February 06, 2009
Our Friends the more Moderate Muslim Afghans
Still want to kill people over the Koran.
Via MSNBC: KABUL - No one knows who brought the book to the mosque, or at least no one dares say.Hat Tip: LawhawkThe pocket-size translation of the Quran has already landed six men in prison in Afghanistan and left two of them begging judges to spare their lives. They're accused of modifying the Quran and their fate could be decided Sunday in court.
The trial illustrates what critics call the undue influence of hardline clerics in Afghanistan, a major hurdle as the country tries to establish a lawful society amid war and militant violence.
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