This is my way of commenting on what's happening right now. It's disturbing. I saw Condoleezza Rice asked how many Iraqis have been killed. Without blinking an eye, she said 30,000. It was as if she was counting beans in a jar. It's horrible.
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As many maidens be;
Her loveliness I never knew
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I never heard her turn anybo... GARY PERNELL The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar
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