Fifty Million people liberated from tyranny in Afghanistan and Iraq, but what about Abdul Rahman?
Those who supported military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq often point with pride to the fact that the citizens of these countries were liberated from the tyranny of the Taliban and Saddam Hussein and given democracy. However, the case of Abdul Rahman suggests that democracy without basic human rights is little more than a comedy with ballot boxes, long voting lines, and purple fingers. Rahman is a 42-year-old Afghan who converted from Islam to Christianity. Muslim clerics in Afghanistan were not amused by Rahman's actions, and sentenced him to death by decapitation. A Muslim judge dealing with the case said Afghanistan's judiciary will ignore outside pressure and act "independently."
Is blood & money being wasted on a culture where expressing religious freedom is a criminal act, punishable by death? This is unacceptable.
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