Entry tags:
- america north,
- america north: usa,
- asia,
- asia southern,
- asia southern: afghanistan,
- issues: politics: fighting for homeland,
- issues: politics: int'l foreign policy,
- issues: politics: sovereignty,
- issues: politics: terroism,
- issues: politics: us foreign policy,
- issues: politics: war,
- issues: women,
- issues: women: human rights,
- issues: women: in gov't
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Former Afghan MP Malalai Joya was on tour this week in the U.S. Her bio is out ("A Woman Among Warlords").
Speech where she was ejected from parliament:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JYhMg6_Q5k
Criticism of U.S. Occupation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLC1KBrwbck
Let me know if you need a transcript. The Democracy Now videos come with transcripts.
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/28/a_woman_among_warlords_afghan_democracy
The US didn't want her here before. Had to have a petition signed and everything:
Why is the US afraid of Malalai Joy?