Afghan ambassador raps Canadian "anti-war" protesters

[Montgomery Burns]

Canadian Press:

VANCOUVER (CP) - Afghanistan's ambassador to Canada says he was shocked to hear protesters demanding Canadian troops pull out of his country claiming it was better off under the Taliban.

"My embassy just called me this morning and said that some of the demonstrators were saying that Afghanistan was better off under the Taliban," Omar Samad said Monday. "For God's sake, these people have no clue whatsoever about what they are talking about, so let's sit down and discuss this."

Mr. Samad, these people are not anti-war--no matter what the liberal media says; they are anti-freedom. The entire world has seen their protest signs. We're not stupid.

[...]"Obviously these groups have their own views and they're entitled to it," he said.

"I have contacted some of these groups. They're sort of reluctant to discuss the issues."

Too chicken to talk to you, huh? Why am I not surprised?

Samad suggested it was hypocritical of opponents to Canada's involvement in Afghanistan to protest now when they remained silent in the 1990s while the Taliban oppressed women and denied children a modern education.

Indeed, Mr. Samad.

"Where were you when the women of Afghanistan were imprisoned?" he asked. "Where were you when the children of Afghanistan were denied schooling? Where were these demonstrations for human rights and dignity and honour?"[...]

Good question. Where were the protesting "progressives"? Why weren't these "progressive" women protesting the brutal treatment their sisters were suffering under the Taliban?

[na85]

Basking in ignorance, because the media hadn't spotlighted it yet. It's hard to stay informed about so many things when the sensationalist elements of journalism keep switching topics to keep interest and thereby increase ratings.

[geoffrey]

Valid point na85. We didn't know the extent of Rwanda or Yugoslavia until after the fact. We won't know the extent of Sudan until well after there isn't anyone left to kill.

A million dead is a better lead line than people being killed.

[cybercoma]

Basking in ignorance, because the media hadn't spotlighted it yet. It's hard to stay informed about so many things when the sensationalist elements of journalism keep switching topics to keep interest and thereby increase ratings.

Their protests are misdirected. People who want to seem "edgy" and "cool," jump on this antigovernment bandwagon without knowing what the hell they're talking about.