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2005-05-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-05-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Does anyone here know anything about the Arab Organization for Human Rights?

Um, it fits on the head of a pin and has room left for the dancing angels?

Posted by Raj 2005-05-23 00:24|| 2005-05-23 00:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Does anyone here know anyting about the Arab Organization for Human Rights?

Yeah, Emily, it's an oxymoron. No, seriously, here's a link to an AOHR page I 'Googled' up.

Posted by GK 2005-05-23 03:03|| 2005-05-23 03:03|| Front Page Top

#3 too little info to know if theyre Genooine "Moderate Muslims. TM"

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-05-23 09:24|| 2005-05-23 09:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks, all.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-05-23 11:28|| 2005-05-23 11:28|| Front Page Top

#5 There may be some thought that terrorists have infiltrated human rights organizations or have set up there own front human rights organizations.

This is probably not the case in Syria. In syria the terrorists have had, for many years, their own networks for funding, communications, etc. So, the odds are that the members of these human rights groups are at least moderate, maybe even progressive.

Posted by mhw 2005-05-23 11:48|| 2005-05-23 11:48|| Front Page Top

#6 mhw -

I met a "progressive" muslim once. He said "honor killings" should be enacted only when the women are more than 18 years of age.

Posted by Mark Z. 2005-05-23 11:56|| 2005-05-23 11:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Looks like business is good at "Bashar Assad's Cool Shades Store"...

Posted by tu3031 2005-05-23 13:27|| 2005-05-23 13:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Mark Z.

I have yet to meet a pro honor killing Muslim.

Of course the Muslims I meet are typically secular muslims who are professionals and they tend to blame honor killings on lower class stuff. They tend to be in denial about female genital mutilation.

They love to talk about Sharon, however.

Posted by mhw 2005-05-23 13:47|| 2005-05-23 13:47|| Front Page Top

#9 Just had a thought...Bashar's uncle is back in town, right? Is this a pre-emptive "I'm still in power here dammit" type of move?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-05-23 13:52|| 2005-05-23 13:52|| Front Page Top

#10 I have yet to meet a pro honor killing Muslim.

ITYM, "I have yet to meet a Muslim who will admit to a Westerner that they support the idea of honor killings."

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-05-23 14:06|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-05-23 14:06|| Front Page Top

#11 mhw - They had their chance to kill Sharon in '73 when he was bitch-slapping the Egyptian 3rd Army. Now they just whine about him.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2005-05-23 14:22|| http://www.punictreachery.com/]">[http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2005-05-23 14:22|| Front Page Top

#12 While reading the headline I read it as 'Syria [removed and] arrested [just the] head of human rights organization'.

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-05-23 15:42|| 2005-05-23 15:42|| Front Page Top

#13 heehee Raj!

Posted by Shipman 2005-05-23 16:13|| 2005-05-23 16:13|| Front Page Top

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