Posted by
Scatbug on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:19:05 PM
I'd be lying if I said that in rare moments of weakness I didn't ask, "Why exactly are we still in Afghanistan?"
KABUL (AP) -- Authorities arrested the manager of an Afghan TV station for refusing to censor women's bare limbs, officials said Tuesday, cracking down on an envelope-pushing broadcaster as they grapple with the cultural sway of Islamic extremists.
The government has previously censured television stations and taken others to court, but the arrest of Emrose TV's Fahim Khodamani on Monday was the first by authorities for airing overly salacious content, said Deputy Attorney General Fazel Ahmad Faqiyar.
Philosophical question of the day: How can one push the edge of an envelope that doesn't exist?