Posted on 09/17/2001 8:03:42 AM PDT by oxi-nato
URGENT The Russian news agency ITAR-TASS's Russian-language service quoted a well-informed diplomatic source as saying the Taleban government in Kabul had closed Afghanistan's airspace on Monday morning.
The source said the ban on overflights applied to all countries and also international organizations, including the UN. "The Kabul authorities have warned that all aircraft will be shot down," the source said, acording to the TASS report from Dushanbe.
The source said thousands of people, including Taleban officials, were fleeing Kabul, Kandahar and other areas. Information on the whereabouts of Taleban leaders "is highly conflicting". Source: ITAR-TASS news agency, Moscow, in Russian 0845 gmt 17 Sep 01
So by your definition, the only true courage is found where two men face each other in an arena with swords of equal sharpness and length. If they are to fire guns at one another, they are removing themselves from teh proximity of the battle, which obviates their courage. BS. You can play the devil's advocate game all you like; we both know in our hearts where the line is drawn between cowardice and courage. If you don't then you've been playing too many games of semantics to see the truth.
Yeah. with the other guy. its a common pattern in war.
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