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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Everyone Loves the iPhone. Even the Taliban!

This picture shows Mullah Zaif, the former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, who told Al Jazeera that he's "addicted to his iPhone." No, this isn't an Onion send-up. (When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, they banned all technology, including radios, TVs and, of course, all computers and cell phones.)

Comments:

Blogger Fereshta said...

The hypocrits and the disbelievers have a special place reserved for them in the after life. The taliban...perfect example of hypocrits.

Friday, February 13, 2009 11:41:00 AM  
Blogger Mike said...

***** The hypocrits and the disbelievers have a special place reserved for them in the after life. The taliban...perfect example of hypocrits. *****

"Hypocrites and disbelievers" is not a rational category in this context. The Taliban fall into the same category -- devoutly religious -- as you. It's the category that believes in judgment after death that determines whether one lives in hell or paradise.

"Disbelievers" are in the other category, so it doesn't makes sense to lump them in with the Taliban.

Mike

Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:20:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

On one hand you have a controlling madman bent on creating a theocracy of unquestioning followers, on the other you've got a top-level Taliban. Which is which again?

Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:34:00 AM  
Blogger Fereshta said...

Actually im not devoutly religious, i dont know where you get that assumption from. Anyways how do they follow into the category as devoutly religious? No, they do not, unless your logic is that devoutly religious is synonymous with extremist.

Oh and i think you misunderstood me. I was not calling them "disbelievers", oh theyre believers in something alright. I was rephrasing a passage from the quran that states that the two type of people who will be punished are the disbelievers and the hypocrits.
Two different categories. I agree with you on that.

Basically im calling the taliban Hypocrits. Not disbelievers.

Hope that clears things up.


Peace

Monday, February 16, 2009 8:04:00 PM  
Blogger Fereshta said...

Anyways this is really sad. That man claims to be a good person for his country, yet that iphone could feed a whole village of afghan kids.

And where does he get the money from? hmmm...

Monday, February 16, 2009 8:06:00 PM  
Blogger dhl1986 said...

just more proof that apple users are terrorists and need to be killed...

Monday, March 16, 2009 11:54:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

haha just read what Mike said he hit it right on the nose. honestly what is so hard about doing fucking research on what the media and gov are constantly pounding into your head. The talaban are just as right as radical christians

Friday, March 20, 2009 4:42:00 PM  
Blogger Fereshta said...

Dude, calm down. Ive been doing my " f**kin " research. I think I would know of all people how the media distorts things, considering the fact that I am from AFGHANISTAN!


Peace

Friday, March 20, 2009 11:53:00 PM  

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