SS, sure protest in middle eastern countries can be put down, with force by the gov't.
Recently though, students in Iran have protested gov't policy.
But where, in Canada,USA and other western countries are left leaning orgs like NOW
& code pink, "answer" workers world etc. They protest to shut down gitmo and free mumia at the drop of a hat, but never speak up for oppressed young women and gays (oppressed by Islamic traditions).
Wayne Sheppard, the gay guy killed in Wyoming had tons of people protesting for him, why wont the same people protest Saudi Arabia's treatment of women and gays? or Egypt?
If a nutcase goes and kills an abortion doc, the left groups will absolutley(SIC) protest.
Why cant they protest or speak up for this young women?
They were all over it in the 80's when the Soviets were in Afghanistan! Spartacus, workers world and all the abcd left wing groups were protesting Islamic religious fundamentalist barbaric treatment of women, now, because The Republican party went into Afghanistan, all of a sudden the guys they hated in the 80's are now untouchable.
The left protested "honor killing" in the 80's when the Soviets were in Afghanistan, but now, any ally against "the neo cons" is their best friend.