Video of Girl's Stoning Highlights Honor Killings

A girl's very public stoning shows 'honor killings' are continuing despite laws against them. CNN's Phil Black reports. (May 17)

Be advised that the content of this video is very graphic.

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This is done in broad daylight even with laws against it. Law officials are no where to be found to stop this atrocity. This is in Iraq.

Why A Non-Binding Resolution

Congressional correspondent Sharyl Attkisson explained: “Think of it not so much as a real debate with a real chance of changing anything in the war on Iraq. It's more of a political dare -- a nonbinding resolution that Republicans are putting to a vote, calling for the U.S. to stand firm in Iraq and the war on terror, and who in their right mind would vote against that?”

So if it’s likely not going to change anything, why is it getting so much attention? The reasons are mostly related to the story’s political relevance, according to Attkisson. She wrote in an e-mail:

“It's getting attention because the war in Iraq and the war on terror are foremost on the minds of so many Americans. That's why Congress wants to debate it: to let constituents back home in this election year see that they are talking about the big issues and controversies.

The resolution that was proposed isn't the one Democrats would have chosen to debate; it's the Republicans' choice. Many Democrats would rather be voting on a timeline for troop withdrawal. Many Republicans, on the other hand, felt it was important to send a symbolic message of support for the war in Iraq and the war on terror.”

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This sounds just like our politicians at work. Spinning their wheels on something that does not change a thing and they know it. It is all a big show for the elections coming up.

Why can they not actually do something to help our country. Like secure our borders or at least support the ones that try and protect it.

Al-Maliki: Iraq won't be battleground for U.S., Iran

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's prime minister said Wednesday he's sure Iran is behind some attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and he won't allow his country to be a battleground for the two nations.

"We have told the Iranians and the Americans, 'We know that you have a problem with each other, but we are asking you, please solve your problems outside Iraq,' " Nuri al-Maliki told CNN.

"We will not accept Iran to use Iraq to attack the American forces," al-Maliki said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with CNN. (Read more of al-Maliki interview)

"We don't want the American forces to take Iraq as a field to attack Iran or Syria," he added.

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Then I say to al: DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Get your country together or the U.S. is going to leave you all alone with your problems.

Some For Democrats,Middle Eastern Perspective

The rulers in the region consider the change in America a victory for them because time is precious right now and many here think the next two years will be stagnation phase rather than action phase for America…I personally doubt this but I can say Iran, Syria and some powers in Iraq think they just won the truce they need.
This comes from a good blog at http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/.

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Who knows what is going to happen. Iran and others are saying they are glad that the Democrats won. Iraq insurgency is telling the U.S. not to leave Iraq because they want more of our soldiers blood. This is a sick way of looking at it. If those thugs want to they can do something here in the U.S. and I think it will happen. It is just a matter of when.

I think that the extreme Muslims think that the U.S. is trying to convert them to Christianity. That is false. We, as human beings, cannot and are unable to do that. God Himself will have mercy on who He wants to have mercy on. It is His choice who comes to Christ not ours. We can only spread the word of Jesus Christ and He does the rest.

We only want to live in peace with our freedom to choose what we want. Democracy is what the U.S. is trying to spread. It will give everyone a voice to be heard. Not just a dictator.