Quote: Notable: < Islamists in the "wilderness" must create parallel societies alongside existing ones, Naji says - but not set up formal governments, which would be subject to economic pressure or military attack. /Quote
*You mean like this?.... * > To defend itself against a lawsuit by the widows of three American soldiers > who died on one of its planes in Afghanistan, a sister company of the > private military firm *Blackwater has asked a federal court to decide the > case using the Islamic law known as Shari'a.* > The lawsuit "is governed by the law of Afghanistan," Presidential Airways > argued in a Florida federal court. "Afghan law is largely religion-based and > evidences a strong concern for ensuring moral responsibility, and deterring > violations of obligations within its borders." > > If the judge agrees, it would essentially end the lawsuit over a botched > flight supporting the U.S. military. Shari'a law does not hold a company > responsible for the actions of employees performed within the course of > their work. > from: http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/1112843.html -- . .. ... .. . jd in .hu \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog... http://lmv.hu/redjade # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mail.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
