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Old 17-08-09, 21:10   #1
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Default Law will let Afghan husbands starve wives who withhold sex

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An Afghan law which legalised rape has been sent back to parliament with a clause letting husbands starve their wives if they refuse to have sex.

President Hamid Karzai ordered a review of the legislation after The Independent revealed that it negated the need for consent within marriage.
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Old 17-08-09, 21:11   #2
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Im not sure this is going to be a good subject right now!

Before anyone blames the west, there culture cant be messed with, it was part of communism's down fall there, so were not going to make the same mistakes.
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Old 17-08-09, 21:11   #3
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wtf... thats ridiculous!!!
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Old 17-08-09, 21:12   #4
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Another thread! I can't wait to see how this one turns out!
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Old 17-08-09, 21:12   #5
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Oh my God, that's totally stupid!
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Old 17-08-09, 21:13   #6
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They're way behind the times.
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Old 17-08-09, 21:14   #7
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Did ANYONE even read the headlines?! The law had been sent BACK! Meaning its a GOOD thing? For the love of God PLEASE read the article!
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Old 17-08-09, 21:17   #8
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Did ANYONE even read the headlines?! The law had been sent BACK! Meaning its a GOOD thing? For the love of God PLEASE read the article!
The Law allowed rape at first, was sent back, they got rid of the rape bit, but let husbands starve women until they gave it up.

Thats the complaint.
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Old 17-08-09, 21:18   #9
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I like the idea of withdrawing western troops if the law gets passed. Formally, it's the ultimate non-interference. Practically, it is quite obvious coercion. I guess the problem is that everyone knows we won't withdraw our troops over such a "trivial" question, though.

Goose: But do we know that this is really "their culture"? Afghanistan is compromised of a lot of different nationalities, cultures and people. I get the impression that in many unstable middle-eastern areas, extremists get far more influence than appropriate, simply because they are the ones the governments fear most, so they try to appease them.
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Old 17-08-09, 21:18   #10
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Hmm, where's Douglas MaCarthur when you need him? We turned Japan around, why not Afghanistan?
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