[Dean's World] Dean: Abdul Rahman Freed?

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Posted by Dean:
Abdul Rahman Freed?
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1143399880.shtml


   Instapundit says that Abdul Rahman, the man who was prosecuted in
   Afghanistan for converting to Christianity, [1]has had his case
   dismissed. We'll see if that's true or not.

   Still, there were those who said this entire case is illustrative of
   how evil Islam is, and how awful the intervention there has been. What
   utter nonsense. Had this poor bast*rd been caught by the Taliban, he'd
   have been summarily executed by a kangaroo court and we likely
   wouldn't even know his name, or we would have had to find it out
   through Amnesty International rather than the Associated Press.

   Instead, while we may not approve of putting someone on trial for
   their religious beliefs, at least this guy got judged by a real court,
   in full public scrutiny, with a defense attorney, AND, the elected
   government of Afghanistan felt that it should answer to not just its
   nearby theocratic neighbors, but, to its fellow democratic nations,
   including governments from places like France, Germany, Canada, the
   United States, and the United Kingdom.

   Think on it: President Karzai of Afghanistan actually felt the need to
   take phone calls on this matter from the Canadian Prime Minister. And
   the American Secretary of State. And the German Prime Minster. And the
   elected heads of many other nations. And he felt the need to take
   their concerns seriously. And he felt the need to assure them all that
   this man would not be executed. All of which actually happened within
   the last 72 hours.

   Read that all as an indictment of the eville moooslims if you like. I
   read it as a country that is emerging at astonishing speed from the
   12th century into the 21st century at astonishing speed.

References

   1. http://instapundit.com/archives/029360.php