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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-24-07 03:05 PM
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Afghan boy dancers sexually abused by former warlords
Edited on Sat Nov-24-07 03:08 PM by Liberal_in_LA
Apparently extreme, radical, conservative religions don't preclude perversions. Irony - women must dress like bee keepers yet the afghan warlords dress boys like women.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSISL1848920071119?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0


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"I have had him for at least three years, since he was only 15. He was looking for a job and I gave him somewhere to stay," said Yawar, showing the boy's picture.

"I don't have a wife. He is like my wife. I dress him in women's clothes and have him sleep beside me. I enjoy him and he is my everything," he said, kissing the photograph.

MARK OF PRESTIGE

Having the best-looking boy and the best dancer is a mark of prestige.

"Everyone tries to have the best, most handsome and good-looking boy," said a former mujahideen commander, who declined to be named.

"Sometimes we gather and make our boys dance and whoever wins, his boy will be the best boy."

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CJCRANE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-24-07 03:27 PM
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1. "But some of the men say they are not interested in women."
Edited on Sat Nov-24-07 03:41 PM by CJCRANE
On edit: These men certainly deserve a prize for stating the obvious.
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LiberalArkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-24-07 04:03 PM
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2. Thank God there isn't any homosexuality in Islamic nations
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mitchtv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-24-07 04:15 PM
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3. Therefore, no need for an age of consent
Handy
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sarcasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-24-07 04:26 PM
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4. It's like the Warlords have their own Jeff Gannon.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-24-07 04:33 PM
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5. So the Mujahideen have the equivalent of the rethuglican party?




Interesting. I guess Democracy really is taking hold just like the BushBots said it was. Do they also have a Chris Hansen? :eyes:



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Extend a Hand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-24-07 04:40 PM
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6. The book "The Kite Runner"
is a great novel set after the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviets. The book is by an Afghanistani American author, Khaled Hosseini. The book touches on the topic of warlords keeping boy dancers.

http://www.amazon.com/Kite-Runner-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/1594480001
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kite_Runner_%28film%29
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blogslut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-24-07 04:48 PM
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7. :(
The new age of pederasty. It goes on in America too.
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Karenina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-24-07 05:48 PM
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8. Dontcha just LOVE the stench of patriarchy?
:puke:
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Selatius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-24-07 05:55 PM
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9. We should apply the Taliban law for homosexuality just for irony. Penalty: Death.
It's the same penalty found in Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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AnnieBW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-24-07 07:06 PM
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10. Women are for breeding
Boys are for fun. :mad:
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