Stardate 20011126.0946 (On Screen): We in the press (yeah, right) have a new nomenclature problem: what to call the forces fighting against the Taliban? Way back a couple of weeks ago, they could be called "The Northern Alliance" or less commonly "The United Front". But now the war has moved to the south and the local Pashtun are carrying the combat, and since they were never part of the NA, it's silly to keep using that term. I've started calling them "Friendlies", but the legitimate (ahem) news sources can't use a term like that. The consensus term seems to be "Anti-Taliban", which is the best they can do, I guess.
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