As our sailors chase away more pirates of Somalia and our troops in Afghanistan are fighting the insurgent taliban. The protest in the streets of Kabul by Afghan women is a step in the right direction.
KABUL - Hundreds of Afghans swarmed a demonstration of more than 100 women protesting Wednesday against a new marriage law they say restricts wives' rights. The women were pelted with small stones as police struggled to keep the two groups apart.Women's rights activists scheduled a protest Wednesday attended by mostly young women. But the group was swamped by counter-protesters - both men and women - who shouted down the women's chants. These brave women of Afghanistan are a great part of the reason Canada is assisting NATO and the rebuilding of Democracy. In this war ravaged country.Some shouted Death to the slaves of the Christians.
You are a dog. You are not a Shia woman, one man shouted to a young woman in a headscarf holding aloft a banner that said, We don't want Taliban law.
.A slogan from the Sixties seems more than appropriate now for these brave women. POWER to the PEOPLE
Meanwhile a non vocal demonstration is still outside DVA HQ here in Charlottetown. Mr Steven Dixon is continuing his Hunger Strike on behalf of Canadian Veterans rights. Please show him your support as you pass by on Grafton St.
Please remember that Friday is wear red day to show our support for the guys and gals of our Military.
Nil Sine Labore
Robby
