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Wed, 02 Mar 2005 Pakistan rejects pro-women bill Here is the proof, spelled out in plain black and white: The parliament rejected the bill by a majority vote on Tuesday, declaring it to be un-Islamic. Therefore, so-call "honor killings" must be, in fact, Islamic. And viola: the "religion of peace" condones murder. The way the US government coddles and cozies up to these killers makes me ill. Pakistan government supporters ally with Islamists to reject a bill against "honour killing" of women. (link) [BBC News | World | UK Edition]Wed, 02 Mar 2005 00:00 /Asatru | 0 writebacks | permanent link Kentucky Student Charged with Felony Thoughtcrime Ah, the joys of "zero-tolerance"! It's apparently netting fiction writers as well as pocket knife wielding honor students. I wonder if Stephen King could graduate from high school in this new millennium without at least one felony charge on his juvenile record? A fictional short story leads to a felony terrorism charge for an 18-year-old high school student... William Poole, an 18-year-old junior at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester, Kentucky has been arrested and charged with a felony of making terrorist threats. The "terrorist threats" charge apparently stems from a short story Poole wrote... (link) [morons.org]Wed, 02 Mar 2005 00:00 /Politics | 0 writebacks | permanent link |
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