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Syrian Troops Kill 57 amid Clashes near Lebanese Border
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Page 4: Opinion
Detroit on the Orange River - The Institutionalised Urban Poverty Trap	0 [11125]
Victim of acid attack	1 11:25 lotp [11125]
Page 1: WoT Operations
New front page	6 20:31 Fred [11130]
Bloody Nuevo Laredo: Shorty moves in	1 11:37 Pappy [11125]
Vigilance call after French Jews hit by new attacks	1 12:50 trailing wife [11128]
Ahmedabad Blasts Suspect Held In Aurangabad	1 16:09 Frank G [11130]
Good morning	2 18:44 Bright Pebbles [11127]
Badanov's Buzzkill Bulletin	1 00:27 JosephMendiola [11127]
Syrian Troops Kill 57 amid Clashes near Lebanese Border	2 05:08 g(r)omgoru [11134]
Spanish Police Arrest Qaida Suspect	0 [11129]
DPC says no to resumption of Nato supplies	1 23:40 JosephMendiola [11128]
Ludhianvi somehow dodges police three times in Islamabad	0 [11127]
Unknown gunmen shoot, injure Somali journalist	0 [11126]
Calm Restored After Violence Leaves 15 Dead in Southern Libya	3 20:12 DepotGuy [11129]
Gunmen attack central prison in Aden	0 [11124]
Yemeni army arrest six Somalis planning terrorist operations	0 [11128]
New Sudan clashes as battle rages after North attacks South oil fields	4 06:05 Glenmore [11128]
Blast near politician's house injures three in Peshawar	1 19:12 Glenmore [11125]
Annan says Syria accepts UN-backed peace plan	0 [11127]
Malik vows to bring peace to Karachi in 24 hours.	0 [11125]
Maoist rebels kill 15 paramilitary police in India	0 [11125]
UNHCR halts relief activity at Jalozai after attack	0 [11127]
A dozen killed as violence flares in Karachi	0 [11126]
Boy bomber in attack on notable Australian aid worker	0 [11126]
Clash On Israel-Egypt Border Leaves 2 Suspects Dead	3 11:43 Pappy [11125]
IDF Foils Terror Attack On Gaza Border	1 00:16 newc [11125]
Teen Skipped School To Stab Israeli Soldier	2 16:49 Uncle Phester [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Taliban Talkback: Militants Answer Your Questions Online	2 15:41 Gabby Cussworth [11126]
MP Receives Death Threats For Israel Support	2 22:57 canalzone [11131]
German-Afghani Terror Suspect Links Iran To Al-Qaida	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
Student Beaten Outside Ozar Hatorah School In Paris	0 [11125]
Iran Flies 1000s Of Pro-Palestinian Activists To Syria, IDF Fortifies Borders	4 21:44 Northern Cousin [11130]
Texas and Arizona want Afghan and Iraq war surplus material for border security	2 22:22 USN, Ret. [11130]
Al-Jazeera Will Not Air France Shootings Video	0 [11125]
S. Sudan Does Not Want 'Senseless War' with Khartoum	1 11:39 Steve White [11126]
Somali president seen on front lines in fight against militants	0 [11125]
Many key witnesses 'untraceable or sick'	3 17:54 mojo [11125]
JMP suggests 12-point plan for successful dialogue	0 [11128]
Sudan paper seized over anti-regime columns: editor	0 [11123]
UN calls for calm in Sudan after clashes	0 [11126]
'Gunman's father should keep silent in shame'	1 00:24 texhooey [11128]
World leaders urge action against nuke terrorism	2 15:38 crosspatch [11126]
Al-Qaeda Plotting Cyanide Attack At Olympics	9 21:49 Northern Cousin [11133]
Israel Confirms Questioning Toulouse Terrorist In 2010	1 02:13 JosephMendiola [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Military academy hosts 'queer prom'	9 23:47 canalzone [11129]
More woes for Airbus A380s	6 22:32 USN, Ret. [11130]
Gary Gygax Memorial Fund	0 [11125]
The Trayvon Martin looting and riots begin	14 23:53 canalzone [11131]
Justice Scalia to Obamas Solicitor General: Were not stupid	11 23:54 Water Modem [11132]
FBI and Justice Dept wrong again, Hutaree militia acquitted	4 18:32 Procopius2k [11127]
Russia's Medvedev blasts Romney for telling it like it is	2 23:08 JosephMendiola [11132]
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Canadian Court Rules to Allow Brothels	9 22:28 trailing wife [11133]
Tunisia constitution will not be based on Islamic law: party	1 02:22 JosephMendiola [11127]
Saudi Religious Police to Cut Undercover Patrols	3 10:38 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11126]
Police gives rioters free hand	2 07:40 Procopius2k [11127]
Copyright Troll surrenders	7 19:19 Alaska Paul [11125]
Dem Juices Are Stealing Our Boys!	1 01:01 Eric Jablow [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Paper: Justices poised to strike down entire healthcare law	14 23:13 Winky Wittlesbach4082 [11134]

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Detroit on the Orange River - The Institutionalised Urban Poverty Trap

            Posted by: Besoeker  ||
            03/28/2012            06:48   ||
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Victim of acid attack

[Dawn]

THE posturing by political forces as Fakhra Younis's body reached Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
on Sunday belittles the monumental courage displayed by the woman herself. Her ordeal began when she married former MPA Bilal Khar in 1998, only to learn that he was already thrice-married. After she finally gathered the courage to leave her husband, on March 14, 2000, she was attacked with acid, allegedly by her husband. She was left with horrifying injuries but somehow found the courage to claw her way back to life. Yet there was to be no justice for her. Mr Khar was held briefly, tried and acquitted in 2003. Ms Younis, given asylum by the Italian government, was left to carry on as best as she could. On March 17, she finally lost hope, reportedly leaving behind a note expressing her grief over the lack of justice meted out to her by Pakistain's legal system.

When Ms Younis was attacked, acid crime was treated by the law as an assault. Now, it has specifically been criminalised through the Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2011. Yet controlling such crime will involve far more. First, we need to see more prosecutions in such cases, which continue to be reported across the country. Then it has been suggested that the sale and purchase of acid should be covered by stringent restrictions; certainly, more regulation of the substance is required. Yet the fact is that where the will to maim and disfigure exists, some method can always be found. What needs altering is Pak's society's vengeful patriarchal mindset, where women are viewed as commodities and criminal attacks against them are considered justified when men's 'honour' is challenged. The best this country can do for Ms Younis now is to ensure that more women do not suffer as she did.

            Posted by: Fred  ||
            03/28/2012            00:00   ||
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#1 I don't mind early release of acid attackers, provided that beforehand they are treated to slow sprays of the same, in the genital area.

Say, daily for a week or so, to make the point clear.

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5	al-Qaeda
5	Govt of Pakistan
4	Govt of Sudan
3	Arab Spring
3	al-Shabaab
2	Govt of Syria
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Commies
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1	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
1	Taliban
1	Govt of Iran
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Wed 2012-03-28
Syrian Troops Kill 57 amid Clashes near Lebanese Border

Tue 2012-03-27
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Mon 2012-03-26
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Sat 2012-03-24
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Fri 2012-03-23
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Thu 2012-03-22
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Wed 2012-03-21
French police in standoff with Jewish school killing suspect

Tue 2012-03-20
Turkish Diplomat Says Two More Syrian Generals Defect

Mon 2012-03-19
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