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kurth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:42 PM Original message |
Iran: Woman will be stoned to death Thursday for having had a child out of wedlock 11 years ago |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. i'm gonna be sick. |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. sweet jesus - that's tomorrow. what is to be done about this? i wannd do something.. |
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Lenore (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
50. :::tears::: |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:14 PM Response to Reply #50 |
66. thank for the link - her stay of exec seems to have a lot of international support. |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #50 |
98. the benefits of engagement |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. Damn..how barbaric..in Saudi Arabia.they would just behead her |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. How bout' just crop off an ear? or a finger? or a hand? like the good OLD SAUDIS? |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. The Iranian fanbois will be here soon defending the "culture" |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. There are many beautiful aspects with regard to Persian culture if you cease with HYPE. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. Come talk to me when we start stoning single mothers to death okay? |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 05:46 AM Response to Reply #22 |
167. I swear! |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
40. Yes, PERSIAN. IRANIAN, not so much. And we can condemn the excesses of BOTH Iran and the U.S., |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:53 PM Response to Reply #40 |
158. You mean it's not a competition? Wow! |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
102. Who is defending that? |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Its not about Iran, its about islam |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
70. actually it's more about the culture-- numerous academic studies have shown that |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 10:22 PM Response to Reply #70 |
86. and others have said the opposite |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 07:09 AM Response to Reply #86 |
93. Wow-- that is about the most ill-informed, bigoted, illogical, wrong-headed |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:09 AM Response to Reply #93 |
95. Study up on nothern Africa after the arival of Islam |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:09 AM Response to Reply #95 |
99. Prejudices? How ironic you should use that term. |
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HardRocker05 (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 04:47 AM Response to Reply #70 |
90. correct; religion is nothing more than a reflection of culture. as cultures change, so do their |
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Reterr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:52 PM Response to Reply #15 |
79. Are you on the wrong site? |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #79 |
85. Is there something unprogressive about opposing religious based violence? |
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HardRocker05 (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 04:54 AM Response to Reply #85 |
91. as an atheist, i won't hesitate to criticise religion, but the issue here is really culture, not rel |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:04 AM Response to Reply #91 |
94. You need to read more than just the Quran, take a look at the sharia |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:11 AM Response to Reply #94 |
100. Yeah look at Muslims raised in Western countries |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:17 AM Response to Reply #100 |
104. It's the Sharia Law that is the problem |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #104 |
106. It's important to note that Sharia Law is not the same as Islam |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:42 AM Response to Reply #106 |
107. Well said |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:49 AM Response to Reply #94 |
109. Dude way to use faulty info to make your point |
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ProgressiveAmPatriot (350 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
148. It is religion, faith to be more precise, not Islam |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. The bigots will soon be here bashing all Muslims and pretending we are perfect. |
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Reterr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
78. Of course just in case "they" don't show up to wave pom-poms about the stoning of this |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 10:13 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. Re-reading my post I am realizing I worded it badly |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. Ugh... how horrible |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Deleted message |
La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
138. seconded. all fundamentalist religious bigots drain the humanity out of people. |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. Remember all the beheading propaganda about the Taliban? |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I'm Sorry, What Was Your Point Supposed To Be? |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Well, obviously we should nuke these barbarians. Right? |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. No need to nuke them |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
41. You Still Have Shown No Point. |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
111. Sorry, I just don't trust the media anymore about anything. n/t |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Yeah, I'm waiting for another hype type "babies thrown out of incubator" stories. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
72. Yes. Yes. Yes. They sure do. Iran. No. |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #72 |
114. Apparently none. I am just suspicious of atrocity stories about |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
8. That's not a culture I respect |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Can you discern between the Persian culture and their brutal laws? - but THEIR laws. |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Its not Persian, its islam |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Hello, Iran is PERSIAN, Iraq is ARAB. You are not being inclusive. n/t |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. My point was that stoning is not part of Persian culture, its Islamic |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Ok, and my point is that Communist China KILLS too, so does Saudi Arabia. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
76. (Insert Nation Here) Does it Too is beside the point. |
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HardRocker05 (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 04:58 AM Response to Reply #16 |
92. it's not islam, it's the culture. look, religion is just a rorschach (sp?) test for the people who |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. Persian is not synonymous with Islam or Sharia law. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Bingo |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
