Re:U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies’ Abuse of Boys
by sahreeg on Monday September 21, 2015 @03:06AM
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Correct me if I am wrong, but while your argument might have some legitimacy, in this particular case it sounds as if you believe that rape is actually something culturally acceptable in these parts of the world. It is not, and FYI, Islam forbids 1- homosexuality, 2- rape. This phenomena SHOULD be fought against -because it is wrong, and the child is being abused here- especially by the people who are there to spread 'democracy and progressiveness' in the first place ;)
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Re:U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies’ Abuse of Boys
by aikah on Monday September 21, 2015 @05:34AM
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> Islam forbids 1- homosexuality, 2- rape.
Like all religions Islam says one thing and its contrary. consistency has never been a strength of religions. Some muslims say that only homosexual acts are forbidden , as for rape , I'll let you read the quran and the hadiths again.
Re:U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies’ Abuse of Boys
by crpatino on Monday September 21, 2015 @04:03AM
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Not that I disagree with you on the morals of this comment, but a lot of confusion would be avoided if everybody just accepted that the US is a normal empire; an empire with geopolitical interest in the region and every reason to keep happy the cadre of monsters they got themselves as alleys.
It is not that they hate the local population, but they don't gain anything by defending them and may loose a lot by playing the role of Knight in the Shinning Armour.
Re:U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies’ Abuse of Boys
by erikb on Monday September 21, 2015 @05:08AM
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That's also a good point. Gaining access to trade routes and natural ressources might be more important than protecting innocents to the agenda givers.
Re:U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies’ Abuse of Boys
by crpatino on Monday September 21, 2015 @12:17PM
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Or preventing unfriendly third parties from gaining access to such resources. Both China and Russia are better positioned geographically to take advantage of those territories.
Re:U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies’ Abuse of Boys
by rimantas on Monday September 21, 2015 @07:07AM
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Now the question is, what Islam considers to be homosexual act and what is rape. I've read, that being the penetrating side is not considered to be homsexual. As for the rape, you can guess.