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[torasama]

Article here.

Excerpt:

The "improved" security situation in Iraq is not benefiting all Iraqis, especially not those who are gay. Islamist death squads are engaged in a homophobic killing spree with the active encouragement of leading Muslim clerics, such as Moqtada al-Sadr, as Newsweek recently revealed

Comments

[nederlandergirl]

I wonder if the US might actually stand up and condemn the fatwa.

[torasama]

Not too optimistic myself, but here's hoping.

[iconoclast]

I don't see what Blackwater has to do with gay rights, thus making it relevant to the community. It seems like you three sentences to segue into an opinion piece about US contractors in Iraq, which most definitely doesn't belong here.

[tko_ak]

Yes they are. But that part wasn't.

[torasama]

There, I took the Blackwater bit out. The other two are definitely relevant.

[fabulousjeffy]

I am loving your icon!!!

[torasama]

Thanks :)

[tko_ak]

I don't understand the relevance of any of the Blackwater stuff.

[tko_ak]

The plights of gays in Iraq (and many other parts of the world, in particular the middle east) is unfortunte. I know we've had several articles discussing these problems. Because they don't seem to be approving much.