“John,
Did you scroll down and read the rest of the stuff? And how the US embassy handed him back to the regime!?”
Yes, why are you surprised? The man IS a murderer. The reason why he committed murder makes no difference. One of the differences I noticed while I was working in the ‘stan.
Muslims look at the reason for an act, while most westerners consider the act itself. The reason is not important, or to use the technical term;
germane
Main Entry:
ger·mane Listen to the pronunciation of germane
Pronunciation:
\(ˌ)jər-ˈmān\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English germain, literally, having the same parents, from Anglo-French
Date:
14th century
1obsolete : closely akin2: being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
synonyms see relevant
About a decade ago in one of the western states, a woman who’s son had been raped by an adult male walked into the court after the rapist was sentenced to a few years in jail and shot the SOB dead. The American version of an honor killing. She did 5 years, IIRC. It was amusing to watch her empty her pistol into the SOB while a dozen cops stood there and watched. She still did her time. Everybody thought she did good, but she still did her time.
