Talaban Militiamen's Anti-Women Policies Aggravate Native Homosexual Lifestyles

Guardian News Service ^ | ? | Jonathan Steele

[VA Advogado]

This article is certain to incite (excite??) the homosexual community. Still, will they support the war against Osama Bin Laden?

[VA Advogado]

Bump.

[Blackyce]

Osama's not married is he...hmmmmm...

[ConsistentLibertarian]

I can't remember where I read this, and it was several years ago, but _Iran_ was criticizing the Taliban for "extremist policies". It might have been some prohibition on girls attending school. Confounding variable: I think the Muslims in Afganastahn are Shiites and the Muslims in Iran are Sunni's. That sort of division also explains why Iraq invaded Iran, why northern Iraq rebels against Saddam and why Pakistan supports the Taliban. Thinking about "muslims" is like talking about "Christians" and looking at Northern Ireland and wondering what could be going on ...

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Four wives.

[lavaroise]

They discuss the sex of the angels when we are under attack. This is sick.

[razorbak]

Its Sunnis in Afghanistan and Shiites in Iran. Gee, I thought everybody knew that.

[VA Advogado]

it was several years ago, but _Iran_ was criticizing the Taliban for "extremist policies". It might have been some prohibition on girls attending school.

So they're going to piss of both the feminists and the homosexuals? Bush was right. . they really have woken a sleeping giant.

[VA Advogado]

I hope they call Iraq for military advice.

[neutrino]

Perhaps we could send a few of our HIV positive...err..umm...shall we say "ambassadors" over there to develop deep personal relationships with the taliban. If you know what I mean.

[ConsistentLibertarian]

I didn't. Thanks.

[xzins]

The last Afghan woman we had working here has just moved to Pakistan

please don't report the movement of female doctors to Pakistan, or of walls falling on homosexuals. llss, ya know. This contains both movement and strategy....bad for the war effort. ;-)

[SouthernMan]

Actually, the Iranians are Shi'ite Moslems, while Pakistan and Afghanistan are largely Sunni. Although the Afghani Northern Alliance is made up of many elements, including former Communists, one of the largest groups is Shi'ite Moslems. Thus, Iran has been quietly supporting the Northern Alliance, and could thus be expected to approve of any moves made against the Taliban.

Iraq contains both Shi'ite and Sunni Moslems, with Shi'ite Moslems making up slightly more than 60% of the population. Saddam Hussein and his Ba'th Party is made up predominately of Sunni Moslems, and they use a very heavy hand to keep the Shi'ites suppressed. There is an ineffective Shi'ite resistance movement against Saddam based in southeastern Iraq.

Assuming that we don't connect Iraq to the WTC attack and go to war against them, I expect both Iran and Iraq will sit back and look for opportunities to advance their respective causes -- Iran hoping to put their people in control of Afghanistan, and Iraq offering support to the Palestinians if they try to take advantage of unrest in the region.

[CARTOUCHE]

Of course we will.

[ConsistentLibertarian]

That's super helpful. Thank you very much. What about Turkey and the rebellion in the North of Iraq that prompted the establishment of the Northern "no fly" zone. Since Turkey is a NATO member, that's one point I'd be particularly interested in learning more about.

[VA Advogado]

please don't report the movement of female doctors to Pakistan, or of walls falling on homosexuals

You must admit the Talaban is a nasty bunch of fellows. As I said on another thread, they'll cut your head off and play soccer with it.

[xzins]

If that's the public school rules, I wonder what the parochial school does for punishment?

[VA Advogado]

LOL I think they're all parochial. Probably one of the only redeeming facts of this country.

[xzins]

You know the Blues Brothers movie with the nun named Penguin, how she'd slap their knuckles with the ruler?

I just had this image of one of those Islamic ladies in black as a school teacher. A kid gets out of line. Out from under the black robe comes a Kalashnikov and on the kid's head a seeping red hole.

Now that's discipline.

[Nogbad]

The moslems in Turkey are Sunni, for the most part,
but there is a large faction of Alawis (Alevi)
which is vaguely part of the Shi'ite movement,
(which has many, many factions)
though they don't side with Iran.

This has been an additional component of the social unrest in Turkey
since many Kurds are Alawi, but also Turks as well.

There have been severe riots against the Alawis in Istanbul and other cities on several occasions.