text:
ZURICH, Switzerland (CNN) -- As I watched Cristiano Ronaldo receive the FIFA World Player of the Year award in Zurich, I couldn't help feeling a deep sense of satisfaction, as the 23 year-old Portuguese international once again proved all his doubters wrong.

Cristiano Ronaldo shows emotion after being named the FIFA World Player of the Year for 2008.

Especially the ones in England.

In the days leading up to the awards ceremony, there were various rumors circulating that the Manchester United star was going to be pipped by Leo Messi on Tuesday night.

I was asked several times in London whether I really thought Ronaldo was going to win. Whether he really deserved it.

It was as if many in the British press didn't want him to take home another award.

Do you think Cristiano Ronaldo is shown enough respect? Tell us in the Sound Off box below.

The fierce attack on his lifestyle by the tabloids after he crashed his Ferrari last week just accentuated the fact that in the UK, he still has earned little respect.

Never mind that he was about to become the first Premier League Player to win this prestigious award. Never mind he has been the competition's biggest ambassador and promoter overseas. Too many in the English media, he was still a diver on the field, and a petulant rock star off it.

Now I am not going to sit here and say that my compatriot Cristiano is perfect. He isn't and he makes mistakes. But the same can be said about Wayne Rooney or any of the other English internationals.

When Rooney charges down the referee and shouts obscenities in his face without even being booked, as was the case in last weekend's match against Chelsea, is he called arrogant or petulant? No. When he goes seven or eight matches without a goal, is he suddenly branded overrated? No.

So all I am asking for here is a little respect. If Ronaldo was English, I am sure in the eyes of the British press he would be virtually untouchable, but although he's not, just give him a break. After all, he had an incredible 2007/2008 season which saw him score 42 goals in 49 matches and win virtually every major trophy on offer.

And he's a great ambassador for the game.

Pedro Pinto is a CNN sports correspondent based in London.

