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To: steve-b
Wehrmacht General: I've been able to raise a militia platoon consisting of a few dozen elderly men and 14-year-old boys.

Right, the "Volksturm".....

51 posted on 11/16/2001 1:20:38 PM PST by He Rides A White Horse
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To: He Rides A White Horse
He also says there will be no compromise between the Taliban and any coalition government in Kabul, bluntly stating that the Taliban "prefer death"

Live by the sword, die by the sword.

52 posted on 11/16/2001 1:20:49 PM PST by He Rides A White Horse
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A new strike would send a clear message to Washington as well: The tactical victory in Afghanistan was a useless diversion because the real war is not being fought there, but on U.S. soil.

Mullah Omar wants to convey a feeling that this one is different than WWII for instance.........that our soil will not be immune from attack.

53 posted on 11/16/2001 1:20:49 PM PST by He Rides A White Horse
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