Well, yes, Ed, I do know what Taliban means, and I know all about the history of the movement, and I hope Gohari's vapid ramblings are a comfort to all the women in Afghanistan who have been stoned to death for minor infractions of their insane delusional edicts.

But, then again, I know that pre WWII, in the Thirties, there were plenty people in the chattering classes in Britain who were only too ready to make excuses for Hitler and the Nazi party. Plus ca change .............

Murray