I don't particlarly agree with the snake idea, but the leaflet method gets my vote. It is just a bit more warm and fuzzy and I wouldn't want to see any innocent person hurt. (I know it may be a bit late for that)

I particularly like the leaflet that says "this has been a test of the nuclear broadcast system.....". Maybe that would be enough incentive to the non-Taliban to stage an uprising. We used leaflets in the gulf war, and those Iraqi soldiers were surrendering to pilotless drone aircraft.

Andy