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Akoto

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6. Personally, I don't find that to be less scary.

Reply to harun (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 27, 2012, 11:56 AM

Aug 2012

Whatever their affiliations might have been, 17 people gathered for a party and ended up getting their heads chopped off. Come on, now.

I also don't discount the possibility that the truth is exactly what the OP describes. The Taliban doesn't exactly have a history of embracing the arts, which these folks were (legally) enjoying.

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Insurgents behead 17 Afghans gathered for music and dancing [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 OP

I am going to go out on limb here and say this is less about "music and dancing" and Arctic Dave Aug 2012 #1

What you mean is you're going to put your spin on it. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #2

No spin. Arctic Dave Aug 2012 #7

Easy enough to answer. Akoto Aug 2012 #8

So you believe everyone killed by "taliban" is done so for god? Arctic Dave Aug 2012 #10

I believe that's what their excuse will be ... Akoto Aug 2012 #11

The Taliban Has A History of Banning Music otohara Aug 2012 #3

Of course you are correct but it isn't as scary that way. People like scary, boo! harun Aug 2012 #4

Personally, I don't find that to be less scary. Akoto Aug 2012 #6

You would be wrong Marrah_G Aug 2012 #13

Duplicate LBN dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #5

I searched and didn't see that. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #12

...sick. SoapBox Aug 2012 #9

Locking - duplicate cyberswede Aug 2012 #14