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The Taliban have a new star:
(Source: Matthias Gebauer for Der Spiegel)
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The Taliban have a new star:
If Osama bin Laden likes being in the global spotlight, he's likely a bit depressed in his hideout these days. The leader of the al-Qaida terrorist organization hasn't made an appearance on the evening news for quite some time. What's more, the Taliban no longer need bin Laden as a figurehead. Western intelligence agencies warn that the Taliban now have "their own star" in their struggle against Western soldiers and the Afghan government of President Hamid Karzai. The new nightmare from the Hindu Kush Mountains is called Mullah Dadullah. He sports a pitch black beard, always wears a military jacket and these days, he is omnipresent in the media.He is the one planning a big spring offensive in Afghanistan with 6,000 volunteers to carry out suicide attacks, with the recent attempt on Vice President Cheney's life being a little teaser for the main performance to come. Mullah Dadullah also has his own line of DVDs out, complete with live beheadings! So, you can see that he is still a traditionalist.
(Source: Matthias Gebauer for Der Spiegel)
