Afghan Christian

Michelle Malkin questions here who will raise a voice to save Abdul Rahman, Afghan convert to Christianity, who now faces execution for renouncing Islam. My guess is that, in an effort to avoid a public confrontation over this issue, especially as it involves the volatile Muslim/Christian dimension (cf. the Muhammad cartoon saga), the U.S. is using only back channel methods to urge Rahman's release (or acquittal, if it comes to that). However, even though the issue is a stormy one, it seems like religious freedom is a crucial, non-negotiable tenet that must be confronted head on and publicly.

Also, here, by the best columnist in the Boston Globe, Jeff Jacoby, is an apt reminder of the justifiable moral reasons for going to war in Iraq. I was an initial opponent of the war (I'll share why at some point in the future), though one who was (and is) sympathetic with its goals, and who is now eager that it be prosecuted thoroughly. Jacoby reminds me why ambivalence about our foreign policy is no excuse to turn a blind eye to injustice and suffering. Check it out.

(hat tip: real clear politics)