Comments on: Taliban Redux in Pakistan

By: Sonagi

Sonagi — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:05:31 +0000

It is sad to see pointless destruction wrought by the ignorant and hateful, but the Buddha’s teachings stress the impermanence of life and attachment as the origin of suffering. This would be the perfect time of year to invite Islamist militants to a screening of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” but somehow I have a feeling the message that faith resides in people’s hearts, not in worldly objects, would be lost on them.

By: Peter Pan

Peter Pan — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:55:21 +0000

Well hopefully this should settle the debate about if we are at fault for being attacked or not; seems as though we’re not. Extremists are just that, extreme, and they attack anything that is different then themselves. We can now stop having the debate if doing something will upset the Taliban (they’re perpetually upset), and get back to focusing on the issue of doing what’s right at all times.

By: subadei

subadei — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:21:09 +0000

I’m with Lexington Green.

By: NYkrinDC

NYkrinDC — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:26:39 +0000

This is sickening, but also troubling. If you guys recall after 9/11 many people surmised that the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan was either a signal to the AQ cell in the US, or militant elements around the world that the AQ attack on America was coming. Given the fact that we have not had an attack in almost 7 years, almost the same amount of time since the 1st WTC attack and the 2nd (on US soil), perhaps we should watch for increased chatter in coming weeks on a possible attempt here in the US.

By: Lexington Green

Lexington Green — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:34:45 +0000

Sickening.

By: Dan tdaxp

Dan tdaxp — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:29:36 +0000

Noted, but not surprised.