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Well, well, well, Suicide Bombers Apparently NOT Mentally-Handicapped Women After all!

Well, well, well indeed.
If anybody read my previous post from February 1st, you may remember I went off about how the news running that day about two simultaneous suicide bombings claiming that the women involved had down-syndrome, or some sort of mental retardation. I pointed out how obviously speculative the "news" was, how there was no way they could have instantly been able to identify the women, how it was an obvious attempt to demonize al qaida, and how distrustful the source(US military).
Well, as if there was ever any doubt, lo and behold this came out in the news today:


Mentally-Handicapped Women ALLEGEDLY used as suicide bombers today

The Associated Press ran this article today:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

"Mentally retarded women used in bombings"

First off, isn't it politically incorrect to use the term "retarded"?
Now, I'm not defending al qaida in anyway, shape, or form when I make this next point, but I have to question the facts in this story.
So, 2 mentally-handicapped female suicide bombers explode within 20 minutes of each other in different parts of Baghdad. The first kills 46 and wounds 100. The second grotesque act kills 27 and wounds 67.


FBI able to power your phone on and listen, according to FOX News.

IF this is for real, than it's pretty scary. 1984 here we come.

http://www.break.com/index/are-you-friggin-kiddin-me.html

Even if it's not, FOX News is blatantly trying to make people paranoid.


"Sicko" by Michael Moore

SICKO- Michael Moore

Just went to see this movie last night. It was great. Another well-produced, insightful, funny, powerful, and thought-provoking film by Moore. Critics say that it is way too subjective, even borderline propaganda, but those are probably the same people who dismiss Moore's movies as BS even before they go to see them.


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In a similar manner, go to Google and type in your phone number. Often
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