Praise be to Jay-zus! Freedom is on the march in Afghanistan! Don't ask me how I know - I just believe it in my heart! Freedom is on the march and Afghan women are free, too! Just as long as they don't wear a bikini:

An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai has denounced two women who appeared "half naked" last week at a beauty contest and fashion show...

"I heard that they have come out half naked in public.

Curse be to those who appear this way in front of the public," said Mohaiuddin Baloch, a religious adviser to Karzai.

"This is totally illegitimate from the view point of sharia (Islamic law). This is a crime and illegal."