The Honorable Akramul Qadar

February 5, 2011

The Honorable Akramul Qadar
Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
3510 International Drive, NW
Washington, DC 20008

RE: Is justice delayed justice denied? God willing.

Mr. Ambassador,

If the news accounts are correct, a 40 year old male raped his 14 year old female cousin in your country. For this crime she – repeat – she was sentenced to 100 lashes, absolutely “well laid on”. After the 80th lash she went into a coma. Despite being attended to by the world famous cat-n-nine tail EMT squad she died.

The opening scene of the 1936 version of “Mutiny on the Bounty” shows an unlucky Jack Tar being “flogged through the fleet”. When he gets to the Bounty he is dead. Captain Bligh orders that the flogging be continued, there being nothing in the orders saying to stop because he is dead.

Many people in my country are confused by the differences between the Sunni and the Shia. Many people in my country are bewildered by fatwas. Many people in my country think it passing strange for someone to shout “Allah Akbar” before blowing himself up and killing as many others as he can to advance his religion. Many people in my country are amazed when cartoons cause people to be filleted like fish. Many people in my country wonder why your religious army had raped and pillaged its way halfway across Europe less than 100 years after Mohammed died. Many people in my country wonder if Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven would have been allowed to write their music had the Islamist thugs prevailed at Vienna in 1685. Many people in my country wonder why your religion has been sterile for 1000 years. Many people in my country want to know why, in this day and age, your religion countenances slavery.

I humbly suggest that you do not have the dead 14 year old girl disinterred to complete her punishment. Since she is going to be dead for a very long time does she really need 20 more lashes?

I would say that not whipping her post mortem would be a sign of Christian charity but that might be taken as sign of incivility. Mecca delenda est!



Kevin Smith