Hundreds pose nude on Swiss glacier


	Hundreds pose nude on Swiss glacier

kkcapricorn

8-18-2007 7:49 PM

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climate change, nude protest, swiss

kkcapricorn says:

I hope their protest is successful.
It takes a lot of nerve to get naked like that.

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                        BETTMERALP, Switzerland - Hundreds of naked people formed a "living sculpture" on <SPAN id="lw_1187463329_0">Switzerland</SPAN>'s Aletsch glacier Saturday, hoping to raise awareness about climate change.                        
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