The Savior wrote:shocking development on 60 Minutes

leaving iraq was a terrible decision

but he campaigned on it though!!

smitty wrote:I'm pretty disappointed that ALL of his advisors recommended one thing and he blew them off. Now we have to try to blow up 40,000 "fighters" from all over the world. At least we seem to have the Kurds on our side. They are pretty bad ass. Jordan is pretty good to have as allies although their military sucks.

The Savior wrote:We could have stayed

The Savior wrote:We could have stayed

Dr Muhammad Shakil Auj, the dean of the faculty of Islamic Studies at the university in the southern port city of Karachi, had received threats following complaints that his teaching was too liberal, a colleague said.

Among the articles the 54-year-old had written was one arguing that Muslim women should be allowed to marry non-Muslim men, the colleague said.

On Thursday morning, two gunmen riding a motorcycle fired on the car taking Auj to a function at an Iranian cultural centre in the city, police said.

"A bullet pierced through his head, proving fatal," senior police officer Pir Mohammad Shah told reporters.

"We are investigating the killing. It would be premature to state the motive at the moment." In 2012, Auj had complained to police that four colleagues had threatened him and sent him text messages accusing him of blasphemy, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Nasir Lodhi.

The crime is not defined by law, so anyone can file a case saying their religious feelings have been hurt. Frequently, those accused of the crime who are not lynched on the spot can find themselves jailed indefinitely.

Judges and lawyers are often too afraid to show up in court to try the cases, as mere description of the offense can itself often be viewed as a fresh offence.

Another university professor, who taught English, is in jail for blasphemy after students complained about a posting he made on social media website Facebook. His lawyer, a prominent human rights activist, was shot dead by gunmen in May.