Jim Kouri writes:
Apologists say that Bacha Bazi or 'Boy Play'
is a very old cultural practice in Afghanistan and part of that nation's
mainstream. Citing the Afghanistan strategy review, Vice President Joe Biden reported
"great progress" in the counterterrorism effort that has
significantly degraded al-Qaeda and the Taliban, particularly their leadership.
Lagging behind, he said, is progress on the counterinsurgency front –
eliminating terrorist safe havens in Pakistan and building a stable Afghan
government.
However, not once did Biden – nor Defense Secretary Leon Panetta -- mention
Afghanistan's dirty secret – a large number of pedophiles and pederasts among
the Afghan male population.
Pedophilia is a
widely-accepted practice in southern Afghanistan, where "boys are given to
older men for the sexual gratification of the elder and the sexual education of
the child," say many returning U.S. troops.
Afghans say pedophilia is most prevalent among Pashtun men in the south who
comprise Afghanistan's most important tribe. Apologists say that Bacha Bazi or 'Boy Play' is a very old cultural practice in
Afghanistan and part of that nation's mainstream.
When U.S. officials such as President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discuss the war in Afghanistan and make claims of success in that fledgling democracy, one issue that's avoided is the widespread sexual intercourse between Afghan men and young boys. In non- diplomatic terms, Afghanistan is a haven for child rape, according to several American military officers just returning from the frontlines of the Global War on Terrorism.
In a country that is considered overly repressive due to its adherence to the precepts contained in the Muslim religion's Koran, it's difficult for American service members and diplomats to understand the fact that a large portion of the Afghan male population are pedophiles (adults who enjoy sexual contact with prepubescent children) or pederasts (adults who enjoy sexual relations with pubescent or post-pubescent children). While Muslims in Iraq have on several occasions stoned homosexuals for their sexual activities, not all Muslims believe pedophilia is a violation of Sharia law. Those who believe in the sacredness and infallibility of the Koran adhere to the teaching that women are sub-human and quasi-slaves, and therefore Muslim men will look for relationships -- even sexual relationships -- with others of their own gender.
According to Reuters, there is a lot of homosexuality going on in Afghanistan, but those engaging in it don't think of themselves as gay, so that makes it okay since Islam officially disapproves of the gay and lesbian lifestyle. "They regard themselves as non-gay because they don’t “love” the sex object so Allah is happy. These are the men who avoid their wives as unclean. Apparently there is very little love of any kind in Afghanistan, which explains a lot," according to Reuters. “Having a boy has become a custom for us,” Ena Yatullah, a 42-year-old in Baghlan province, told a Reuters reporter. “Whoever wants to show off should have a boy.”
Sociologists and anthropologists say the problem results from a perverse
interpretation of Islamic law. Women are simply unapproachable. Afghans cannot
talk to an unrelated woman until after proposing marriage. Before then, they
can't even look at a woman, except perhaps her feet. Otherwise she is covered,
head to ankle, according to columnist Joel Brinkley, a professor of journalism
at Stanford University, and a former Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign
correspondent for the New York Times. In Kandahar, a city with a population of about 500,000, and other towns, dance
parties are a popular -- often weekly -- pastime. Young boys dress up as
females, wearing makeup and bells on their feet, and dance for a dozen or more
leering middle-aged men who throw money at them and then take them home.
A recent State Department report called “dancing
boys” a “widespread, culturally sanctioned form of male rape.” If women dressed
and behaved in such a way, they would surely be punished by Muslim men. Even after marriage, many men keep their
boy-lovers, according to former U.S. military personnel
who served in Afghanistan. That helps explain why women are compelled to wear
clothing that hides their faces and bodies and if they "sin" they are
stoned to death in accordance with Islamic law. That same law also forbids
homosexuality, but the pedophiles explain that it's not homosexuality since
they aren’t in love with their boys only fulfilling a bodily need.
Paradoxically [how so?], the Taliban frown on sexual relations between men and boys and enforce Sharia law to the letter. Are the followers of Islam, who adopt a more "liberal" approach to practicing their religion, perhaps responsible for the widespread rape of male children in Afghanistan? So, why are American military forces fighting and dying to protect pedophiles and pederasts in a country considered by many to be the pedophilia capital of Asia? Why is there hesitation on the part of Obama, Clinton, Panetta and others to discuss the widespread sexual assault of male children in Afghanistan? Could it be that it is politically incorrect to discuss any immoral and unlawful behavior on the part of Muslims?
It's quite evident that U.S. politicians may
bash Christians without fear of adverse effects on their political careers. But
these same leaders will behave as if they are walking on egg shells to avoid
even the hint of criticizing Muslims. In addition, there is always a hesitation to discuss man-on-boy sexual
relationship for fear of mentioning the obvious: such a relationship is
homosexual in nature.
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