So this is the new Afghanistan

[gabeana]

A student Journalist is going to be executed for "insulting" Islam for its treatment of women

"The transcript said Kambakhsh disrupted classes at the university by asking questions about women's rights under Islam. It also said he distributed an article about the subject and wrote an additional three paragraphs for the piece."

"The only people with him in the courtroom in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif were three judges, a court scribe and the prosecutor. Kambakhsh said he had no defense lawyer, and only three minutes to defend himself."

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"Kambakhsh has insulted Islam by writing these paragraphs, and he has insulted the Prophet Muhammad," Ayar said. "I ask the appeals court today to uphold the decision of the primary court of Balkh and sentence him to death."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/05/18/international/i001640D40.DTL&tsp=1

[mac2]

1. We have nothing to brag about in Afghanistan.

Women have less freedom and rights than under the Russians. All that money and they are worse off than before. Bush promised he wouldn't be his father's administration but be "compassionate and rebuild the country" (after we destroyed it).

Lie number 1,001.

[Aviation Pro]

2. Freedom's on the march!!!!

So said the insane man who will be visiting the Hague real soon.

[mike_c]

3. no, this is the insanity ot religion....

This is people willing to kill to protect their belief in invisible men living in the sky. There are xtians in the U.S. who would do the same thing in a skinny minute if they had the chance.