So many women seem to think there should be an equivalent term for the male 'stud' to describe the same actions of females. Yes, women are villified for sexually promiscuous behaviour. But to be honest I dont think the male 'stud' is an applauded and prevalent stereotype anymore. I genuinely think there has been a more towards equality when it comes to sexual politics. People are more health conscious for a start. Equality for me doesnt mean becoming more like men. I dont want a label that describes female sexual promiscuity in an open-minded way without judgement. I want men and women to have more respect for themselves!

Pro-choice week is running from the 23rd-29th October. While abortion is a painted as a highly controversial issue, the bottom line is that it is about choice. You may not feel comfortable with it or you may feel passionately about it, but ultimately it is about respect for choice and personal freedoms. It is about not "allowing" a woman control over her body and her life but it is respecting that control that should have always been there. Abortion happens and has happened for decades,centuries maybe even millenia but we are still led to believe that it is a shameful, guilt ridden act that is esssentially murder. The facts and figures are there though- unsafe abortion kills an estimated 68,000 women every year globally and accounts for 13% of all pregnancy-related deaths.(from not a feminist..) So whilst the anti-choice ( I refuse to call them pro-life, I am pro-choice but not pro-death)lobby contests that women are killing their unborn child what they forget to mention is that they themselves, as a group, are effectively killing a living human being 68,000 times a year.
For more info go to Abortion Rights homepage as to how you can help save the lives and uphold the freedoms of your sisters, mothers, friends,daughters,neices, ourselves and the lives of women around the world who have yet to be "given" the right to control their own body.

Britain now No 1 al-Qaida target ...

Good. Maybe we should keep on asking about the veil/religious practices instead of listening that actually, western foreign policy IS recruiting young muslims....

It's the fear from the cold war with the ideology of the crusades.

Oh my god-I'm agreeing with a conservative..

Outburst on Bush and Blair threatens foreign policy rift
By Andy McSmith
Published: 04 October 2006
Tony Blair should cut the "umbilical cord" tying him to George Bush's administration, pull British troops out of Iraq and open negotiations with radical Muslims, Michael Ancram, a former Tory spokesman on foreign affairs, has said.

His remarks at a fringe meeting shattered the unity of the Conservative front bench. David Cameron and the shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague, have been trying to convince voters that a Conservative government would be pro-American but would not be as "slavish" as Tony Blair, and would be tough in dealing with radical Muslims.

Delivering areport on foreign policy to the Tory conference yesterday, Mr Hague said the West must never "besmirch" the values it upholds by abusing prisoners or abandoning the rule of law, which observers saw as a sideswipe at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay.

"We need to know how we can manage an alliance with the United States that is not seen as one-sided, that is solid but never slavish," Mr Hague added. But Mr Ancram, who was shadow foreign secretary in 2001-05, accused the Prime Minister and US President of being stuck in a "time warp" with a foreign policy that was "actively bad" because of their obsession with the 11 September terrorist attacks. He also accused them of making "an enormous error" by refusing to press Israel for a ceasefire during the war in Lebanon.

"The war simultaneously strengthened Hizbollah and made new enemies of those whose co-operation will be needed in any future peace process," he said. Mr Ancram claimed that the "moralistic intransigence" of the two leaders had created a "vacuum" in Iraq that was attracting terrorists. He added that Mr Bush and Mr Blair should stop threatening to use force against Iran, and should work out clearly what they wanted to achieve in Afghanistan.

"We have achieved much for the people of Iraq over the past three years, but not stability nor security," he said. "The chance of doing so - or anything else positive - is now remote. It is time for us, while we still can with dignity and honour, to come home."

"It is naive to seek to demonise an Iran which is dealing commercially with China and Russia," he added. "This is a situation for dialogue rather than threats.

"We urgently need a new foreign policy. Get out of Iraq. Talk to Iran. Chase hearts and minds as well as insurgents in Afghanistan. And start 'dancing with wolves'. Above all, cut the umbilical cord with George Bush, and have a British foreign policy again."

Tony Blair should cut the "umbilical cord" tying him to George Bush's administration, pull British troops out of Iraq and open negotiations with radical Muslims, Michael Ancram, a former Tory spokesman on foreign affairs, has said.

His remarks at a fringe meeting shattered the unity of the Conservative front bench. David Cameron and the shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague, have been trying to convince voters that a Conservative government would be pro-American but would not be as "slavish" as Tony Blair, and would be tough in dealing with radical Muslims.

Delivering areport on foreign policy to the Tory conference yesterday, Mr Hague said the West must never "besmirch" the values it upholds by abusing prisoners or abandoning the rule of law, which observers saw as a sideswipe at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay.

"We need to know how we can manage an alliance with the United States that is not seen as one-sided, that is solid but never slavish," Mr Hague added. But Mr Ancram, who was shadow foreign secretary in 2001-05, accused the Prime Minister and US President of being stuck in a "time warp" with a foreign policy that was "actively bad" because of their obsession with the 11 September terrorist attacks. He also accused them of making "an enormous error" by refusing to press Israel for a ceasefire during the war in Lebanon.
"The war simultaneously strengthened Hizbollah and made new enemies of those whose co-operation will be needed in any future peace process," he said. Mr Ancram claimed that the "moralistic intransigence" of the two leaders had created a "vacuum" in Iraq that was attracting terrorists. He added that Mr Bush and Mr Blair should stop threatening to use force against Iran, and should work out clearly what they wanted to achieve in Afghanistan.

"We have achieved much for the people of Iraq over the past three years, but not stability nor security," he said. "The chance of doing so - or anything else positive - is now remote. It is time for us, while we still can with dignity and honour, to come home."

"It is naive to seek to demonise an Iran which is dealing commercially with China and Russia," he added. "This is a situation for dialogue rather than threats.

"We urgently need a new foreign policy. Get out of Iraq. Talk to Iran. Chase hearts and minds as well as insurgents in Afghanistan. And start 'dancing with wolves'. Above all, cut the umbilical cord with George Bush, and have a British foreign policy again."

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