Last week, an Iranian man was finally executed after languishing in prison for eleven years.
- The crime: adultery
- Method of execution: buried up to the waist and stoned to death
The woman, for reasons of modesty, is to be buried up to the neck and done away with in similar fashion
The EU and UN have reacted with half-hearted condemnations or just plain silence. But watch the hysterical ballyhooing of the soi-disant enlightened ones in Europe, who, in-between coffee breaks, frequently demonstrate in piazzas to condemn the US for allowing capital punishment.
A theory that has been floating around out there is worthy of more attention: To much of the world, war per se is not the object of international scorn, but US-led wars. The death penalty per se is not the object of international outcry, but capital punishment in the US. The emission of carbon per se is not secular civilization's collective original sin, but US carbon emissions. Notice a common thread?
This is exactly why Bush needs to invade Iran before some other pc wimp gets into office. It is a backwards country with a medieval legal system and is a threat to the western way of life.
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ReplyDeleteThe situation in Iran certainly demands more attention from the Administration and Americans in general. We can't afford to ignore what's going on over there. Closing our eyes may be the easy alternative, but, as you say, action and leadership are sorely needed. That is not to say military action per se, at least, not yet, but I side with those who favor more aggressive options in dealing with the problem. We already know that Iran is providing material aid to terrorists in Iraq killing our soldiers, what more evidence do we require for obtaining an accurate reading on their intentions?