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To: BigBull who wrote (4746)	10/13/2001 2:59:17 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

A pretty effective "draft." While I cannot find the link anymore, I ran across an article last night reporting that some of bin Laden's men have joined various Taliban units for the purpose of bolstering their resolve.

To: BigBull who wrote (4746)	10/13/2001 3:03:03 PM
From: SirRealist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

The odyssey Zalmai began that day, some five months ago, would take him to the heart of the Taliban military, a machine powered in part by conscripts who are threatened with death or imprisonment if they do not fight. Details about the Taliban military are sketchy, but Zalmai's story and others like it hint at what opposition leaders believe could be a fundamental weakness of the Taliban armed forces: Most of them may not want to fight. Just like Iraq, where we 'defeated' the conscripts and left the Republican Guard intact.... utilizing the same Presidential team (Cheney, Rumsfeld, Powell, etc). I hope they can finish the job right this time, taking out the leaders, not the slaves.