Death of a Buddha, Revisited

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It was 10 years ago that, in a startling display of chauvinism, ignorance, and philistinism, the Taliban systematically destroyed the extraordinary and beautiful Buddhas that had been carved into the cliffs of Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan 1,400 years ago: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304066504576345613083296654.html?mod=WSJ_article_onespot