Monthly Archives: March 2006

Afghan Persecution Finally Making Headlines

Posted on March 22, 2006 by Mash

The CNN website is now featuring the Afghan persecution story as its lead story. Let’s hope that it stays there until tomorrow morning so that a wider audience can see it. You can read my posts on the topic here and … Continue reading →

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“Let Freedom Reign”

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Mash

In an earlier post, I discussed the plight of the man in Afghanistan facing death for converting to Christianity. Today, we have heard the official U.S. Government response to this absurdity. Our response came at a press conference held by … Continue reading →

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About Those Iraqi Militias

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Mash

Christopher Allbritton has filed a story for TIME.com about the Badr Brigade and the sectarian killings in Iraq. It is a chilling story about these militias overruning the Iraqi Interior Ministry. It appears we are now arming one side in … Continue reading →

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Democracy Is Not A Cure For Ignorance

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Mash

AMERICAblog has a post on the Afghan man facing death for converting to Christianity. The original story appears on the ABC News website here. Apparently, the only hope the man has of escaping the death penalty is if he is … Continue reading →

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His Vision For Iraq

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Mash

The latest series in the "stay the course" op-eds comes from Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Jaafari, Tehran’s man in Baghdad, writes that his "first challenge will be to stifle terrorism". This is a very laudable goal. I have no doubt … Continue reading →

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