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Friday, March 14, 2014

Wedding Bells in Iraq

Who says Iraq isn't a nation of laws?

"BAGHDAD (AP) -- A contentious draft law being considered in Iraq could open the door to girls as young as nine getting married and would require wives to submit to sex on their husband's whim, provoking outrage from rights activists and many Iraqis who see it as a step backward for women's rights."

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/03/14/iraqi-bill-to-legalize-child-marriage-criticized/20849841/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000058&

Fousesquawk comment:

I am shocked.



Shocked that there is so much opposition.




1 comment:

Siarlys Jenkins said...

As George W. Bush famously said, "Mission Accomplished." This is what we fought for.