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Afghanistan Karzai bows to international calls to scrap Afghan ‘rape’ law

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Gordon Brown tells President Hamid Karzai that British soldiers could not die defending regime that oppresses women

By Jon Boone in Kabul, guardian.co.uk, Sunday 5 April 2009

Afghanistan is to review legislation which the UN says would legalise rape within marriage after a dramatic reversal from the president, Hamid Karzai, who signed the rules into law last month. Karzai has bowed to intense international pressure to scrap the law, described by the UN human rights chief in Afghanistan as “reminiscent of the decrees made by the Taliban regime”.
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Afghan rape law outrages Canada, unreported in US

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Afghan law strips women of rights, echoes of Taliban

By Stephen Pate, NJN Network, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, April 2, 2009
with story and video from CBC

A new Afghan rape law, supported by President Karzai, would make it illegal for women to refuse sex, strips them of property rights, grants custody to fathers and grandfathers. While reported in Canada, it is virtual unknown in US media. Women cannot leave their homes without permission from the husband. Canadian politicians are raising red flags along with women’s groups. Does this signal Canada is looking for a back door out of the war or real concern for women’s rights. The latter is hard to believe when Harper and Ignatieff allowed Pay Equity laws in Canada to be rescinded last week. Ignatieff is especially wishy washy on the issue. Will he ever stand up for anything other than getting power? Continue reading →

Jewish Defense League behind George Galloway ban

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Brit MP George Galloway, too hot for Canada?

Brit MP George Galloway, too hot for Canada?

By Stephen Pate, NJN Network, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, March 26, 2009

As anyone who reads these pages will know, I support freedom of belief, expression, religion, the press. I don’t believe in censorship. Let’s add something else to the list. I am pro-Jewish. I support the existence of the Israeli state and hope like many people that Arabs and Israeli’s can find a compromise that ensure both of their futures. I also believe that the Palestinians deserve to live as well. They are between a rock and a hard place. Israel cannot justify killing women and children. They may become just as evil as the evil they fled in Germany. There are lots of Jews and Israeli’s who support moderate points of view. Continue reading →

Fixin to die

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And it’s one, two, three,
What are we fighting for ?
Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn,
Next stop is Afghanistan;
And it’s five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain’t no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we’re all gonna die.
Fixin to Die Rag, Country Joe and the Fish

Fixin To Die Rag brought out the same emotions last night at Baba’s that were common in 1967. Most people found it amusing or identified with it. One man took angry offence since 3 Canadians died in Afghanistan yesterday. AFP

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