Helluva Position, eh?
No virgins for you !!
An Afghan Christian facing possible execution for converting from Islam was likely to be released from jail “soon,” a senior government official said following huge Western pressure over the case.
...US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice telephoned Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday to step up pressure to free 41-year-old Rahman, who converted in Germany 16 years ago and was turned in by his parents on his return to Afghanistan.
Rice said she phoned Karzai to hammer home “in the strongest possible terms” Washington’s concern over the proceedings against Rahman.
“There is no more fundamental issue for the United States than freedom of religion and religious conscience,” she said.
Well, okay—maybe that not getting vaporized thing is somewhat more fundamental....
Still—talk about yer rock and a hard place. If we stand back and say, “Hey… Elected government. They get what they voted for...” we’ll be standing by and, in effect, endorsing whackin’ some poor sod for his religious beliefs. OTOH if we put the pressure on and the Karzai government folds, they’re proven to be nothing but a Giant Puppet Head of the Great Satan.
Whatcha gonna do....
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