Abdul Rahman arrived safely in Italy today.
ROME (Reuters) - An Afghan Christian convert, who had faced the death penalty in his country for abandoning Islam, has arrived in Italy which has offered him asylum, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday.
"He is already in Italy," Berlusconi told a news conference in Rome.
President Berlusconi was proud to grant Rahman asylum:
"We will be happy to welcome a man who has shown great courage," Berlusconi told reporters in Rome.
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Way to go Italy!Th... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Brad | March 29, 2006 5:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Way to go Italy!
They should step up security at the Italian Embassy in Kabul, if there is one.
1. Posted by Brad | March 29, 2006 5:06 PM |
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Posted on March 29, 2006 17:06
2. Posted by Retread | March 29, 2006 5:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Remember Fabrizio Quattrocchi? He was the Italian taken hostage last year who pulled off the hood and said "This is how an Italian dies!" as the bastards killed him. He'd be proud of Italy's decision, I think.
2. Posted by Retread | March 29, 2006 5:44 PM |
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Posted on March 29, 2006 17:44
3. Posted by Stingray | March 29, 2006 6:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Abdul Rahman may be safe as long as the Islamofascist thugs don't find him but more Christians are being arrested in Afghanistan.
Anybody ever notice how it's almost always the Jews and the Christians who are being persecuted? And that it's usually the Muslims doing the persecuting?
Stingray: a blog for salty Christians
3. Posted by Stingray | March 29, 2006 6:35 PM |
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Posted on March 29, 2006 18:35
4. Posted by epador | March 29, 2006 7:50 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Cut to Muslims rioting in the streets and vowing to eschew garlic and pasta, fine silk ties, and their rich Emirs burning all their Maseratis and Ferraris...
4. Posted by epador | March 29, 2006 7:50 PM |
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Posted on March 29, 2006 19:50
5. Posted by jab | March 29, 2006 8:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
i love Italy! Bravissimo!!
5. Posted by jab | March 29, 2006 8:33 PM |
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Posted on March 29, 2006 20:33
6. Posted by Jason | March 30, 2006 12:40 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kind of makes up for that incident involving that lying Commie witch/"journalist."
6. Posted by Jason | March 30, 2006 12:40 AM |
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Posted on March 30, 2006 00:40