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| Taliban launch radio station | |
| 2005-04-19 | |
| Afghanistan's ousted Taliban regime has launched a pirate radio station which pumps out broadsides against the US-backed government of President Hamid Karzai, officials and reports said on Monday. Operating from a mobile transmitter to avoid being shut down by US and Afghan forces, Voice of Shariat, or Islamic law, apparently uses the same name as the Taliban's radio station during the militia's 1996-2001 rule. It can be heard across a number of provinces in southern Afghanistan, the area where Taliban have recently stepped up a bloody rebellion, an Afghan intelligence source said. "We've heard intelligence reports from several districts in Kandahar province that the Taliban have launched a radio station," the source said. "People in Arghastan, Atghar and Maroof districts have heard it," he added, referring to the three districts in southern Kandahar, once the powerbase of the Taliban movement. Abdul Latif Hakimi, a purported Taliban spokesman, said the broadcasts began early on Monday and there would be two hours of programmes a day between 6:00am and 7:00am and at the same hour in the evening. "The radios of the world which are apparently free, are in fact slaves of others. That is why we have launched the radio, to make people aware about the Taliban's thoughts and objectives," Hakimi told the Afghan Islamic Press news agency.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Yes! Another frequency for psy ops to broadcast over when they want to demoralize the Talibs! |
| Posted by: Adam 2005-04-19 3:02:10 PM |
| #8 They would have to broadcast more than a couple of hours to be affective (if they can be) and if they broadcast too long the Air Force would cancel programming. So they have an ineffective broadcast signal that is under constant threat of cancelation. They are not LIKE Err Amerika they ARE Err Amerika (Farsi Version)! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-04-19 10:25:30 AM |
| #7 Maybe. Or maybe we like to know where their transmitters are ... heh. |
| Posted by: too true 2005-04-19 9:24:50 AM |
| #6 They must be broadcasting from populated areas, otherwise the Air Force would have delivered a FCC licence cancellation notice by now. Printed on the side of a JDAM. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-04-19 8:49:01 AM |
| #5 The radios of the world which are apparently free, are in fact slaves of others. That is why we have launched this petition to save Shariat Street. ALL YOU DO IS ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST AT THE BOTTOM, then forward it to everyone you know. PIJ,TIMA (Taleban Islamic Movement of Afghanistan), and Al-Qa'ida are facing major cutbacks in funding. In spite of the efforts of each organisation to reduce spending costs and streamline their services.... |
| Posted by: Gleaper Cleregum9549 2005-04-19 8:40:14 AM |
| #4 Smart move. Morning and evening drive time. May sweeps are coming up too... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-04-19 8:38:55 AM |
| #3 I wonder... is it "Krazy Omar and the Morning Wake Up Crew"? or perhaps the "Omar in the Morning Showgram"? |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-04-19 8:02:25 AM |
| #2 Air America has branched out.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-04-19 3:35:01 AM |
| #1 "All Hate, All The Time!" - Air Asshats |
| Posted by: .com 2005-04-19 1:34:39 AM |