All prowestern parties are out of Russian parliament

Michael Petukhov wrote:

So perhaps you mean only yours version of oppression will
be exported (iraq for instance)? Do not worry we can find
means to export anything we want and without any permissions.

And all this time I thought you were a multilateralist Michael!

You know, UN defining your national interests for you. Going
by majority vote, etc.

You sound like those damned imperialist Americans!


SMH

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:59:05 -0500, "Prof. Vincent Brannigan" wrote:



Jarg wrote:

Well there is a valid point or two in there. Execution is a stretch (though
not unheard of in Iran) but she probably wouldn't think to go out in public
with her hair uncovered as she might be whipped or beaten. And it is
interesting that she chose to use the award ceremony as a platform to
criticize the west rather than focusing on the real source of so much misery
in Iran, mainly the Iranian theocracy.

"This award will allow women, in Iran and beyond the borders of Iran, to
believe in themselves. The patriarchal structure and discrimination against
women, particularly in the Islamic countries, cannot continue forever," she
said.
Ebadi also defended the Islamic religion, saying it does not inherently
conflict with human rights and democratic principles. Instead, she said, it is
repressive regimes in Islamic countries that have used the religion to spread
messages of
prejudice and hatred. "Some Muslims, under the pretext that democracy and
human rights are not compatible with Islamic teachings and the traditional
structure of Islamic societies, have justified despotic governments and
continue to do so. In fact, it
is not so easy to rule over a people who are aware of their rights using
traditional patriarchal and paternalistic methods," Ebadi said. The Nobel
laureate, who has received death threats since the award was
announced, says she will continue her fight for human rights in
Iran. The head
of the Nobel Committee, Ole Mjoes, said today that Ebadi's
prize may have led
to greater hostility in the short term, but that repression, in
the long term, cannot
persist.


Sounds pretty clear to me

Vince

The Nobel committees have become so politically motivated that the
awards no longer have any meaning. They are simply given to the
"most politically correct". It is a sad commentary on international relations.

Al Minyard