Ah, yes, we have our priorities straight. The past three days have held some of the most important developments in the entire eight years of the Afghan war. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's Number Two only to Mullah Mohammed Omar, was captured and is currently being detained and questioned by both American and Pakistani officials. (For the record, "mullah" is an Islamic term given to a man of education and respect, and does not necessarily have implications of the Taliban, terrorism, or extremism.) His capture may have led to information leading to the capture of two "shadow governors," important Taliban leaders who have helped northern Afghanistan remain an insurgency stronghold. This is a significant breakthrough in what has mostly been a frustrating and interminable war.
But the Olympics are on! Ruthless, terrorist mullahs say what? Shadow governors who now? I'm much more concerned with how Shaun White remains aerodynamic with those glorious, glorious locks of his. Besides, an American flag backdropped against the snow makes a much better above-the-fold visual than a Pakistani interrogation room.
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