Posts Tagged ‘extremists’
McChrystal Digs In, Afghan Women Say Get Out
THE HUFFINGTON POST Rethink Afghanistan Robert Greenwald | Posted: July 13, 2009 01:10 PM Debunking the Myths About Women's Rights in Afghanistan Afghan women continue to face horrific violence, despite one of the oft-stated goals of this war. And yet proponents of the war continue to use recent incidents of rape, abduction, and brutality [...]
German Media Ignore Racist Stabbing of Woman, while Criticising Muslim Grief and Anger
Egyptians cry racism in woman's slaying in Germany By MAGGIE MICHAEL CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians are horrified by the brutal slaying of a pregnant Muslim woman stabbed repeatedly inside a German courtroom, calling what they see as a lack of outrage in Germany evidence of racism and anti-Islamic sentiment. On Monday, thousands of mourners [...]
Women Only Rock Concert for Orthodox Jews in Israel
Without any hysterical cries of Israel being Talibanised, an Orthodox Jewish women's rock band performed before a women only audience, in deference to "a rabbinical injunction that says it is immodest for a man to listen to a woman's voice in song, they perform only before other women... Their forthcoming album will include a warning label [...]
Transcript of Rare Interview with Taliban Leader Mulla Umar’s Representative
Reproduced below, in full, from CNN's site, is the transcript of a remarkable interview reportedly obtained by CNN's Nic Robertson with Zabiullah Mujahid, said to be a spokesmen for Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar . Transcript: Afghan Taliban spokesman discusses war May 5, 2009 -- Updated 2116 GMT (0516 HKT) (CNN) -- Zabiullah [...]
Pakistan is India’s Primary Enemy — Pravda
Writing in Pravda on 12 May 2009, Vladimir Anokhin maintains that "while China can also be a threat" to India, "Pakistan is India’s primary potential enemy". This contrasts sharply with the aggressive insistence by the United States that Pakistan must demonstrate by voice and deed that one set of militant criminals -- not all, for as we [...]
Transcript of Senators Levin and McCain’s Questions on Pakistan and Drones, and Gates’ and Mullen’s Answers at the Armed Services Committee Hearing
The US Senate Committee on Armed Services conducted a full committee hearing on Thursday 14 May 2009, to receive testimony in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Future Years Defense Program. What appears below is a rough selective transcript (from live webcast), of the discussion on Pakistan, in the early part [...]
