W E D N E S D A Y , A P R I L 1 3 , 2 0 0 5Hamas Imposing "Sharia" In PalestinianTerritory?by Michael in New York on 4/13/2005 01:22:00 AMWhere to begin? A faction of Hamas is widely reported to haveslaughtered a woman and brutally beat a man who werebetrothed to each other because they were suspected of"immoral behavior." (As always, the woman is treated muchmore harshly than the man.) Others suggest it was maybe apolitical killing among factions and that lawlessness isspreading throughout PA.</p><p> This could all help PA head Abbas inthe upcoming elections, not to get coldly political about it.Sadly, under Islamic law the couple were married -- thoughtheir wedding hadn't taken place yet they had alreadyexchanged marriage certificates.</p><p> The Independent of UKweighs in -- and keep in mind most British press is stronglyweighted towards the Palestinians.Hamas explained the tragedy by saying there was a mistaken"suspicion of immoral behavior," implying the obvious -- that ifthe couple had been immoral, gunning them down would havebeen perfectly fine.</p><p> Then, in truly ballsy fashion, Hamas triedto claim the woman they'd slaughtered as a martyr!The families refused to accept the condolences of Hamas andgunfire was exchanged by factions at the funerals.</p><p> Hamas'sfinal justification:"Palestinian law allows crimes to happen like adultery and winedrinking.</p><p> There have been recent increases in these crimes andno one is punished," said a spokesman.</p><p> Oh, well then.</p><p> Diplomacy.Norwich.EduAds by Goooooogle Add New CommentYou are commenting as a Guest.</p><p> You may select one to log into: Logged in as Logout from DISQUSLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> Daily KosIOKIYAPI (It's OK If You're A Private Insurer) -Here's William Kristol revealing the *horrors*hidden within the health care bill as it emergedfrom the HELP committee...</p><p> For Kennedy and hisco-autho...26 seconds ago Ben SmithObama: Cambridge police acted 'stupidly' - Afterspending most of an hour patiently reiterating hisarguments for changing the health insurancesystem, President Barack Obama turned his press43 minutes ago HuffPost PoliticsKathleen Wells: Congressman Rangel on HealthCare Reform - Congressman Rangel: If somebodyis sick and needs insurance, it is just immoral forthem to be denied this opportunity.59 minutes ago Paul KrugmanProfessor in chief - I found Obama's health carepresentation so impressive - so much command ofthe issues - that it had me worried.</p><p> If I really like apoliticians' speech, is...1 hour ago EschatonObama Speaks - In Case You Missed It1 hour agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S Show AllA M E R I C A B L O G T V Next 6AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Hamas...http://www.americablog.com/2005/04/hamas-imposing-sharia-i... 1 of 57/22/09 10:57 PMVisit ourAMERICAblog TV site.see all 322 videos >I collect with vodpod For the GOPers, healthcare is politics.</p><p> They just Traditional media has todebunk the birthers One small step...</p><p> The right-wing media, thevoices of the GOP, in REM - Orange CrushAMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Hamas...http://www.americablog.com/2005/04/hamas-imposing-sharia-i... 2 of 57/22/09 10:57 PMEzra KleinTab Dump3 hours agoWonk RoomSen.</p><p> Byron Dorgan:The ‘Trade’ InCap-And-Trade ‘MakesNo Sense To Me’4 hours agoHealth BeatTruth Squad: WallStreet Journal HealthCare Editorial Wrong onthe Facts . . .5 hours agoThe TreatmentHatch Is Out7 hours agoDaily DoseProviders Endorse 'Payfor Value' Proposals12 hours agoG AY P O L I T I C S Visit our new gay politicssection, AMERICAblog Gay.F E E D S Blog RSS AMERICAblog TV RSS Twitter RSSTwitter Feed Get the blog by email: Subscribe me! 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