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To: Neeka who wrote (1680)	9/28/2001 3:08:41 PM
From: SirRealist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Imagine that the Taliban were, at one point, viewed as the best alternative, because the prior factionalism committed atrocities more repugnant. What civilized society would support that? None. But in a tribal society, the concept of national unity remains a theory and at one point, relatively speaking, the Taliban were more civil than the factions. I think it's evolved into the old maxim: power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.