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| I would be suicide bomber in Israel, says UK Lib Dem MP |
| 2004-01-22 |
| A senior MP provoked anger last night after claiming that she would consider becoming a suicide bomber if she was living in conditions faced by the Palestinians. Jenny Tonge, the former Liberal Democrat spokeswoman on international development, said that she did not condone the Palestinian bombers, but said she could "understand" their actions. Her comments, which came a week after Reem al-Riashi became the second Palestinian mother to carry out a suicide bombing, were immediately condemned as "sickening" by the Conservatives. Dr Tonge also faced a dressing down by Liberal Democrat whips over the comments to a campaign meeting at Westminster. The MP, who once called on Tony Blair to drop "bread not bombs" on Afghanistan, told Sky News: "From minor things to major things their life does not feel like it’s worth living. "What I said was that I did not condone suicide bombers. But I do understand why people become suicide bombers. It’s out of desperation." "And I guess that if I were in their position ... and saw no hope for the future at all, I might just think about it myself," she added. |
| Posted by:TS |
| #5 She's been sacked today from her party positions for her F*&king brilliance and big mouth..deservedly so |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-1-23 9:57:37 PM |
| #4 Hey, I would even consider being a suicide bomber. Someones got to take Arafat out for the Pals to have normal lives. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-1-23 10:27:14 AM |
| #3 What a farking idiot. What does she expect people to do send even more money to them so that Arafat's wife can go on a another Paris shopping spree. The Palistinians choose to live like they do. We offer them a roadmap to their own Palistinian state and they blow the fucker up. They can get out of the cesspool they are in anytime they want by getting rid of Arafat and Hamas and start taking responsibility for their own actions instead of blaming everything on Israel. Why doesn't she go live in Pakistan. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-1-22 11:46:56 PM |
| #2 Well, gee, Ms. Tonge - come on down! |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-1-22 11:43:58 PM |
| #1 Oh, that's just f'ing brilliant. If she wants to experience real desperation, she should try living as a woman in a Muslim society. When she's forced to be clothed head to toe, can't socialize with any men outside her family, can't drive her own car, has no political representation or vote, and sees other women executed by their families for the "crime" of being raped, then ask her if the source of that desperation is Israel or the boil on society's ass called Islam. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-1-22 11:20:44 PM |