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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: paret who wrote (40975)	8/21/2005 12:41:26 PM
From: AuBug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Are you one of those dual-citzenship Zionist terrorists who carry both a US passport and an Israeli passport?

To: paret who wrote (40975)	8/21/2005 1:54:38 PM
From: Brasco One	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

lol! major lol for all these bush/america haters. so many of em..so clueless!! so weak!!

To: paret who wrote (40975)	8/21/2005 3:45:14 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

These pictures should be shown to every teenage boy in the Western world. They should be told: "Lads, if Osama wins, this is what you're going to see on the beach every summer from then on." The resulting tidal wave of enraged hormones should ensure swift victory. latimes.com hasema.com Islamic-Style Swimsuits Give Women Freedom to Dive In LA Times ^ \| August 21, 2005 \| Amberin Zaman .."Not in all my years had I ever seen anything quite so bizarre," Muhtar wrote in a recent column in the daily Sabah newspaper. The women were wearing Islamic-style swimwear, which is becoming increasingly popular among Muslim women who want to bathe without baring their flesh. The outfit consists of a full body suit and hood that is pulled over a tightly fitted bonnet. A long vest completes the ensemble. Muhtar's column has touched off a debate about the merits of such outfits in a country where most women wear Western-style swimwear, and some even go topless. Yet the flurry of discussion has remained free of the politics engulfing the Islamic-style head scarf, which is banned in all Turkish government institutions and schools as a symbol of religious militancy. Rather, the emphasis has been on style. "Silly, tasteless and weird," commentator Ahmet Hakan wrote in the daily Hurriyet. Hakan's assertion that modest women should forgo swimming rather than make themselves ridiculous in such gear has angered some conservatives. Mustafa Karaduman, founder of Turkey's biggest Islamic-style fashion chain, Tekbir Giyim, or God Is Great Clothing, went so far as to suggest that Hakan was not a good Muslim. All of this is welcome publicity for Mehmet Sahin, who while attending law school in 1993 designed his first modest bathing suit — not for women, but men. "As a pious Muslim, I wanted to wear a bathing costume that did not cling to my genitals," he said in a recent interview. His baggy, mid-calf-length shorts became an instant hit with similarly religious-minded students. Sahin, who abandoned law, has since branched out into women's swimwear and now commands the country's largest Islamic swimwear empire, Hasema. His customers include the Turkish foreign minister's wife, Hayrunnisa Gul. (Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ... latimes.com