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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (158778)	8/12/2013 12:17:42 PM
From: Charlie_R	Respond to of 224787

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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (158778)	8/12/2013 12:30:02 PM
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How is Wisconsin restricting access to health insurance? You are not making any sense.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (158778)	8/12/2013 1:42:14 PM
From: lorne	Respond to of 224787

Teen beauties attacked with acid during Ramadan 'We know it's a Muslim country. They weren't dressed inappropriately' Chelsea Schilling Saturday, August 10, 2013 wnd.com Two British teenage volunteer teachers have had their faces, hands and chests disfigured after at least two men doused them with acid at a Muslim festival in Zanzibar in east Africa. Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee, both 18-year-olds from London with Jewish roots, were attacked Aug. 7 as locals observed Ramadan. Trup’s father told reporters the teens had their faces burned “for no reason.” “We know it’s a Muslim country,” he said. “They weren’t dressed inappropriately because they know the rules.” Men on a moped hurled the acid at Gee and Trup as the girls walked through the island’s capital, Stone Town, to eat dinner at a beach restaurant. The teens ran to the sea to wash the acid from their bodies before being taken to a hospital on the Tanzanian mainland for treatment. Now they are awaiting surgery at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. Jeremy Gee, Katie’s father, said: “We are absolutely devastated. The photographs that I have seen are absolutely horrendous. The level of the burns are beyond imagination.” Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete declared, “It’s a shameful attack that tarnishes the image of our country; I order security agents to speed up the investigations and arrest the suspects.” The U.K. Independent reports that five men are being held and questioned, and police indicated that they wanted to speak with a radical Islamic imam believed to have inspired the attack. According to reports, a senior Muslim imam has indicated that a group called Uamsho (the “Awakening” in Swahili) is likely responsible for the attack. The Daily News, a Tanzanian website, suggested that attack could be followed by a number of planned protests intended to compel the government to release 10 Muslim leaders who are currently in jail. This was the second attack of the trip for Gee, according to her friend. Oli Cohen, 21, told the Jewish Chronicle Online: “Katie was attacked two weeks ago by a Muslim woman for singing on Ramadan. She was shocked as it just came from out of the blue – but she wasn’t scared enough to come home she stayed out there to finish her trip and volunteering.” Family handout photo of one of the two British teens attacked with acid Speaking to Muslims celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival, Zanzibar President Ali Mohammed Shein said the acid attack “brought chaos and confusion to our country and outside.” “It was not a civilized act, it is not Islam,” he said. “It was very cruel to throw acid on these innocent young girls.” Tanzania Tourism Minister Said Ali Mbarouk said, “I beg our nationals, this is not something they should be doing. Tourism is the strongest pillar of our economy, so if we do such acts we are killing our economy and our livelihoods in general. So it is not an honorable thing to do, it’s a bad thing and it should be condemned by all citizens of Zanzibar.”