text: ZURICH

text: Switzerland

text: CNN

text: As

text: I

text: watched

text: Cristiano

text: Ronaldo

text: receive

text: the

text: FIFA

text: World

text: Player

text: of

text: the

text: Year

text: award

text: in

text: Zurich

text: I

text: could

text: n't

text: help

text: feeling

text: a

text: deep

text: sense

text: of

text: satisfaction

text: as

text: the

text: year

text: old

text: Portuguese

text: international

text: once

text: again

text: proved

text: all

text: his

text: doubters

text: wrong

text: Cristiano

text: Ronaldo

text: shows

text: emotion

text: after

text: being

text: named

text: the

text: FIFA

text: World

text: Player

text: of

text: the

text: Year

text: for

text: Especially

text: the

text: ones

text: in

text: England

text: In

text: the

text: days

text: leading

text: up

text: to

text: the

text: awards

text: ceremony

text: there

text: were

text: various

text: rumors

text: circulating

text: that

text: the

text: Manchester

text: United

text: star

text: was

text: going

text: to

text: be

text: pipped

text: by

text: Leo

text: Messi

text: on

text: Tuesday

text: night

text: I

text: was

text: asked

text: several

text: times

text: in

text: London

text: whether

text: I

text: really

text: thought

text: Ronaldo

text: was

text: going

text: to

text: win

text: Whether

text: he

text: really

text: deserved

text: it

text: It

text: was

text: as

text: if

text: many

text: in

text: the

text: British

text: press

text: did

text: n't

text: want

text: him

text: to

text: take

text: home

text: another

text: award

text: Do

text: you

text: think

text: Cristiano

text: Ronaldo

text: is

text: shown

text: enough

text: respect

text: Tell

text: us

text: in

text: the

text: Sound

text: Off

text: box

text: below

text: The

text: fierce

text: attack

text: on

text: his

text: lifestyle

text: by

text: the

text: tabloids

text: after

text: he

text: crashed

text: his

text: Ferrari

text: last

text: week

text: just

text: accentuated

text: the

text: fact

text: that

text: in

text: the

text: UK

text: he

text: still

text: has

text: earned

text: little

text: respect

text: Never

text: mind

text: that

text: he

text: was

text: about

text: to

text: become

text: the

text: first

text: Premier

text: League

text: Player

text: to

text: win

text: this

text: prestigious

text: award

text: Never

text: mind

text: he

text: has

text: been

text: the

text: competition

text: 's

text: biggest

text: ambassador

text: and

text: promoter

text: overseas

text: Too

text: many

text: in

text: the

text: English

text: media

text: he

text: was

text: still

text: a

text: diver

text: on

text: the

text: field

text: and

text: a

text: petulant

text: rock

text: star

text: off

text: it

text: Now

text: I

text: am

text: not

text: going

text: to

text: sit

text: here

text: and

text: say

text: that

text: my

text: compatriot

text: Cristiano

text: is

text: perfect

text: He

text: is

text: n't

text: and

text: he

text: makes

text: mistakes

text: But

text: the

text: same

text: can

text: be

text: said

text: about

text: Wayne

text: Rooney

text: or

text: any

text: of

text: the

text: other

text: English

text: internationals

text: When

text: Rooney

text: charges

text: down

text: the

text: referee

text: and

text: shouts

text: obscenities

text: in

text: his

text: face

text: without

text: even

text: being

text: booked

text: as

text: was

text: the

text: case

text: in

text: last

text: weekend

text: 's

text: match

text: against

text: Chelsea

text: is

text: he

text: called

text: arrogant

text: or

text: petulant

text: No

text: When

text: he

text: goes

text: seven

text: or

text: eight

text: matches

text: without

text: a

text: goal

text: is

text: he

text: suddenly

text: branded

text: overrated

text: No

text: So

text: all

text: I

text: am

text: asking

text: for

text: here

text: is

text: a

text: little

text: respect

text: If

text: Ronaldo

text: was

text: English

text: I

text: am

text: sure

text: in

text: the

text: eyes

text: of

text: the

text: British

text: press

text: he

text: would

text: be

text: virtually

text: untouchable

text: but

text: although

text: he

text: 's

text: not

text: just

text: give

text: him

text: a

text: break

text: After

text: all

text: he

text: had

text: an

text: incredible

text: season

text: which

text: saw

text: him

text: score

text: goals

text: in

text: matches

text: and

text: win

text: virtually

text: every

text: major

text: trophy

text: on

text: offer

text: And

text: he

text: 's

text: a

text: great

text: ambassador

text: for

text: the

text: game

text: Pedro

text: Pinto

text: is

text: a

text: CNN

text: sports

text: correspondent

text: based

text: in

text: London

question: Who won the FIFA Player of the Year for 2008 in Zurich on Monday?

answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

text: Cristiano Ronaldo

question: Pinto said who was a great ambassador of the game?

answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

text: Cristiano Ronaldo

question: Who won the FIFA Player of the Year for 2008?

answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

text: Cristiano Ronaldo

question: Who says they are not shown enough respect by media?

answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

text: Cristiano Ronaldo

question: What did Pedro Pinto say about Rolando?

answer: he's a great ambassador for the game.

text: he's a great ambassador for the game.

question: Who did Pedro Pinto claim has not shown him respect?

answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

text: Cristiano Ronaldo

question: Where did Cristiano Ronaldo receive the Player of the Year award?

answer: in Zurich,

text: in Zurich,

question: What channel is Pedro Pinto on?

answer: CNN sports

text: CNN sports

question: Who won the FIFA award in 2008?

answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

text: Cristiano Ronaldo

question: What year did Cristiano Ronaldo win this award for?

answer: 2008.

question: Who is a great ambassador for the game?

answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

text: Cristiano Ronaldo

question: What team does Cristiano Ronaldo play for?

answer: Manchester United

text: Manchester United


text:
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- An English tourist kidnapped from a remote Kenyan resort is being held by Somali pirates in a remote corner of the lawless country, according to experts and security analysts in Nairobi.

"Gangs from Southern Somalia took her up the coast and then moved her several times," said Andrew Mwangura, a piracy expert and maritime editor of Somalia Report, an independent online publication.

Judith Tebbutt was abducted by armed men from a remote safari lodge near to the Somali border earlier this month.

Her husband, David Tebbutt, was killed in the attack when he resisted, according to Kenyan police.

Details of the incident are still sketchy and the British government has asked journalists not to reveal the exact location of Tebbutt to avoid abduction attempts from rival gangs.

Initially, it was feared that al-Shabaab, the al Qaeda-linked militant group, had conducted the operation as a revenge attack against the British nationals.

But a security analyst based in Nairobi, who tracks piracy operations but is not authorized to speak to the media, also believes this is the work of pirates.

"This is not the work of al-Shabaab," he said, "this is the work of Southern armed gangs and pirates."

No ransom demands have been made yet, says Mwangura.

But if Somali pirates carried out the operation, it represents a marked departure in tactics.

For years, pirates have attacked commercial ships in the busy shipping lanes between Europe and Asia. A cargo ship has insurance, and after months of negotiations pirates can often clear several million U.S. dollars.

Some analysts believe that Somali pirates are now moving onto land because it's getting harder out at sea.

"Their inability to operate freely in the their waters is forcing them onto land," says Andrews Atta-Asamoah, a senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies. "It's significant if you place it in the context of the struggle against piracy. Since the whole push against piracy by international navies, the pirates have been looking for new territory and new frontiers."

