Taliban Offer Question-and-Answer Service Online 284
First time accepted submitter nachiketas points out this story about a new online service offered by the Taliban. "Worried about whether Islamic verses on Facebook are allowed? Or that suicide bombers kill innocent civilians? Afghanistan's Taliban have set up a new question-and-answer section on their website to address such issues. The facility on Voice of Jihad, the official website of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan — the Taliban's own name for their movement — allows readers to submit queries to spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. It is a demonstration of how far the insurgents' attitude towards technology has changed."
Why ... (Score:5, Funny)
Can we get that on Slashdot?
Re:I am curious of what they think about Fox news (Score:3, Funny)
I am curious of what they think about Fox news ?
Probably big fans. It's pretty hard to have a proper Jihad against the infidel Crusaders if they don't arrive at a battlefield within convenient commuting distance of your favorite rugged hideout and start acting unsympathetically enough that you can keep up the PR campaign.
While the supine American media in general have done a pretty good job of supporting exactly that, Fox has really gone out of their way to emphasize nationalist bellicosity with a sharp Christian edge. Far better foils then some centrist waffler would be.
Re:Sigh (Score:4, Funny)
No
Re:Umm? (Score:4, Funny)
Best story I heard about that: The Taliban drove up to this woman's house in an SUV and said, "Sister, in the times of the Prophet, they didn't have televisions."
She said to them: "In the times of the Prophet they didn't have automobiles either. Come back on a camel."
Re:Umm? (Score:5, Funny)
hence the name - telly ban
Re:Sigh (Score:5, Funny)
"9. What does an incoming hellfire sound like?"
An AGM-114 Hellfire is supersonic (Mach 1.3). So you won't hear it until after impact.
But if it is a dud you will of course hear it after impact.