Freedom fighters when resisting the Soviet Union but terrorists/insurgents/combatants/militants when resisting the U.S. …
If they kill innocent children and call them Al Qaeda, then we are all Al Qaeda. If children are terrorists, then we are all terrorists.
There will be a time and a place when Neely will tell his children — the oldest is now 10 — about Guantanamo. I will “give them all the information and let them make their own opinion … I’ll just tell them the truth … I will tell them that I have been part of it.”
Neely initially contacted Rasul via Facebook and then met with Ahmed and Rasul, the two former British detainees, in London almost two years ago.
Neely wanted to get in touch with them to say that he was sorry for the part he played in their detention at Guantanamo. “I was very nervous to meet them,” Neely said. He did not know what might happen. “I wasn’t sure if they would hate me, yell at me,” he added. “I can honestly say though when I left London I left with two more friends then I arrived with.”
A take on Al Qaeda by Iyad El-Baghdadi a Muslim Libertarian
No this isn’t fashion. But you know something, I just want to take a minute to respect those people who died this day.
Full report here (pdf)
The young con’s misconceptions VS Competing facts about Muslims
Fuck yeah, Bangladesh.
(Source: thebeautyofislam)
Even after 9/11/01, the pundits were screaming that this event alone was enough to discredit libertarianism, that the destruction and the aftermath offered positive proof that we need a gigantic state. So, yes, I think we can be confident that if some violent person had libertarian influences, libertarianism would catch the blame.
In the event of such a thing, what should be the response of libertarians? It wouldn’t be that hard. Libertarianism is the one political theory extant that consistently preaches non-violence in every way, condemning all aggression against person and property whether it is done by a private party or under the cover of law.
Islamic mosques aren’t breeding grounds for religious fanatics.
Oppressed economies are breeding grounds for religious fanatics.
Authoritarian governments are breeding grounds for religious fanatics.
You’ll notice that, as economies grow free, the people grow free.
As the people grow free, religion settles down to its spiritual element.
Sad. This is what some of the horrible stuffs that women in Pakistan have to endure. :(
From the article:
Shahnaz Bibi, 35, poses for a photograph in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Ten years ago Shahnaz was burned with acid by a relative due to a familial dispute. She has never undergone plastic surgery.
More pics - Terrorism that’s personal.
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I swear to God, I’m gonna kill those who did these horrible things if they’re anywhere near me.
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