South Africa's legal war over Gaza


	South Africa's legal war over Gaza

tabsey

11-3-2009 6:35 AM

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tabsey says:

Clipped for the most stupid statement I have read in a long time - the last sentence absolutely kills any chance of interest.

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11-3-2009 11:14 AM

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