--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: [...] > > Where did you read this?? > > Iin an interview with the woman who was the Taliban's semi-official > representative to the > USA. She said that the Taliban didn't understand the concept of funds that > were ear- > marked for other purposes: They thought that if they destroyed the statues, > people would > give the money for food, instead...
Hmmm... Found the article I thought I was referring to, but no such detail about why they did it: http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0124,ridgeway,25512,6.html
