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We previously reported in this space that the Egyptian government has ordered the slaughter of the nation's herd of 300,000 pigs to stem the surge of swine flu that never existed to begin with.And while the Egyptian pigs have been taking the news of their death sentences with utmost diplomatic grace, the farmers that own them have been somewhat less cooperative...
Egyptian police and armored cars charged into a crowd of a 1,000 irate pig farmers armed with stones and bottles, leaving 12 people injured as residents of a Cairo slum resisted government efforts to slaughter the nation's pigs to guard against swine flu.
Egypt last week ordered the slaughter of all the country's 300,000 pigs even though no cases of swine flu have been reported here. The World Health Organization has said the move was unnecessary because the virus is being spread through humans.
Americans, far removed from the conflict, might consider the Egyptian pig farmers' tactics to be a bit extreme. But before we cast judgment, let's look no farther than our own nation's lawmakers-- some of whom have also resorted to thoroughly undiplomatic behavior when told to kill off massive piles of pork.
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Dylan and Ethan Ris
Dylan and Ethan Ris are political humorists and veterans of Capitol Hill dating back to the mid '90s.
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joedenver60
8:56AM May 5th 2009
WOW...... and to think, our president bowed to these people
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Cube
11:04AM May 5th 2009
All should be proud of Egypt's fine example. Since the genome structure of H1N1 (what a terrible name) doesn't include only pig, I still say execute the pigs. Start maybe with Wilbur. The hack from Charlotte's Web. Then Babe. The should draw and quarter Babe. Since birds and other animals are in the virulent strain, kill all the animals. Obviously, this makes sense. But, let's start with pigs. Cute ones. Torture them even.
Israel, refuses to call Swine Flu, "Swine Flu." As the Chosen Ones, like me, that bug is traif. However, I am ready to join hands with Egypt to kill the pigs. I'm not kidding about the traif part. Their minister of health or whatever refers to it as the "Mexico Flu." It has morphed into, the "Dirty, Stinkin', Mexican Flu." Which is some Freudian projection mumbojumbo. In any event, the pigs must die. Also, all the above is true. Israel refuses to discriminate against pigs. It's all about Mexicans.
"Israel Refuses To Acknowledge Virulent Traif"
http://cubicpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/israel-refuses-to-acknowledge-virulent-traif/
F SCIENCE. BEST NEW SONG! "ALL PIGS MUST DIE."
"All Pigs Must Die! A Call To Arms"
http://cubicpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/all-pigs-must-die/
Israel, refuses to call Swine Flu, "Swine Flu." As the Chosen Ones, like me, that bug is traif. However, I am ready to join hands with Egypt to kill the pigs. I'm not kidding about the traif part. Their minister of health or whatever refers to it as the "Mexico Flu." It has morphed into, the "Dirty, Stinkin', Mexican Flu." Which is some Freudian projection mumbojumbo. In any event, the pigs must die. Also, all the above is true. Israel refuses to discriminate against pigs. It's all about Mexicans.
"Israel Refuses To Acknowledge Virulent Traif"
http://cubicpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/israel-refuses-to-acknowledge-virulent-traif/
F SCIENCE. BEST NEW SONG! "ALL PIGS MUST DIE."
"All Pigs Must Die! A Call To Arms"
http://cubicpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/all-pigs-must-die/
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