Afghan nostalgia

["Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>]

>Kandaharis are getting fed up with the lawlessness in their
warlord-controlled city, where children have been kidnapped for ransom,
then killed even after the fee was paid. This [Washington POST] front
notes that citizens felt less vulnerable under the Taliban, which ousted
warlords before brutally imposing its law. After the U.S. defeated the
Taliban, many of the warlords regained power and have continued to
terrorize the populace despite President Hamid Karzai's promises to
crack down. "Imagine how things are," said one man, "that we are wishing
for the Taliban again."<

-- Today's Papers, from the Washington POST'S on-line SLATE (3/18/05).

Jim Devine, e-mail: jdevine@xxxxxxx
web: http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine/