Habeas Corpus Taliban Style

If only the Taliban had respect for evolving community standards:

Militants in Pakistan have carried out what officials have called a “public execution” of two Afghans before thousands of cheering supporters. The pair were alleged to have helped an American missile strike that killed 14 people in a border village last month. Correspondents say that the brazen nature of the killings — one man was decapitated and another shot — show the Taliban’s growing power.

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