Ron Peacock
KABUL, Afghanistan (PN)

On December 7th, Afghanistan took another giant step toward the future and becoming a member in the community of free nations. With his hand upon the Holy Koran, Hamid Karzai announced, "I swear to obey and safeguard the provisions of the sacred religion of Islam, to observe the constitution and other laws of Afghanistan and supervise their implementation, and with the assistance of God and the support of the nation, to make great and sincere efforts for the happiness and progress of the people of Afghanistan." during his inaugural ceremony.

Allah be praised! With the blessings of God (Allah) and the military might of the United States, 28 million Afghan's have cast off the chains of tyranny and cast their votes for the first ever elected democratic leader of Afghanistan. President Karzai and the Afghan people certainly have a formidable task before them, but with this realization of Afghan self-determination, there is a pervasive sentiment of hope that was unimaginable three short years ago.

The progress of Afghanistan has gotten little "mainstream media" consideration, and for good reason. The liberation of Afghanistan sharply exemplifies the follies of the extreme left, the peace movement, European appeasement and corrupt United Nations diplomacy. No matter how many Leninist 'useful idiots' march in the streets of world capitols, burn effigies, tote banners splashed with naive slogans, embrace dreams of utopia, regurgitate their Chomsky-ish pseudo-intellectual rhetoric and hug a tree for good measure, they have accomplish nothing other than to stroke their neurotic egos and give aid and comfort to the enemy. For these detractors of reality, Afghanistan's living example of history must be downplayed for fear it will reveal what is really behind the leftist curtain.