Cow Pie

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle7005445.ece

Oi Westerners I am not ideologically tied to this war so give us a tenner before I pick up my Kalashnikov again. Cheers.

Form an orderly queue gentlemen. Buy them off today they'll be back for more. But maybe I am being far too cynical....?

Roadking

Is that much different to paying off the pirates? it just encourages more violence and more kids to aspire to be the same.

Cow Pie

Completely agree. The Western use of money as a political tool is part of our society these nutters despise - seems sensible to fuel the fire. And of course Western society doesn't have any other use for $500 million after all.... Madness.

shiva

the taliban pays most of its "volunteers" in Afghanistan anyway so its no different and besides if it works its a very very cheap way of fighting a war if it doesnt it only the equivalent of a few smart bombs anyway.
ultimately its worth a shot

Roadking