Sex Slave Dispute Follows Abe Even as He Bonds With Bush


	Sex Slave Dispute Follows Abe Even as He Bonds With Bush

Thorne

4-29-2007 3:08 PM

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sex slaves, japab, abe, bush

Thorne says:

Who the hell does chimpy think he is accepting this apology?? Last time I looked he wasn't a sex slave.

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4-29-2007 8:00 PM

debbyski

"Comfort women" is such a nice little term as opposed to sex slave.

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