Muslim woman nets a tidy sum for red dress lawsuit


	Muslim woman nets a tidy sum for red dress lawsuit

Antara

6-15-2009 8:57 PM

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loony lawsuits, barmy britian, moochin muslim

Antara says:

Britain swirls the drain.......

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6-15-2009 11:06 PM

4ensic

It's kind of hard to have sympathy for a nation who actively participates in their own decline. Or Britain either.

6-15-2009 11:28 PM

jmatts78

lol@4ensic.

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