[kbennkc]

Why? Because when you are committed to total control by what ever means neccessary, and the persons you wish to dominate can not be taxed, have no property to sieze, no freedom of expression, no voice, nor even any control over their own bodies, killing them for trying to escape is not enough. In fact it is a waste of human resources. Make them an example.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

The point here is that the leftis selling the Afghan war to the American people.

Because it’s Russia’s war, and we are pacifying their underbelly for free, while getting all the bad press, and Russia gets to sit on the sideline and gently tut.

It needs doing. But Russia should be paying.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

I have no problem with Time publishing this story, as a matter of fact, it might be the first brave thing they’ve done in a while. It shows the evil our troops face.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

How can Time judge another culture? I thought that was verboten?

[NMEwithin]

A TIME cover without Obama??? WTF??

[Darkwolf377]

Time’s editor insists that “We do not run this story or show this image either in support of the U.S. war effort or in opposition to it,”

Imagine Time's editor saying that during WW2 or Korea.

[Dilbert56]

Could you imagine what public support for our efforts in Iraq would have been if the media had reported on one of Saddam’s mass graves each day for a year? Few would have thought leaving Saddam in power was a reasonable option.

[DManA]

This isn’t the face of the Taliban. It’s the face of ISLAM.

[martin_fierro]

Gay Taliban pix.

For the lulz.

[martin_fierro]

Time’s editor insists that “We do not run this story or show this image either in support of the U.S. war effort or in opposition to it, but we're sure not above publishing some sensationalistic pictures to sell our crappy rag."

There. Fixed.

[Vendome]

Sick Ass Bastards!

This woman is simply beautiful.

If there is ever a fund established to pay for corrective surgery I would chip in.

[a fool in paradise]

When one of our guys was dragged naked through the streets of Somalia after he was killed, Time-Lies saw fit to airbrush out his genitalia. Seems that would have been “offensive” or “exploitative”.

[a fool in paradise]

They ordered her husband to saw off her ears too for the crime of running away from home

Sounds like the horror isn't the war, but Sharia Law.

Americans need to wake up.

[SunkenCiv]

Time's editor insists that "We do not run this story or show this image either in support of the U.S. war effort or in opposition to it," but that's nonsense, of course.

The real reason they're running this cover is to generate some interest outside of the aging, shrinking, leftist trash subscribers -- and the disclaimer is included to try to hold on to them.