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14 years ago @ Antiwar.com Original A... - Is Medea Benjamin Naiv... · 0 replies · +1 points

Wellwellwell, Lady Bountiful Benjamin wants to help the women of Afghanistan by imposing her Western mores on a tribal society that has had over a thousand years to develop the system under which it lives.
Afghanistan is a lawless country. No law enforcement, and constant warfare from within and without. How can the problem of rape be addressed in such a situation? Simple. Dress all women in the burka and make sure they are kept as isolated as possible and only left outside in company of a male relative (that helps prevent kidnapping). I remember several years ago an articled discussing this. It may not be OUR solution to the problem, but it is THEIRS and except for the Westernized women Ms Benjamin met, I'll bet she could find women who are content to be spared the threat of rape by the restrictions placed on them. Rape victims are not treated with care and understanding anywhere ( You must have done something to encourage him, and that sort of rot) and especially not in a society like that of Afghanistan.
Like Iraq, the lie used to invade Afghanistan changes all the time. First it was to arrest the long-dead Bin Laden, and now to protect the purity of Afghan women. Whatever Ms Benjamin is smoking has severely impaired her judgement...
It's not about womens' lib, Medea, it's about oil and the heroin the CIA needs to raise 'black' money for 'black' ops...