USS Clueless Stardate 20010829.0829

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Stardate 20010829.0829 (On Screen): It looks to me as if the Taliban is making it up as they go along. The Christian missionaries being held there have been indicted, and the potential penalties are now out in the open -- and they're ludicrous. Consider:

Penalty for being a foreigner who tries to convert an Afghani Muslim to Christianity: 3-10 days and deportation

Penalty for being an Afghani Muslim who has converted to Christianity: death

That disparity is blatantly hypocritical and clearly indicates that the Taliban is trying to find a way to declare that the foreigners are guilty, without bringing down the wrath of the world. (It's just like the Chinese act.) It's clear that they believe that the world doesn't much care how harshly they treat their own people, which unfortunately is quite true. (discuss)

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