Papua New Guinea women kill males babies to end tribal war


	Papua New Guinea women kill males babies to end tribal war

Catshade

12-1-2008 8:50 PM

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papua new guinea, women, baby, infanticide, tribe, war

Catshade says:

A creative solution... but it's also very sad and show their desperation

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12-3-2008 6:17 AM

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