[Velveeta]

Nope, NOT funny at all.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

So, TMers, does Newsweek carry the torch for Hamas now? Hamas women are encouraged to help kill Israelis and they are not equal to men in abilities, but, hey, they're voting and making other progress, so who cares?! The Newsweek article linked below is freakin' sick.

A perfectly horrific portrait of Hamas and Palestinian women but Newsweek writes it up so positively and matter-of-factly. I guess they leave their blatant bias for articles that are anti-American and anti-GOP instead. One brief article excerpt:

Flexing Their Muscles They may have to sit in roped-off areas, but Hamas women are determined to make their voices heard in Palestinian elections

Newsweek 5/10/05

..."'Women must decide for themselves what their priorities are,' says Sami Abu-Zuhry, a Hamas official in Gaza. 'Raising children for jihad, or participating in acts of martyrdom...'"

Newsweek

[Velveeta]

Hazmat Scene Forces Evacuation Of Detroit Courthouse
Suspicious Powder Found In Letter
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/4485489/detail.html

Police: Smugglers Toss Women Overboard
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050513/NEWS/505130361/1004