“… It is held,
That valour is the chiefest virtue
And most dignifies the haver.”

(Coriolanus, act 2, sc. 2)

Comment.  Malalai Joya, 34, a courageous Afghan woman, first gained international attention in 2003 when she spoke out publicly against the domination of warlords. As you may conclude from what follows, she is indeed dignified by her valor in speaking out and in having survived until now.
In 2007 she again spoke out against former warlords and war criminals in the Afghan parliament and was thereupon suspended from the parliament. Since then she has survived many assassination attempts. She travels in Afghanistan with armed guards and has worked tirelessly on behalf of Afghan women and to end the occupation of her country. She has received universal international recognition.
Her most recent book is “Raising My Voice.” Here are excerpts from an interview, where some (predictable but yet unexpected) information is discovered. The exclamation marks are mine as well as the bolded sections, to show how incredibly false is the information distributed by the corporate media.

Interviewer.   Last month in Paris representatives of the Taliban for the first time Continue reading →