Afghan Women Speak from Behind the Media Veil ‘ “Now that the U.S. and the Taliban are on two opposite sides in a war, you’ve probably heard a lot about how the Taliban treat women,” said Tamina. Tamina is a member of RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan, and her mother was a founding member of the group back in 1977. “You probably know a lot about the restrictions on women in Afghanistan, but maybe you’ve heard less about what Afghan women want instead.” ‘ AlterNet

Reminds me of the joke I was just emailed.

Because killing bin Laden would only create a martyr for the cause and imprisoning him would only inspire further hostage-taking and other terrorist actions to get him released, the message goes, wouldn’t it be a fitting punishment for his crimes to have him scooped up by US special forces, whisked into a U.S. hospital for a complete sex change operation, and then restored to Afghanistan to live as a woman under the Taliban?