One year later

Of course, it was never meant to be different. But who cares? Life goes on, espec. for happy western people glued to TV sets with always a new scare, new war, new desease... And third world people outside of (momentary) US-victim countries have theiir own hardships to struggle with... Who remembers Afghanistan? Wasn't that a "liberation" also? From the dreaded Taliban, oppressors of women? Well, take it from those who know, Afghanistan women themselves:

"The war in Afghanistan has removed the Taliban, which so far does appear to be an improvement for women in certain limited parts of the country. In other areas, the incidence of rape and forced marriage is on the rise again, and most women continue to wear the burqa out of fear for their safety. The level of everyday violence in Afghanistan is something we would find it hard to imagine. "War on terrorism" has removed the Taliban, but it has not removed religious fundamentalism which is the main cause of all our miseries. It will require a very different approach indeed for those evils to be eliminated, which is RAWA's point. And in fact, by reinstalling the warlords in power in Afghanistan, the US is ultimately replacing one fundamentalist regime with another."

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[If you're about to say that Afghanistan wasn't attacked for those reasons, but as a reprisal for 9/11, please spare your breath and first listen to this from BBC]

complete article here

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