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Afghanistan
Cherie Visits Afghanistan for Judicial Reform Talks
2006-04-10
Cherie Blair, the wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, was in Afghanistan yesterday for a series of meetings focused on judicial reform and women's empowerment, the British Embassy said. Blair, a human rights lawyer, met President Hamid Karzai and also his wife, Zinat, on her daylong trip from Pakistan. "During both meetings she discussed a variety of issues, including human rights in Afghanistan, reform of the justice sector, and empowerment of women," the embassy said in a statement.
I wonder if she said anything about freedom of religion?
Blair visited a girls' school and chaired a discussion at the embassy on human rights and justice that was attended by the head of the Afghan human rights commission and UN officials.
Posted by:Fred

#6  RE #5: Yes I can be. LOL!!
Fer instance, I have 2 favored brands of beer:
Cold and Cheap.
Posted by: USN Ret.   2006-04-10 22:49  

#5  USN Ret: A picky sailor? What's next?
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-04-10 14:38  

#4  JFM: Please tell me that mug shot is NOT a smile. I vote for industrial-strength, rip-stop burka. Agree with post, as Mrs, Head of State, she may be an impo't'nt persoan, but carries no official weight.
Posted by: USN, ret.   2006-04-10 14:20  

#3  The other problem is what is she doing in Afghanistan. Someone should remind both to to her and Tony Blair that the spouse of a prime minister has got no mandate from the people to represent it so she is a Mrs Nothing. Her duty is to smile and shut up. And that allowing her to intervene in politics just because she married the PM has a name: nepotism.
Posted by: JFM   2006-04-10 04:14  

#2  Nah, I won't wish a burka on anyone--just a paper bag would do. (What on earth happened to Tony when he married this creature? I mean, she is not only awfull to look at, but total cucoo to boot--some people may be not pretty but at least have some mental capacity, or loonies, but somewhat presentable physically)
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-04-10 03:53  

#1  She is a living advertisement for the burkha.
Posted by: JFM   2006-04-10 02:04  

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