the reason they follow 14th century customs, is because that is where they would be if not for the USA!!!
sean | Homepage | 12.03.07 - 1:20 pm | #

i got up from my moho put my feet on my moho, then stood up & moho'd!!! This people need moho!!!!
sean | Homepage | 12.03.07 - 1:19 pm | #

"...She is subject to their laws, whether WE like it or not..."

Correct. Perhaps they should be very concerned whether WE like it or not.

Long ago a British citizen in Greece had his property seized - himself picked up by the secret police. Great Britain protested. Fleet Med sailed into Athens harbour seizing Greek shipping and commerce. Greece soon screamed Please!Stop! Great Britain got her citizen back with bling.

THis is significant - the pioneer of such robust Britishness was Lord Palmerston - who later as PM used the Royal Navy to put paid to the slave trade.

How would Alexander Hamilton put it?

"Decision, activity, secrecy, and dispatch."

Entebbe could well be a lesson for this very sitch.

This is a wonderful opportunity for Great Britain to remind pocket theocracies that whether WE like it or not is crucial to the continued exisistence of Regime leaders and their precious assets.
courtneyme109 | Homepage | 11.29.07 - 10:36 pm | #

Fred,

Too bad Islamic states are still using 14th century punishments. And according to all the reports I've read it wasn't Gillian that even 'named' the damned bear. It was a student. So, why is she responsible? Why does Islam ALWAYS blame the female?

Islam is nothing but a crap religion in my expressed opinion.
Butch | Homepage | 11.29.07 - 8:05 pm | #

I agree, this IS aweful, but here's the deal, when in Rome, do as the Romans do...

She is subject to their laws, whether WE like it or not, and I don't like it, but it's their nation, what are we going to do?? Invade every Islamic nation and straighten them out and make converts out of them??

I think not...
TexasFred | Homepage | 11.29.07 - 7:51 pm | #

I heard about this yesterday or the day before, or I read about it. It is awful.

Do you know that Bashir won't let the peacekeepers come in without being able to know exactly where they are at all times and having the right to cut off all communications? I think I read it on CounterTerrorismBlog.

You can find it by just googling. Something someone ought teach to CNN...
Rosemary | Homepage | 11.29.07 - 7:24 pm | #