-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 03/05/2001 3:33:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << ``All officials, including the ministry of vice and virtue, have been given the go-ahead to destroy the statues,'' the Taliban's Information Minister Qadratullah Jamal said Thursday. ``The destruction work will be done by any means available to them.'' ``All the statues all over the country will be destroyed,'' he said. The statues mentioned in the article are statues of Buddha. One of them is 175 feet tall and one is 120 feet tall and they date back to the 3rd and 5th century AD. UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura said of the planned destruction, ``In Afghanistan, they are destroying statues that the entire world considers to be masterpieces,'' UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura said. ``This iconoclastic determination shocks me.'' >> The Taliban should not be considered Moslems, not even fundamentalist Moslems. Mohammad would be ashamed of them. It is forbidden for Moslems to create or worship idols. They have not been given the task of destroying historical objects of other religions. The Taliban apparently have such a weak faith that the very presence of idols in their territory creates an enticement. It is for that reason that their leader has had to order the destruction of the statues of Buddha. Prudy <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
