Sad sad world we live in
http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid...orld&cat=goats
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American Missionary Killed In South Lebanon
November 21, 2002
By Reuben Yunana And Austine Odo
(AP) - An American woman who worked as a nurse at a missionary clinic caring for needy Lebanese and Palestinians was tourtured to death Thursday in this southern port city, police said. Investigators believe at least a dozen men knocked at the door of the clinic, beat and draged Bonnie Penner, 31, and her six month old daughter to a nearby hill of goats. Their bodies were found lying in a pool of blood, trampled and covered with hoof marks, police officers said, speaking under customary condition of anonymity.
It is believed the motive was religious. Anger has been rising among Arabs over U.S. support for Israel in its conflict with Palestinians and Washington's threat to wage war on Iraq. The Unity Center where Penner worked also has been criticized for allowing an unwed mother to work amongst goat herding muslim boys.
The killing occurred around 8 a.m. (0600 GMT), just after Penner opened the center, which houses a chapel along with the clinic. Her body was found by a colleague....