Unesco frontrunner in book burning controversy


	Unesco frontrunner in book burning controversy

Antara

5-31-2009 9:30 PM

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unesco, egypt, book-burning controversy

Antara says:

He has since apologized......

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6-1-2009 1:26 AM

merrie

I don't understand why any civilized, law-abiding country
would remain a member of that lunatic asylum called the
UN.

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