07-23-2007, 08:29 PM
Salamun Alaikum.
Yes SisterJennifer I vaguely remember something like that. It is very similar to the story of Yvonne Ridley and her eventual reversion to Islam after experiencing the taliban. Nevertheless the Taliban are still a despicable bunch of hooligans but it shows the desparation of the media when they have to spin stories concerning even obviously oppressive regimes like the Taliban.
The 15 soldiers saga and Iran is still fresh in our minds. The amount of media spin was absolutely amazing. The Iranians were clever though and outmaneuvered the British in the propaganda stakes. I still remember gems like "I heard sounds, I thought they were preparing my coffin" and "They saw I was a woman and were staring at me in disbelief, I was disgusted" from Faye Turney who still manage to find complaints despite being the most well-treated captured soldier in history.