https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/07/12/springtime-in-july-karzai-calls-on-mullah-omar-to-run-for-president/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:24:09 -0400<![CDATA[I&#8217;m still in the cave, finishing a book about the &#8220;Arab Spring.&#8221; That&#8217;s why I couldn&#8217;t help but catch a post by my pal Diana West, who notes a Los Angeles Times report about the redoubtable President Hamid Karzai, our  &#8220;partner&#8221; in the &#8220;Islamic democracy&#8221; of Afghanistan &#8212; the one where apostates from Islam are put on capital trial and 19-year-old rape victims, after being convicted of having sex out of wedlock, get their 12-year prison sentences commuted if they marry their rapists.]]>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:54:26 -0400<![CDATA[Andrew C. McCarthy]]>https://pjmedia.com/andrew-c-mccarthy-2/2012/07/12/springtime-in-july-karzai-calls-on-mullah-omar-to-run-for-president-n122723