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To: JohnM who wrote (28594)5/7/2002 4:21:36 AM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
Hi JohnM; Re: "Since WWII, the US has not bombed any white people, so says Hersh and thus it's not surprising we don't really care about the Afghans. Just more racism."

The Afghans are white. So are the Italians and Turks as well as the rest of the Middle East (Israelis and Palestinians) and North Africa.

Maybe the word he's looking for is more restrictive than "white". Maybe what he's looking for is "extremely white", or "European".

-- Carl



To: JohnM who wrote (28594)5/7/2002 4:56:51 AM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Daily Brickbat
Absurd news bites, served fresh every day.
By Charles Oliver

Corporate Parité (5/7/02)
Norway's government has unveiled a plan to mandate that corporate boards be at least 40 percent female, reports Reuters. State-run companies have a year to comply. Other companies must meet the quotas by 2005. To be fair, the measure would also mandate that at least 40 percent of board members be male


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