Turn It Back By 20 Years...

"If the soldiers are not returned we will turn Lebanon's clock back 20 years."

- Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Dan Halutz told Israeli Channel 10.

No one can doubt that claim. And it is visible now in Lebanon. The monstrosity with which Israel is killing civillians and destroying Lebanon is there for all to see. And hats off to the international community for doing nothing!

There comes a meek voice of Kofi Annan telling Israel to stop - but its meek so that Her Highness Israel does not hear. She won't listen either. Uncle sam is there to protect her. House representatives fully supported Israel for her "self defence". So did the Senate. European will not interfere. OIC is impotent. No help around for the beleagured Lebanese people.

God be with you.

Breaking the chains...

Its official. Women held as prisoners all over Pakistan under Hudood Ordinance will be released today (10th July 2006). See My Post

Around 1300 female prisoners other than ones involved in crimes of murder and terrorism will be released. This is a huge sigh of relief for all women who were charged under the Hudood Ordinance. The new law has been promulgated by President Musharraf couple of days ago.

Hudood Ordinance is a legacy of dark days of military dictatorship of General Zia ul Haq. In order to cement his rule he came up with this law totally defying islamic injunctions, humanism and in the end made us a laughing stock in front of the whole world. Not to mention the great set back that was received to the image of Islam.

Efforts to do away with these laws were on since 80's but gathered steam now as electronic media is almost independent and allows for debates on topics like these which were considered totally sacrosanct. Muslim mind always blacks out in terms of thinking when "islam" is attached to something and Hudood Laws were no different. Told to be "straight from God" although they were man made.

So nice first step in humanism and towards a just-society.