Taliban's 30 New Rules

   You may know by now that the Taliban in Afghanistan have published new rules for their followers to live by.    I have read the rules and I thought that maybe you would like to also.

     From Sand and Sight

2006-11-29

A new layeha for the Mujahideen

In a worldwide exclusive the Swiss weekly, Die Weltwoche, published the new Taliban codex. It is translated into English here for the first time.

Layeha (book of rules) for the Mujahideen
From the highest leader of the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan.
Every Mujahid must abide by the following rules:
1) A Taliban commander is permitted to extend an invitation to all Afghans who support infidels so that they may convert to the true Islam.
2) We guarantee to any man who turns his back on infidels, personal security and the security of his possessions. But if he becomes involved in a dispute, or someone accuses him of something, he must submit to our judiciary.
3) Mujahideen who protect new Taliban recruits must inform their commander.
4) A convert to the Taliban, who does not behave loyally and becomes a traitor, forfeits our protection. He will be given no second chance.
5) A Mujahid who kills a new Taliban recruit forfeits our protection and will be punished according to Islamic law.
6) If a Taliban fighter wants to move to another district, he is permitted to do so, but he must first acquire the permission of his group leader.
7) A Mujahid who takes a foreign infidel as prisoner with the consent of a group leader may not exchange him for other prisoners or money.
8) A provincial, district or regional commander may not sign a contract to work for a non-governmental organization or accept money from an NGO. The Shura (the highest Taliban council) alone may determine all dealings with NGOs.
9) Taliban may not use Jihad equipment or property for personal ends.
10) Every Talib is accountable to his superiors in matters of money spending and equipment usage.
11) Mujadideen may not sell equipment, unless the provincial commander permits him to do so.
12) A group of Mujahideen may not take in Mujahideen from another group to increase their own power. This is only allowed when there are good reasons for it, such as a lack of fighters in one particular group. Then written permission must be given and the weapons of the new members must stay with their old group.
13) Weapons and equipment taken from infidels or their allies must be fairly distributed among the Mujahideen.
14) If someone who works with infidels wants to cooperate with Mujahideen, he should not be killed. If he is killed, his murderer must stand before an Islamic court.
15) A Mujahid or leader who torments an innocent person must be warned by his superiors. If he does not change his behaviour he must be thrown out of the Taliban movement.
16) It is strictly forbidden to search houses or confiscate weapons without the permission of a district or provincial commander.
17) Mujahideen have no right to confiscate money or personal possessions of civilians.
18) Mujahideen should refrain from smoking cigarettes.
19) Mujahideen are not allowed to take young boys with no facial hair onto the battlefield or into their private quarters.
20) If members of the opposition or the civil government wish to be loyal to the Taliban, we may take their conditions into consideration. A final decision must be made by the military council.
21) Anyone with a bad reputation or who has killed civilians during the Jihad may not be accepted into the Taliban movement. If the highest leader has personally forgiven him, he will remain at home in the future.
22) If a Mujahid is found guilty of a crime and his commander has barred him from the group, no other group may take him in. If he wishes to resume contact with the Taliban, he must ask forgiveness from his former group.
23) If a Mujahid is faced with a problem that is not described in this book, his commander must find a solution in consultation with the group.
24) It is forbidden to work as a teacher under the current puppet regime, because this strengthens the system of the infidels. True Muslims should apply to study with a religiously trained teacher and study in a Mosque or similar institution. Textbooks must come from the period of the Jihad or from the Taliban regime.
25) Anyone who works as a teacher for the current puppet regime must recieve a warning. If he nevertheless refuses to give up his job, he must be beaten. If the teacher still continues to instruct contrary to the principles of Islam, the district commander or a group leader must kill him.
26) Those NGOs that come to the country under the rule of the infidels must be treated as the government is treated. They have come under the guise of helping people but in fact are part of the regime. Thus we tolerate none of their activities, whether it be building of streets, bridges, clinics, schools, madrases (schools for Koran study) or other works. If a school fails to heed a warning to close, it must be burned. But all religious books must be secured beforehand.
27) As long as a person has not been convicted of espionage and punished for it, no one may take up the issue on their own. Only the district commander is in charge. Witnesses who testify in a procedure must be in good psychological condition, possess an untarnished religious reputation, and not have committed any major crime. The punishment may take place only after the conclusion of the trial.
28) No lower-level commander may interfere with contention among the populace. If an argument cannot be resolved, the district or regional commander must step in to handle the matter. The case should be discussed by religious experts (Ulema) or a council of elders (Jirga). If they find no solution, the case must be referred to well-known religious authorities.
29) Every Mujahid must post a watch, day and night.
30) The above 29 rules are obligatory. Anyone who offends this code must be judged according to the laws of the Islamic Emirates.
This Book of Rules is intended for the Mujahideen who dedicate their lives to Islam and the almighty Allah. This is a complete guidebook for the progress of Jihad, and every Mujahid must keep these rules; it is the duty of every Jihadist and true believer.
Signed by the highest leader of the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan
(Editor's note: this Book of Rules was distributed initially to the 33 members of the Shura, the highest Taliban council, at their meeting during Ramadan 2006.)

