"So all the Muslim woman who supposedly have "gained certain freedoms" in Afghanistan and Iraq, contrary to some of the perceived Muslim doctrines, is all a big lie? It didn't happen? Wow you need to get the NY Times right on that farce."
That statement is not relevent to the discussion on this thread; and you know it.
I appreciate your need to see yourself as an objective observer; but you're shooting rim shots.
Perspective usually helps folks like you.