6 PICTURES from the Gaza/Egyptian border-TODAY

underpants

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Wed Jan-23-08 08:48 AM
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6 PICTURES from the Gaza/Egyptian border-TODAY

Palestinians make their way to Egypt after Palestinian gunmen blew up a section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt January 23, 2008. Palestinian militants blew up part of the wall between Gaza and Egypt on Wednesday, and tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt to stock up on food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.
REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA)

A Palestinian Hamas militant, left, and Egyptian security personnel, right, watch as Palestinians cross the border into Egypt after militants exploded the separated wall between Gaza Strip and Egypt, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008.

A Palestinian man celebrates as heavy equipment destroys a section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt January 23, 2008.

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meegbear

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Wed Jan-23-08 08:52 AM
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1. I was listening to a story on the BBC on this ...

he was describing the scenes above, but the pictures show how large the event truly was.

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underpants

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Wed Jan-23-08 08:57 AM
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2. I heard it on NPR on the way into work

Strange days indeed most peculiar momma

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SpiralHawk

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Wed Jan-23-08 08:58 AM
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3. "Something there is that doesn't love a wall..." - Robert Frost

Edited on Wed Jan-23-08 08:59 AM by SpiralHawk

not that the republicon homelanders who are trying to build a wall around the USA have a clue about poetry, or even common sense...

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Historic NY

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Wed Jan-23-08 09:46 AM
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4. Nope, they will not be happy until the border guards and dogs

are trolling around the barb wire kill zones.

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Virginia Dare

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Wed Jan-23-08 09:48 AM
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5. When we build our wall along the Mexican border..

we'll have to make sure we do a better job..:sarcasm:

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underpants

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Wed Jan-23-08 10:10 AM
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6. OR

you set up places for them to come and tell you where they are going

but then who will we get mad at???

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