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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Saudi Woman, 75, Faces Lashing for Letting In Delivery Men For the <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2009/03/saudi-arabia-el.html" title="crime">crime</a> of receiving two unrelated men in her home, a 75-year-old Saudi woman has been sentenced to 40 lashes and four months behind bars. Once again, a nation that is both one of America’s closest allies and brutally oppressive of women finds itself in an awkward light. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090311_elderly_saudi_woman_faces_40_lashes_for_encounter_with_men/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090311_elderly_saudi_woman_faces_40_lashes_for_encounter_with_men/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Saudi Woman, 75, Faces Lashing for Letting In Delivery Men For the <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2009/03/saudi-arabia-el.html" title="crime">crime</a> of receiving two unrelated men in her home, a 75-year-old Saudi woman has been sentenced to 40 lashes and four months behind bars. Once again, a nation that is both one of America’s closest allies and brutally oppressive of women finds itself in an awkward light. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090311_elderly_saudi_woman_faces_40_lashes_for_encounter_with_men/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090311_elderly_saudi_woman_faces_40_lashes_for_encounter_with_men/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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