Malalai Joya

Malalai Joya, a very courageous Afghan woman, is on a speaking tour in the US.  We heard her at the Univ. of San Francisco last Monday evening.  Her message is simple, the US occupation of Afghanistan should end.  Whereas before, the Afghan people only had one enemy, the Taliban, they now have three, the Taliban, the warlords who are profiting from the millions of dollars pouring into the country, and now the occupation.  Joya was a member of Parliament until she was ejected for speaking out against government corruption.  Now she is forced to live underground, moving frequently, because of threats on her life.  She has written a powerful book, "A Woman Among Warlords, the Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice". 
There are many, myself included, who fear for the plight of women under the Taliban.  Joya says that Afghan women are worse off under the occupation.   You may visit her website at www.malalaijoya.com