We're on a roll:
"Spanish city of Lleida bans burqas in public buildings"
http://europenews.dk/en/node/38106

Read 'Raising My Voice' by Malalai Joya if you really want to know what's happening to the women of Afghanistan. go to a website, www.rawa.org and you'll see,that we aren't protecting the women of Afghanistan at all, in fact, we've made their position worse - the Karzai Govt with the US stooge as president, has members of the Taliban,war lords and thugs left behind from Russia in his parliament.The US states that his govt is corrupt,and the whole administration is like the mafia.One of Karzai's brothers is in the Opium trade,another has stolen millions meant for the people, most who live on less than $2 a day. The war lords in his govt are still killing like they did during the civil war. Only yesterday on the ABC news it stated how girls are being sold off as pay offs.
Australia recently trained militia who have links to a man in Afghanistan who's running criminal gangs, stealing and killing people on the road - the US and NATO forces know -what do they do - nothing?
Put Malalai Joya into your search engine and you'll be able to read and/or listen to what the real truth is.
Just because you choose to believe the rubbish, doesn't make any difference to the truth.
There are war criminals in the govt;there are war criminals who the US have allowed to live in the US. The US?NATO are only interested in the oil & gas in the Caspian Sea,and the pipeline that will channel it through Afghanistan to the West!

(cont). If the US with its 30,000 troops turns a blind eye to the lawlessness and corruption, what the hell are Australians doing there?We're allowing murder, rape and hideous violence in that country, because the people have never been the priority - same with Iraq!
Who's got the oil all sorted in Iraq? How much will the Iraqi people receive? I suggest not much to no money!

The Afghani people had nothing to do with 9/11. The alleged terrorists didn't come from there either, and when was the last time you heard anyone refer to wanting to get Osama bin Laden? If they wanted to, seriously, they wouldn't have let the bin Laden family leave the US the day after 9/11.With the US satellites and other toys, they can't track down one man? I think he's either dead,or they know where he is. The FBI website doesn't even have him on the wanted list for 9/11. Take a look!

We've been lied to! The rubbish reasons given were a smoke screen for the real motives - the US wants permanent bases in the Middle East. Iraq and Afghanistan, border with Iran/Pakistan! Iran is probably next! They have huge reserves of oil too! Then, the US will have pro America dictatorships, just where they want them! It's called empire building and a lust for OIL! Clever! We're the idiots! The innocents of Iraq & AFghanistan are the price they're willing to pay! I find it repugnant!
Wikileaks has revealed some of the truth re the US actions and motives - that's why some are screaming "assassination" for Julian Assange or calling him a terrorist. I know who the terrorists are and they speak English!

What do your conspiracy theories have to do with whether or not
"Women should be free to wear the burqa"?

Liz,

So we give it all over to the Taliban ? No ?

Your other option is ..... ?

It's a dirty world sometimes, Liz. Sometimes nobody is on the side of the angels, yet we still have to make choices.

So what do you recommend ? Afghanistan as a Taliban/al-Qa'ida/LeT sanctuary ?

I wonder what Marx would have thought of the Left supporting the Caliphate.

Just curious.

Of course, sometimes it's easier just to chuck a tanty :)

Joe

Liz45:"Put Malalai Joya into your search engine and you'll be able to read and/or listen to what the real truth is."

Is this the same Liz who has no "inclination" to look at facts?

I do believe it is, so whatever is on that link is hardly likely to be worth anyone's time looking at.

Loudmouth:"sometimes it's easier just to chuck a tanty :)"

You've met Liz before, haven't you.