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To: one_less who wrote (216667)	2/6/2007 7:41:51 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 281500

Re: You can't honestly believe themignernt muslims over there in the desert don't get it... or do you? Medical clinics used for genital mutilation The Daily Telegraph (Australia) ^ \| 2/6/07 news.com.au MORE parents are turning to medical clinics to perform genital mutilation, wrongly assuming that it spares girls physical and psychological damage, a UN agency warned today. The trend has been spotted in Egypt, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Yemen, according to demographic surveys and patient reports, the UN Population Fund said. This tendency arises from increased awareness of the health risks associated with the practice,'' the fund's executive director, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, said. (Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ....

To: one_less who wrote (216667)	2/6/2007 7:50:42 PM
From: geode00	Respond to of 281500

"If a person is denied autonomy in life, that person is oppressed. If one is living under a coercive power being forced to conduct him/herself in a manner that violates nature or conscience it is oppression." Congratulations! You live in an oppressive country. "Watada faces up to four years in prison for his refusal to deploy to Iraq and public criticism of U.S. policy in Iraq that the army alleges conduct unbecoming an officer. Today the prosecutors showed videos of Watada denouncing the Bush Administration and urging soldiers to examine their conscience and consider refusing to fight. Last January, Watada first informed his commanders that he did not believe he could participate in the war." seattletimes.nwsource.com