Re: <nettime> The Temporary AlQaeda Zone (Jonathan Lukens)

["jd in .hu" <budapestfoto {AT} gmail.com>]

Quote:
Notable:
< Islamists in the "wilderness" must create parallel societies
alongside existing ones, Naji says - but not set up formal
governments, which would be subject to economic pressure or military
attack.
/Quote

*You mean like this?....

*

> To defend itself against a lawsuit by the widows of three American soldiers
> who died on one of its planes in Afghanistan, a sister company of the
> private military firm *Blackwater has asked a federal court to decide the
> case using the Islamic law known as Shari'a.*
> The lawsuit "is governed by the law of Afghanistan," Presidential Airways
> argued in a Florida federal court. "Afghan law is largely religion-based and
> evidences a strong concern for ensuring moral responsibility, and deterring
> violations of obligations within its borders."
>
> If the judge agrees, it would essentially end the lawsuit over a botched
> flight supporting the U.S. military. Shari'a law does not hold a company
> responsible for the actions of employees performed within the course of
> their work.
>
from:
http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/1112843.html
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