When you say things like, 'We have to wipe out the Taliban,' what does…

Arundhati Roy
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When you say things like, 'We have to wipe out the Taliban,' what does that mean? The Taliban is not a fixed number of people. The Taliban is an ideology that has sprung out of a history that, you know, America created anyway. ✨ Arundhati Roy: We May Not Need Peace in This Unjust Society; You Need People Who Are Prepared to Resist. Democracy Now! Interview, www.alternet.org. March 23, 2010.
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