burned to the ground. Not exactly the best tact for influencing friends and communities to your cause. The Taliban’s control of Afghanistan has dropped in the last 3 weeks from 95% to 20%.

BTW, the U.N. has arrived in Kabul with approx. 200,000 tons of wheat,
Dan