...The Taliban (click title to entry - thank you) claimed responsibility for the attack, and warned against changes to the blasphemy law....
Of course the Taliban take responsiblity, they RULE through violence and strong violence and control of women. Why wouldn't they do this?
The 'power' of violence in the Middle East has to end. It has brought the populations of their citizens down to far lower 'age majorities' than is witnessed anywhere else in the world. Jihadists and violent regimes are NOT a choice any longer.
Libya needs a 'No Fly Zone' and UNFORTUNATELY the USA is among the nations that can enforce it.
The protests started in peaceful opposition. Those are the people we want leading in the Middle East. Not manacle leaders that kill THEIR OWN to achieve their comforts and status. Does the global community want leaders that are lavished by violence or by their people?
The 'best' of the Middle East leads having consent by the global community and have been men such as The Kings of Jordan. The reason President Mubarak 'abdicated' his power was because he was not a man of violence before justice. If the people want to freeze assets and investigate corruption they have a right to do that, but, Mubarak could never be brought up on War Crimes. The Saudi Princes and Kings cannot either. But, Gadhafi has a long history of inspiring violence to attempt control even past his borders.
There are clear choices to be made by the global community. The people of the Middle East need sponsors. Unfortunately, the United Nations has to be their sponsor as they are literally helpless to do it themselves as witnessed in Libya. Gadhafi's son states, "We live in Libya and we will die in Libya." That is extremism at its best. The Gadhafis need to find out they will not be tolerated in their extremism, their injustice to their people and while they may die for their crimes, they may NOT die in Libya but in an excution chamber after standing judgement.
The global community, including citizens from around the world through social media have been having dialogue with their brothers and sisters of the Middle East, it is time to provide the peace and stability we all want for them. The peace and stability they want for themselves. The better stand of living they need and want to thrive.
The 'idea' is outrageous that a dedication to peace through university principles has been 'offered' in the past by global leaders to other nations' mind trusts only to have it destroyed by extremists and weapons. If the global community is open to hosting 'methods of peace' to impoverished leaders, then the 'idea' it can be used against them and the people of those nations has to end. At some time, the 'investment' the global community has made to bring peace, stability and prosperity to other nations has to take precedent to a 'world view.' The 'idea' that democratic principles are only for the wealthy, the liberated and The West is outrageous. The world can no longer be oppressed by fear of liberation. This is the next venue of global peace and we have to reach for it. The people of the Middle East long for it and we have to provide them with the chance they need to be guaranteed their dedication to those values. Allowing violence to rule a people in oppression is completely disgusting.
Economic paradigms be damned !
