When they don't have boys they use goats, pigs, dogs, and camels.
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 6:38 AM, Bear Bear <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't doubt it for a second. > > > Though the militants attempt to impose their harsh interpretation of > Islamic law on others, they themselves are hypocrites, sources confirm. > > Staff Report > > 2013-08-13 > [image: > Print]<http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/pakistan/main/2013/08/13/feature-01#> > [image: Email this > Article]<http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/pakistan/main/2013/08/13/feature-01#> > [image: increase text > size]<http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/pakistan/main/2013/08/13/feature-01#increase> > [image: > decrease text > size]<http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/pakistan/main/2013/08/13/feature-01#decrease> > > ISLAMABAD – Taliban exploitation of young boys for sex is common in parts > of Pakistan and Afghanistan, Central Asia Online has learnt through > interviews with analysts, military officers, clerics and a former militant. > > - [image: Taliban militants are seen in an undisclosed location in > Afghanistan in 2009. The Taliban are accused of sexually exploiting young > boys. [REUTERS]] > <http://centralasiaonline.com/shared/images/2013/08/13/paktaliban1.jpg> > > Taliban militants are seen in an undisclosed location in Afghanistan > in 2009. The Taliban are accused of sexually exploiting young boys. > [REUTERS] > - [image: Teens sit in a police van after they escaped Taliban > militants in Bannu June 1, 2009. The militants are accused not only of > recruiting youngsters to commit suicide bombings but also of sexually > exploiting them. [REUTERS]] > <http://centralasiaonline.com/shared/images/2013/08/13/paktaliban2.jpg> > > Teens sit in a police van after they escaped Taliban militants in > Bannu June 1, 2009. The militants are accused not only of recruiting > youngsters to commit suicide bombings but also of sexually exploiting them. > [REUTERS] > > "I have personally done investigative reporting when they were allegedly > taking away young boys from schools for sexual pleasure," Peshawar-based > analyst and author Aqeel Yusufzai told Central Asia Online in early August. > "I've confirmed reports of militants – both in Pakistan and Afghanistan – > exploiting young boys." > > The militants routinely visit schools in border towns to "select > good-looking teenaged boys" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Aqeel said. The > district education officer reported the matter to the provincial > government, then run by the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) (2002-2007), but > the problem apparently continued. > A secret perpetuated by fear > > A former militant commander-turned-fruit seller in Pakistan confirmed the > abuse but told Central Asia Online that the majority of cases go unreported > because of "cultural taboos." > > "Due to social fear, [the victim] keeps it secret … because in our > society, the victim boy is always accused of the act," said the former > commander, who identified himself only as Mohmand. "It doesn't matter > whether he is forced or if he consented. … Once used, he is then vulnerable > to blackmailing and exploitation by others – including commanders or > colleagues – for their pleasure." > > Some of the abusing commanders would often "proudly share" the act and > encourage their peers and colleagues also to "use" the victim, he said. > > Senior leadership inside the Taliban has done "nothing" to stop the abuse, > he added, saying that "they [senior commanders] understand militants are > living a tough life away from families and homes." If reported, "the issue > is resolved by just reprimanding the perpetrators." > No place for sexual abuse in Islam > > The practice is yet more evidence that the militants say one thing and do > another. They hold others to strict moral standards, but they themselves do > things that violate basic tenets, religious scholars said. > > "There is no bigger crime than sexually abusing a child of Islam," Maulana > (Mullah) Abdul Akbar Chitrali, director of the Markaz-e-Islami seminary in > Peshawar, told Central Asia Online. > > Allah will never forgive those involved in such lustful activities, he > said, adding that those committing such acts are "outside the fold of > Islam." > > Maulana Rahat Hussain, a leading Peshawar religious scholar and former > member of the Pakistani National Assembly, agreed, saying that true > religious scholars and true holy warriors would never indulge in such acts. > Such men can't be called Muslim, he said. > > "But there are black sheep everywhere," he said. "There were hypocrites > even in the days of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)." > > Still, Islam has no room for sexual contact with boys, he said. > Practice dates back decades > > Senior Pakistani military officer Brig. (ret.) Said Nazeer also confirmed > the practice of taking "bacha bazi," or "boys for pleasure." > > "I have served as a commander of forces in border areas and knew well how > young boys are exploited and taken away," Nazeer told Central Asia Online. > > "Boys – good-looking ones – were often taken as war booty by commanders > during the Afghan jihad [the 1979-1989 anti-Soviet war]. … The situation > has not changed. … The people are the same, the culture is the same and > conflict is there, so the practice is continued," he said, adding that > women, teenage boys and young children face huge risk in every conflict > zone. > > Aqeel described the problem as "widespread" in both countries. > > "Keeping good-looking boys instead of women for pleasure is fashionable > [among the militants]," he said. > > > -- > *Bear > http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/GNUZ/ > * > https://www.facebook.com/thatbearguy > @thatbearguy > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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