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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (7168)	2/10/2003 10:40:31 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

War is never pretty... GZ

To: TigerPaw who wrote (7168)	2/10/2003 11:27:56 PM
From: BubbaFred	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 25898

Herr Adolf got the utmost feverish support at home too. They had a superb propaganda machine. This thread had good exchanges last week on the power of mind control and propaganda on the general population for mobilizing the nation's fervor for war and conquest to irrational levels. All basic human values and ethics can be forgotten or set aside for the glory of one's nation, tribe, or clan. Nationalism is a much stronger force than teachings of the Bible or any other religious beliefs. When used in certain context, religions become mere tools to mold the mindset of the population to sanctify destructive actions. In the present situation, the intended target has been accused and judged for a variety of heinous crimes against humanity. Therefore it is a justification for the aggressor to conduct and inflict similar or worse punishment by performing similarly destructive crimes against humanity. The final justification and glorification of such action is reserved by and for the victors. The "eye for an eye" punishment is just and it is so written in the Koran. Truly amazing. TIME: Your system of public punishment is considered particularly brutal and inhumane by some Afghans and foreign countries. Does this bother you? Turabi: We are the only fully Shariat country in the world-- Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries are only partly Shariat. We don't believe in doing things on a piecemeal basis, and we are not concerned by criticism or isolation. As I have said, in the Koran there are specific punishments for specific crimes, and that is the way it has to be done--and in public. For the people that are watching, it is a reminder for them to behave within the law. Public executions actually protect life because they warn people away from committing a similar crime. We want people to see the punishment. We are asked by God to do it that way. sabawoon.com Afghanistan's ruling Taliban, perhaps the most isolated government in the world, is routinely accused of repression at home and support for terrorism abroad. In a rare show of openness, two of the Taliban's leading figures agreed to meet with New Delhi bureau chief Michael Fathers. The result: a fresh insight into this little-understood regime. Here, Justice Minister Mullah Nooruddin Turabi defends Islamic principles and the Taliban's insistence on imposing its version of justice. ----------------------