Category Archives: Foreign Policy

Osama Bin Laden As Defense Attorney

    According to several news organizations Osama bin Laden has released an audiotape on a website claiming that Zacarias Moussaoui was not part of the 9/11 plot. According to a transcript of the tape Osama bin Laden also for … Continue reading

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Mirza Tahir Hussain’s Execution Postponed

This a followup to my previous post on the imminent execution of Mirza Tahir Hussain. I just read this on The Times of London web site: President Musharraf of Pakistan has postponed indefinitely the execution of Mirza Tahir Hussain, 36, a … Continue reading

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How Much Is An Innocent Life Worth?

What is an acceptable ratio of death between the enemy and an innocent civilian? Is it 4 to 1? Is it 2 to 1? Are you willing to kill one innocent life to be able to kill 4 of the … Continue reading

Posted in Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Human Rights | 23 Comments

A Hanging In Pakistan

On June 1st of this year the life of a man who has spent half his life in prison will be extinguished in Pakistan. Mirza Tahir Hussain, a 36-year Pakistani-British dual citizen, will be hanged for the crime of murder. He … Continue reading

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Bangladeshis Held At Guantanamo Bay

The Pentagon has released the names of all detainees held at Guantanamo Bay since 2002. The list contains information on 759 Muslim detainees from Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe. The list also includes two Bangladeshi citizens. The two Bangladeshis are … Continue reading

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