54. OK, let's also plan our attack on HATEFUL Communist China that kills girl babies and executes scores |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:52 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. You really didn't read my post, did you. I never said anything |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:56 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. True, You implied that radical islam was equivalent to EVIL - I get nervous with the all inclusive |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:08 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. My point was that it was not the brutal laws of PERSIAN culture, |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:12 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Well then SM, we agree. I understand more fully now. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:35 PM Response to Reply #54 |
74. Killing prisoners to harvest their body parts shows true entrepreneurial spirit, though |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
14. See? If we drop tons and tons of bombs on innocent civilians, we can stop this! |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
18. Amnesty Int. urges protests |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Yes, the Saudis' use large Soccer Stadiums to do their Public Be-heading and other de-capitations. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. It's horrible |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. It's terrible, BUT it's THEIR *sovereign* nation, the USA has no right to BOMB IT! |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Dear Lord |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:29 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Hey, why don't YOU say a prayer for my best friend who threw himself in front of a bus? |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:33 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Fine |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:35 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. No insults were EVER intended toward you - only that I don't appreciate being ORDERED to do |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. No thanks. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:42 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. I don't hold onto grudges, so if you forgive me we'll talk again - Peace Be With You |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:51 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. You are arguing with "ignored"... |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Hey, Ladyhawk, the sentiment goes both ways :-) |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:42 AM Response to Reply #55 |
115. If an "ignored" person spouts off beneath you and you can't see |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #115 |
143. We all lose when we don't try to, at least, understand one another's view. n/t |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
60. Why would you belong to an organization |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. US: Man will be raped to death Thursday for selling marijuana 11 years ago |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
25. Stoning, Lethal Injection, Electrocution....all the same. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. You must not really know what a stoning is if you think that they are the same |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I'm with spanone on this .. DEAD IS DEAD. whether it's quartering, stoning, beheading, etc. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:30 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Not only the ones who view it, but the populace who participate |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Yes, excellent thoughts - The Iranians are electing more moderate leaders. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:35 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. It all comes down to getting the hard-line fundies out of power |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:37 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Yes! It's the right wing religious nut-balls that love to abuse their power. |
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Jonathan50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:52 AM Response to Reply #30 |
97. "Slowly roasted alive" |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #97 |
108. Electrocution is not the same as being slowly roasted |
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Lenore (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #25 |
44. Not exactly... |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
45. You've Got To Be Fucking Kidding. |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:47 AM Response to Reply #25 |
119. Since when does this country |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
34. The Islamic Republic denies issuing stoning death sentences and carrying them out. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:02 PM Response to Reply #34 |
125. Notice the weasel phrase there |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
35. All in the name of a loving and benevolent God. Who enjoys a little human sacrifice in his name. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
48. Ahhh Forget It. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
38. Tell me again why I should respect this culture. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:40 PM Response to Reply #38 |
52. Because just like us "little people" in the USA, the right wing crazies are still ruling ... |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
59. Can DU'er's help to prevent this from happening? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:03 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Can DUers prevent CHINA from executing political dissidents? |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:13 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Where would all the junk in my house come from, if it weren't for China? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. I hope you can make a difference. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
61. Aaah.... The sweet stench of religion. |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:16 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. There's good and bad in everything.....including 'religion' |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. True. And some things have more of one than the other. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
71. We never hear about MEN being stoned, now do we? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Don't tempt them. |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 12:59 AM Response to Reply #73 |
88. Don't tempt 'who' then???? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #88 |
112. Um, huh? |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #88 |
136. I think it was just an expression not an indictment |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Who would cook dinner and have the babies then? |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Yes. Women have their status to these nutcases |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 10:15 PM Response to Reply #71 |
