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35. the people we really need to listen to

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 04:17 PM

Apr 2012

Are the humanitarian aid workers who have to go in and try to clean up the mess our wars - all wars. - leave in their wake. How these people hold it together after seeing this kind of shit and still manage to function and not crack up is beyond me. These are the real "holy" people, in my opinion.

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Water tank poisoned at Afghan girls' school; 140 hospitalized [View all] hue Apr 2012 OP

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