according to this story from the Times of London. I've been scanning the web for other mentions of it, but I haven't seen anything. I've also been switching between the cable news stations to see something about this since I got back tonight, but there is no mention of it.
(Incidentally, what exactly is the point of 24 hour news stations when they just repeat the same "breaking news" reports over and over again? The "very latest" breaking news on FOX right now is the same footage of Geraldo Rivera I saw around 4 pm earlier today. It appears they don't really understand the meaning of the terms "breaking," "latest," nor indeed even "news." Note to FOX: change the caption to "old, out of date, archival footage from some time yesterday"-- and you might also want to add a general "Geraldo warning" while you're at it. Why do I watch this taleban station anyway? OK, I've now switched to KTVU's 11 pm Seinfeld re-run-- the rickshaw/book-in-the-bathroom episode. Much better.)
Anyway, according to the Times article, Mullah Omar is being held captive by a Kandahar warlord "sympathetic to the Taleban regime," who plans to turn him over to the new Afghan government at some point.
Posted by Dr. Frank at December 7, 2001 11:21 PM | TrackBack