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To: LindyBill who wrote (24702)	4/12/2002 6:31:07 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

A little humor from "National Lampoon" Gay Palestinians Attempt to Blow Away Stereotypes, Jews <http://www.nationallampoon.com/news/assets/4_4_2002a.jpg> WEST BANK -- Ahmed and Yusaf are all too familiar with the hatred and disgust that their relationship evokes in their Palestinian community. Lovers for the past six years, the two men have endured discrimination and hostility in many ugly forms, from verbal assaults to physical ones. But none of that is what motivates them today. On this cool March morning, the men have but a single purpose: to prove to their countrymen that gay Muslims can still be effective soldiers in jihad. "I'm sick of it," Yusaf explains while slipping into a linen dress and stuffing two grenades into his bra. "People think that because we are gay that we cannot be dedicated Muslims, that we are not willing to die for our beliefs.