An Asian Look at Americas Rightwing

by Mishima

Fri Dec 08, 2006 at 04:53:28 PM PST

First off a disclaimer: Yes, I'm from Japan and no I don't claim to be an expert on the American Wingnut Parade of Stars. Second: There are indeed plenty of Wingnut's here in Japan they just operate on a whole different weird level of existence. With that out of the way here is my ill-informed and always misguided look at Americas Wingnut's.

• Mishima's diary :: ::

Even before the Release of the Iraq Survey Groups report on the situation in Iraq and what might be done to repair this "Little" disaster President Bush and his enablers were already attacking it.
They should have done just the opposite. In Japan the Prime Minister would have started embracing the report about a month before its release. Upon publication he would have acted like it was the next best thing since conveyor belt Sushi. He would have done this at a news conference intoning they were going to follow its recommendations and then ignored them.

With the shifting of power in the Congress to the Democrats Steny Hoyer the new Majority Leader has declared that the new Congress would now follow a 5 day workweek schedule. What do the Republicans do? They immediately start whinnying like a bunch of spoiled elementary school children. An example:

"I have bad news for you," Hoyer told reporters. "Those trips you had planned in January, forget 'em. We will be working almost every day in January, starting with the 4th."

"Keeping us up here eats away at families," said Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), who typically flies home on Thursdays and returns to Washington on Tuesdays. "Marriages suffer. The Democrats could care less about families ? that's what this says."

You would think that with as lazy as these fools have been over the last year that they would embrace this as way to show they are ready to once again work for those who elected them. They remind me the civil servant in Nara here in Japan who managed to show up for work EIGHT times in 5 years and was still getting paid.

Mary Cheney announced this week that she and her partner are expecting their first child next spring. As usual the Family Values Crowd of the wingnut's from Mars section of the Republican party couldn't wait to show just  how pro-family they are and embrace Mary's pregnancy.
Sure they did! Instead one would have thought the Antichrist had just showed up. Or, perhaps it was the Grim Reaper. Such open minds these people have and all for family values too. Here is an example of their thinking Mary Cheney Cruel to Children

At this point your thinking he's forgotten that one group that the rightwing crazies just love to hate: The Liberal Elite Media and all of there alleged hatred of the the right. Wrong.

In need of a new whipping boy the Rightwing Parade of Stars have chosen David Gregory as their favorite reporter to hate. Why you ask? Because he's willing to actually ask the Dear Leader relevant questions about the course of this administration and its stance on the issues of the day. What a bad man he is.
He doesn't seem to understand how it is supposed to work. You drink our Kool-Aid and we will feed all the lies necessary to make us look like the leaders we know are selves to and you can not only keep your job we won't make you take vacations with Rush and the other howling freaks won't attack you.
What was their opinion of Mr. Gregory in say 2001.

isn't it Interesting that the conservative?cough?cough?watchdog group "Media Research Center," voted Gregory as the Top White House correspondent of 2001.
Crooks and Liars

And from the NRO

Steyn Takes On the AP, NBC's David Gregory

 Next up: NBC's buffoonish David Gregory, who recently got into another altercation with Tony Snow:

   Well, I think David Gregory is not typical because he is interested in the David Gregory vaudeville show and if I was in some second-rate vaudeville house in 1873, I might think it was very entertaining. It's lame entertainment for the 21st century because that's not what it's about. This is not about landing a question on Bush. This is about strategic interest of the super power and, in fact, the question for the rest of the world is whether this country still is a super power. It's not the David Gregory show.NRO Media

Thank you for joining me in my illconcieved, uninformed look at Americas Wingnut Parade of Stars.  Next time I'll discuss whether or not the White House is involved in a Weekend at Bernies cover-up with George Bush.

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