Slow News Day
The case in Afghanistan against Abdul Rahman, the man who converted to Christianity sixteen years ago, has been dropped. Afghans reacted to this news in the same way they react to any news that they hear: they protested. At any rate, it's my hope that Rahman, who will live in exile as a result of his refusal to convert back to Islam, will be offered asylum in a Western nation, maybe the States or the United Kingdom.
Some of you may remember the situation in Liberia a few years ago. Their president, Charles Taylor, was forced to resign and went into exile in Nigeria. Nigeria has agreed to release Taylor into Liberian custody, but there's apparently some dispute over whether the Liberians will come and get him (which is what Nigeria wants), or whether the Nigerians will send him directly to the war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone (which is what Liberia wants). Taylor has been indicted by a U.N. war crimes tribunal for offenses relating to war in Sierra Leone.
And, on a lighter note, Libya has issued thousands of one week visas to allow tourists from around the world to view this week's solar eclipse. Of course, Israelis need not apply.
Other than that, it's a slow news day. Even the Somalis aren't shooting today. It must be time for a khat break or something.
UPDATE: A couple of news items from today are worth mentioning. First, Abdul Rahman has requested asylum in an undisclosed country. I hope Secretary Rice sends a delegation to cordially invite him to the United States. The guy's a damn hero for standing up to all of the whack job clerics who wanted his head on a platter.
The second bombshell of the day is that Zacarias Moussaoui has not only admitted to knowing about the 9/11 plot beforehand, but claims that he and attempted shoe-bomber Richard Reid were tasked with hijacking a fifth plane and flying it into the White House.
Some of you may remember the situation in Liberia a few years ago. Their president, Charles Taylor, was forced to resign and went into exile in Nigeria. Nigeria has agreed to release Taylor into Liberian custody, but there's apparently some dispute over whether the Liberians will come and get him (which is what Nigeria wants), or whether the Nigerians will send him directly to the war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone (which is what Liberia wants). Taylor has been indicted by a U.N. war crimes tribunal for offenses relating to war in Sierra Leone.
And, on a lighter note, Libya has issued thousands of one week visas to allow tourists from around the world to view this week's solar eclipse. Of course, Israelis need not apply.
Other than that, it's a slow news day. Even the Somalis aren't shooting today. It must be time for a khat break or something.
UPDATE: A couple of news items from today are worth mentioning. First, Abdul Rahman has requested asylum in an undisclosed country. I hope Secretary Rice sends a delegation to cordially invite him to the United States. The guy's a damn hero for standing up to all of the whack job clerics who wanted his head on a platter.
The second bombshell of the day is that Zacarias Moussaoui has not only admitted to knowing about the 9/11 plot beforehand, but claims that he and attempted shoe-bomber Richard Reid were tasked with hijacking a fifth plane and flying it into the White House.
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