Abdul Rahman Shaking The Dust Off His Sandals

Members of the Afghani parliament are outraged about the Abdul Rahman case. Whew, that's a relief. I was beginning to think they were homicidally backward and ignorant.
Oh, wait. They're not outraged about his arrest; they're outraged about his release:

Suggestions he might be offered asylum have outraged politicians in Afghanistan.

The issue was discussed in the Afghan parliament on Wednesday, with almost all MPs in agreement that "his leaving Afghanistan must be prohibited", the AFP news agency reported.

Dr Assadullah Hymatyar, an MP from Logar province, told the BBC that parliament was planning to investigate the events that led to Mr Rahman's release.

"We will ask the judge to explain to us why he was released. In the beginning they said he was mentally fit. So why is he mentally unfit now?" he asked.

"If he is really mentally unfit than that's a separate issue. But if not we will ask the judge why he allowed international pressure to influence him."

Italy has offered Rahman asylum, with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi saying, "We are very glad to be able to welcome someone who has been so courageous."

In Afghanistan there have been some words of sanity, however. Abdulrahman Jan, the spokesman for the clerics of Zabul province is quoted as saying "This is a terrible thing and a major shame for Afghanistan."

No, no, false alarm. He was talking about the release too. He said the government should have either forced Rahman to convert back to Islam or killed him.