More liberation!
"Resumption of firing squads in Afghanistan raises concern; Justice, fair trials are often elusive in nation's courts" by Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times | December 26, 2007
KABUL, Afghanistan - On a cool October evening, at the foot of one of the mountains that ring this city, the crack of heavy gunfire ripped through the twilight. When the reverberations faded and all was still, 15 people lay dead in a bloody jumble.
Thus did the Afghan government, after keeping its firing squad idle for 3 1/2 years, revive capital punishment. Officials say more executions are to come.
The revival of the death penalty has sparked concern among many of the nations that provide Afghanistan with military and financial aid. Beyond moral qualms, critics and human-rights activists are worried about the ultimate punishment being meted out by a justice system widely regarded as corrupt and incompetent.
President Hamid Karzai faces daunting new political realities. His approval ratings have tumbled amid an upswing in insurgent attacks and violent crimes such as kidnapping and robbery. A lack of security has topped the list of problems that Afghans say beset their country.
Implementing the death penalty was instantly popular, allowing Karzai to look tough on public safety and shore up support for his government. Karzai's personal opposition to the death penalty places him in a minority among his countrymen.
Yeah, but he shucked that for POLITICAL GAIN!!!
Does the POLITICAL BULLSHIT and the MSM that brings it to you ever stop, readers?
During the Taliban's rule, public executions were carried out in stadiums before thousands of spectators, and the overwhelming majority of Afghans still favor the death penalty.
Nope!
Good thing murdering people by air bombs doesn't count as an execution; otherwise, AmeriKa would be in deep shit, huh, readers?
At the same time, however, the justice system, while improving, remains a shaky institution. Due process and judicial impartiality are often phantoms in a country with a history of tribal and vigilante justice and of warlords who bend police, courts, and local officials to their will.
So how is Afghanistan different from any other place?
Meanwhile, Afghanistan to Expel 2 Envoys, Citing Threats to Its Security
Nothing about any air strikes or Taliban dead, huh, MSM?
What CRAP AmeriKa is served by her Zionist-controlled War Dailies!
