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From: regard@hpsdde.hp.com (Adrienne Regard)
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Subject: Re: equal rights?
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Date: 15 Sep 90 04:44:57 GMT
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In article <141699@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> marla@lucerne.Eng.Sun.COM (Marla Parker) writes:

>A brave and enlightened family trapped over there could send the
>father home with the children and leave the woman behind to capitalize
>on the fact that both sides seem to think it is worse to hold a
>woman hostage than a man.  

"could"?  When you are talking about the Iraqis *releasing* people that
*they* choose to release, the 'enlightened family' above isn't making the
choices.

The release of women and children in Iraq is _not_ a reflection of American
Feminism's failure, of Andrea Dworkin's double standard at work, or anything
else.  It's a reflection of the beliefs and policies of the IRAQIS who are
currently holding the cards over the hostages.  Nobody *asked* the children
"Do you want your freedom, but only if we keep daddy?"

Geez.

Adrienne Regard