Stardate 20010829.0829 (On Screen): It looks to me as if the Taliban is making it up as they go along. The Christian missionaries being held there have been indicted, and the potential penalties are now out in the open -- and they're ludicrous. Consider:
Penalty for being a foreigner who tries to convert an Afghani Muslim to Christianity: 3-10 days and deportation
Penalty for being an Afghani Muslim who has converted to Christianity: death
That disparity is blatantly hypocritical and clearly indicates that the Taliban is trying to find a way to declare that the foreigners are guilty, without bringing down the wrath of the world. (It's just like 
the Chinese act.) It's clear that they believe that the world doesn't much care how harshly they treat their own people, which unfortunately is quite true. (discuss)
