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To: philv who wrote (17923)	4/9/2003 1:07:43 PM
From: dave rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81221

<<<This is indeed a time of victory and celebration, for the US and coalition forces, as well as for those Iraqis who hope for a better life, free from dictatorship.>> This is a time for ALL freedom loving people of the world to celebrate.

To: philv who wrote (17923)	4/9/2003 9:09:44 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 81221

Phil > This is indeed a time of victory and celebration, for the US and coalition forces, as well as for those Iraqis who hope for a better life, free from dictatorship I don't mean to be a "party pooper" but haven't we heard that somewhere before? washingtontimes.com >>>...the Taliban is not only determined to remain a force in this country but also is reorganizing and reviving its command structure. There is little to stop it. The soldiers and police who were supposed to be the bedrock of a stable postwar Afghanistan have gone unpaid for months and are drifting away. At a time when the United States is promising a reconstructed, democratic postwar Iraq, many Afghans are remembering hearing similar promises not long ago. Instead, what they see are thieving warlords, killings on the roads and a resurgence of Taliban vigilantism. "It's like I am seeing the same movie twice, and no one is trying to fix the problem," said Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of Afghanistan's president<<<