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U.S. Leaving Afghanistan. No Shit !

Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 8:12 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

The United States is considering pulling out all its troops from Afghanistan next year, U.S. officials said, amid tension between the President Barack Obama’s Administration and Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government. (Reuters, July 9, 2013) I am pleased to see President Obama finally coming to his senses. But this raises the question: what has he accomplished… Read more.

President Karzai signs Afghan law legalizing rape?!

Monday, April 6, 2009 at 5:36 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Westerners reacted with indignation and contempt last week when it was reported that President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan had signed a bill which, according the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) “legalizes rape.” In pertinent part, the offending Article 132: … requires women to obey their husband’s sexual demands and stipulates that a man… Read more.