The Guardian is NYT of the UK.
“Last night many organisations employing foreign staff, including the United Nations, ordered their staff into a “lockdown”, banning all movements around Kabul and requiring people to remain in their compounds.”
THis article is so convoluted I’m not sure what war Boone is writing about.
“Persian New Year”? - That’s Iran, not Afghanistan.
You don’t throw grenades at someone you want to shoot. The grenade would kill you too.
Mullahs just don’t wander down the road in wartime. They’re not that stupid.
How do you tell a civilian from a Taliban relative unless the Talie is dressed in black? The Viet Cong used to dress just like everyone else. You could tell they were VC when you found them with communist weapons.
The Guardian - makes Tass and Pravda seem like amateurs.
Closer to the droolers at The Nation, I would say, and the execrable Katrina Van den Drivel.