83. He did receive the same sentence. He is to be stoned too so their kid becomes an orphan |
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Reterr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
80. "the punishment of stoning is designed to cause the victim great pain before death" |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
81. And no thought as to who's caring or will care for the 11-year-old |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
84. Terrible |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
87. Good thing our Iraq invasion and sabre rattling has kept the Iranian fundies in power... |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 01:22 AM Response to Reply #87 |
89. Western women get 'stoned' every day..... |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:13 AM Response to Reply #89 |
96. Bullshit |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
101. But this is a religion of peace |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #101 |
113. Fundamentalists are vile. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
103. On the Bright Side |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
105. The religious Taliban in the US wants to be able to do the same thing |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:57 AM Response to Reply #105 |
110. I don't buy it...yet |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:43 AM Response to Reply #110 |
116. You're right. Christians have probably killed more people than all other relgions combined. |
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Louie the XIV (113 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
117. It's amazing the hatred some of these 3rd world cultures have |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:47 AM Response to Reply #117 |
118. Deleted message |
leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:53 AM Response to Reply #118 |
120. Are you saying you think |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #120 |
121. Well.... *did* I say that? lol! |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 11:29 AM Response to Reply #118 |
124. Why Did You Call The Poster A Freeper? What's Your Excuse? Do Ya Think You're Acting Appropriately? |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
122. BTK. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #122 |
139. Yes, when our smart MOAB (mother of all bombs) miss their target, and they often do |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #139 |
146. Why do you assume a person can't do both? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #146 |
156. Because at THIS TIME in our Nation's History, some very powerful people are itching |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 03:24 AM Response to Reply #139 |
165. How about we pass judgment only on the torture killers? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
123. Didn't a mob just beat a guy to death in Texas? |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #123 |
126. Yeah, that's pretty much the same thing as state-sponsored stoning |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #126 |
127. Weren't we just talking about culture? |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. No, you just posted a non-sequitur. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #128 |
130. Yeah, and our society just beat to death an innocent passenger. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #130 |
132. Doe that make this incident any less horrible or any less worthy of condemnation? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:02 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. Of course not. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #133 |
137. YOU made it about us vs. them by bringing up the incident in Texas |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #137 |
140. No. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:46 PM Response to Reply #140 |
155. And you're not helping |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #128 |
134. Some other examples of Iranian justice for women |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #134 |
141. It's WARPED Sharia law, don't go pumping up a rage for an ENTIRE Nation. That's just wrong. n/t |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #141 |
145. I agree, unfortunately their Supreme Court is made up of the religious folks |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:35 PM Response to Reply #145 |
149. Our SC is filling up with Catholics, but Corporate interest reigns SUPREME. |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:41 PM Response to Reply #149 |
153. You definately have a point there !!! n/t |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #153 |
154. How kind of you to note. Best wishes back to you. n/t |
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murloc (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
129. What a disgusting 'culture' |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #129 |
131. fucking savages in my opinion |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #131 |
142. So were the Catholics, to include The Pope during our "blessed" Inquisition. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #142 |
144. I didn't say they weren't |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #144 |
151. As horrible as it seems we all have "a dark place" capacity to throw those stones. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
135. Iran Stays Execution By Stoning |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #135 |
147. In addition to Our Amnesty International, the intercession of Norwegian foreign minister |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #147 |
157. But shouldn't Norway have minded its own business? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:57 PM Response to Reply #157 |
160. That's not the point. Diplomacy does work, but working people into a lather to denounce a COUNTRY. |
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Raskolnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #160 |
163. Respectfully, I don't think that has been the argument you've made in this thread |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #163 |
164. Well my true intent was masked by countering those who tie all into "Iran" the country. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
150. Our country does bad thing too, so we have no right to criticize Iran for its laws |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #150 |
152. We do condone torture of prisoners - we should not "key out" one regime as MOST brutal IMO. n/t |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
159. how credible is this source? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:00 PM Response to Reply #159 |
161. OMG! Let me loan you my fire retardant suit? I need to complete some chores. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #161 |
162. well if the story is true, its horrible |
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Dave From Canada (932 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 04:38 AM Response to Original message |
166. But Islam's a religion of peace. |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 07:40 AM Response to Reply #166 |
168. Yes, just like the bible. |
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169. Bumping for Michelle Maulkin who I know lurks here... |
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