Where are the last vestiges of Afghanistans Taliban leaders hiding? Are they cowering in caves near the Pakistani border? Perhaps they own a condo complex in Karachi. More likely they are on a Dude Ranch in Americas Heartland.
Remember 1994? Religious fundamentalists overtook Afghanistan and trounced on that nations women with a vengeance. Being draped in a burga and beaten in the streets was standard fair. Most doctors were banned from treating women, and voting no way!
Is history repeating itself? Last week in South Dakota religious fundamentalists passed a measure making it a felony for doctors to perform any abortion, except to save the life of a pregnant woman. No exceptions are made in cases of rape or incest. There was no state wide vote. Dj vu!
Help for victims of religious extremism in Afghanistan was slow to come. Ultimately, refugee camps sprang up along the borders and womens rights organizations broadcasted messages of support into the occupied country via short wave radio. Response to occupied South Dakotas oppression is already being mounted. Refugee camps are springing up along borders with Dakotas more open-minded neighbors, such as...