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2004-04-24 Afghanistan/South Asia

Afghan Girls and Women Burning Themselves to Death in Despair

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-04-24 12:20:55 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ...They're burning themselves?

Got my doubts on that one.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-04-24 12:43:42 PM|| 2004-04-24 12:43:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I wish I had doubts. I also wish we were able to do more to lift the state of women there. Women's hearts and minds are the deciding factor in this war. Modern society is nothing without women and no one can expect to compete globally when half their population is prevented from contributing.

Posted by joe 2004-04-24 1:03:41 PM|| 2004-04-24 1:03:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah, I'm with you Mike...makes you wonder. And when you're "freer in Iran," you know you got issues. Bet a lot of these are "cleansing" killings to clear the families' names b/c they cooperated with the infidels...I mean the U.S.

Posted by BA 2004-04-24 1:06:17 PM|| 2004-04-24 1:06:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Or they talked to the wrong boy, or they refused to be married off to a cousin in exchange for a couple goats, or they told someone about their being abused, or...

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-24 1:17:17 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-04-24 1:17:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Taking a cue off RC, it's that or get acid splashed in their faces.

Posted by Proud Lil Kuffar 2004-04-24 3:16:07 PM|| 2004-04-24 3:16:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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