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Yes, it is. freshwest Apr 2012 #1
I'm soooo sick of the people who want to control girls and women!!!! Beacool Apr 2012 #2
I cannot fathom the thought processes that would cause someone to do something like this. drm604 Apr 2012 #3
What kind of monsters do this to little girls? CrispyQ Apr 2012 #4
Yes most have Women & Girls at home who are servitile/under control to meet their needs. hue Apr 2012 #10
Disgusting kenfrequed Apr 2012 #43
Religious fundamentalists. n/t tabasco Apr 2012 #44
I got flamed a while back unionworks Apr 2012 #5
Flamed by whom? Bastards upset a the comparison? Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2012 #6
People who were upset unionworks Apr 2012 #15
I get all that. I've been reading about the Taliban since before it was fashionable. But that Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2012 #25
The guys that did this don't even deserve to get pee'd on. chrisa Apr 2012 #26
Humankind deserves unionworks Apr 2012 #33
We have the right to condemn them FrodosPet Apr 2012 #62
While I don't doubt you, whoever flamed you is the exception around here. drm604 Apr 2012 #7
By their works shall you know them unionworks Apr 2012 #16
I believe you get the red out Apr 2012 #21
I think unionworks Apr 2012 #22
I believe unionworks AND you red. I've seen it often enough (and been on the receiving side) riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #30
the people we really need to listen to unionworks Apr 2012 #35
Mullah Omar issued a fatwa against attacking girls' schools in 2010... Comrade Grumpy Apr 2012 #47
"Once Upon a Time in Afghanistan" madrchsod Apr 2012 #8
Thank you, madrchsod! Octafish Apr 2012 #39
Does this continue until karzai gets his USD$2B/yr in foreign aid he's demanding now? solarman350 Apr 2012 #9
Bloody Hell. Maybe there ought to be huge UN-protected sanctuaries for LeftinOH Apr 2012 #11
Protect them with soldiers? jenwilson Apr 2012 #18
Really? You really think US soldiers would do this? I 110% disagree with that riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #20
Occams razor 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #28
Yup. You said it better than me... riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #31
Really? You honestly leftynyc Apr 2012 #41
Speaking of poisoning the well .... tabasco Apr 2012 #45
Why do you hate our troops so much that you geek tragedy Apr 2012 #55
Wouldn't that be wonderful siligut Apr 2012 #40
Where are the Afghan men protecting women who want to go to school? aquart Apr 2012 #12
Actually many of the Afghan men ARE the Taliban. The movement is increasing.n/t hue Apr 2012 #13
I'm guessing the ones who were in on it 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #29
Excellent questions leftynyc Apr 2012 #42
And therein lies the problem with Afghanistan Flatulo Apr 2012 #14
Post removed Post removed Apr 2012 #19
Totally agree - bring our troops home, stop trying to nation build, chrisa Apr 2012 #24
Or their child-brides ...... with a little help. polly7 Apr 2012 #52
The Republican War Against Women... jenwilson Apr 2012 #17
Backwards, disgusting country. Bring our troops home. chrisa Apr 2012 #23
here is a glimpse of what they do to their boys!! hue Apr 2012 #27
Oh, yes, this war in international is scope and has been going on for a very long time. jwirr Apr 2012 #32
This crime has a legal name - Lurgulary GreatCaesarsGhost Apr 2012 #34
This reminds me of the time girls were forced back in to a burning scholl because they didn't have libinnyandia Apr 2012 #36
Oh man, another despicable theocratic state - Saudi Arabia riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #37
The Soviets were building schools for girls....and the fundies didnt like it then... Vehl Apr 2012 #38
I imagine Afghanistan would have been much better off if we chrisa Apr 2012 #49
I agree Vehl Apr 2012 #50
Wow. Thank you. I'd never imagined Afghan girls and women once had all this. polly7 Apr 2012 #51
Is this an attack against Women, or an attack against a pro-government school? happyslug Apr 2012 #46
If it weren't for education by the Government there would be NO education for girls. n/t hue Apr 2012 #48
No FORMAL Education yes, but that is NOT the same as No Education happyslug Apr 2012 #53
Training women to be service animals is not an education. geek tragedy Apr 2012 #56
Mohammand himself was taught to read and write by his first wife. happyslug Apr 2012 #57
No, not true. kentauros Apr 2012 #54
Greg Mortenson has been pretty fairly discredited. His institute isn't building a lot of schools riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #58
Then you need to go to the link I provided for the CAI kentauros Apr 2012 #59
Of course CAI is going to spin the bad news their way, but even in that link there's not much to riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #60
I guess we read two different links. kentauros Apr 2012 #61
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