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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-01-05 11:32 AM
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Egypt anger over 'grope attacks'

Hundreds of Egyptians have staged an angry protest against the alleged sexual harassment of female activists and reporters by government supporters.

A number of women say they were assaulted by loyalists from the party of President Hosni Mubarak during voting on a referendum last week.

Dressed in black and wearing white ribbons, the women called for senior officials to resign in shame.

Egypt's government has blamed the assaults on "emotional tension".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4600133.stm
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bloom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-01-05 11:51 AM
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1. Arrrrrgh.... !%$^ @%$!* ^%$
Seems like the gov't officials are creating "tension". The women's "emotional tension" will be relieved when those responsible are out of there.

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Brooklyn Michael Donating Member (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-01-05 11:53 AM
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2. Sorry guys....
....but blaming angry behavior on "emotional tension" is the equivolent of responding to a girlfriend's criticism by saying it's that time of the month....Never works, and just makes things worse...

....enjoy your metaphorical frying pan in the face....dumb-asses.
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Moochy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-01-05 12:05 PM
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3. Western Influences
Well I for one condemn the influence of Christian Slater.

And many other Christians too for that matter ;-)
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