Atta-Asamoah says that Kenya is a natural target because if its porous border with Somalia and a high number of foreign visitors and workers.

The Kenyan government, prompted by their reliance on tourism for foreign exchange, says they are making every effort to secure the border with Somalia.

Others say that, rather than a trend, this is a one-time attack caused by a more prosaic fact: the weather.

Monsoon rains off the coast of Somalia at this time of year makes operating offshore difficult.

"This incident is a special case," says Mwangura.

text: Nairobi

text: Kenya

text: CNN

text: An

text: English

text: tourist

text: kidnapped

text: from

text: a

text: remote

text: Kenyan

text: resort

text: is

text: being

text: held

text: by

text: Somali

text: pirates

text: in

text: a

text: remote

text: corner

text: of

text: the

text: lawless

text: country

text: according

text: to

text: experts

text: and

text: security

text: analysts

text: in

text: Nairobi

text: Gangs

text: from

text: Southern

text: Somalia

text: took

text: her

text: up

text: the

text: coast

text: and

text: then

text: moved

text: her

text: several

text: times

text: said

text: Andrew

text: Mwangura

text: a

text: piracy

text: expert

text: and

text: maritime

text: editor

text: of

text: Somalia

text: Report

text: an

text: independent

text: online

text: publication

text: Judith

text: Tebbutt

text: was

text: abducted

text: by

text: armed

text: men

text: from

text: a

text: remote

text: safari

text: lodge

text: near

text: to

text: the

text: Somali

text: border

text: earlier

text: this

text: month

text: Her

text: husband

text: David

text: Tebbutt

text: was

text: killed

text: in

text: the

text: attack

text: when

text: he

text: resisted

text: according

text: to

text: Kenyan

text: police

text: Details

text: of

text: the

text: incident

text: are

text: still

text: sketchy

text: and

text: the

text: British

text: government

text: has

text: asked

text: journalists

text: not

text: to

text: reveal

text: the

text: exact

text: location

text: of

text: Tebbutt

text: to

text: avoid

text: abduction

text: attempts

text: from

text: rival

text: gangs

text: Initially

text: it

text: was

text: feared

text: that

text: al

text: Shabaab

text: the

text: al

text: Qaeda

text: linked

text: militant

text: group

text: had

text: conducted

text: the

text: operation

text: as

text: a

text: revenge

text: attack

text: against

text: the

text: British

text: nationals

text: But

text: a

text: security

text: analyst

text: based

text: in

text: Nairobi

text: who

text: tracks

text: piracy

text: operations

text: but

text: is

text: not

text: authorized

text: to

text: speak

text: to

text: the

text: media

text: also

text: believes

text: this

text: is

text: the

text: work

text: of

text: pirates

text: This

text: is

text: not

text: the

text: work

text: of

text: al

text: Shabaab

text: he

text: said

text: this

text: is

text: the

text: work

text: of

text: Southern

text: armed

text: gangs

text: and

text: pirates

text: No

text: ransom

text: demands

text: have

text: been

text: made

text: yet

text: says

text: Mwangura

text: But

text: if

text: Somali

text: pirates

text: carried

text: out

text: the

text: operation

text: it

text: represents

text: a

text: marked

text: departure

text: in

text: tactics

text: For

text: years

text: pirates

text: have

text: attacked

text: commercial

text: ships

text: in

text: the

text: busy

text: shipping

text: lanes

text: between

text: Europe

text: and

text: Asia

text: A

text: cargo

text: ship

text: has

text: insurance

text: and

text: after

text: months

text: of

text: negotiations

text: pirates

text: can

text: often

text: clear

text: several

text: million

text: U.S.

text: dollars

text: Some

text: analysts

text: believe

text: that

text: Somali

text: pirates

text: are

text: now

text: moving

text: onto

text: land

text: because

text: it

text: 's

text: getting

text: harder

text: out

text: at

text: sea

text: Their

text: inability

text: to

text: operate

text: freely

text: in

text: the

text: their

text: waters

text: is

text: forcing

text: them

text: onto

text: land

text: says

text: Andrews

text: Atta

text: Asamoah

text: a

text: senior

text: researcher

text: at

text: the

text: Institute

text: for

text: Security

text: Studies

text: It

text: 's

text: significant

text: if

text: you

text: place

text: it

text: in

text: the

text: context

text: of

text: the

text: struggle

text: against

text: piracy

text: Since

text: the

text: whole

text: push

text: against

text: piracy

text: by

text: international

text: navies

text: the

text: pirates

text: have

text: been

text: looking

text: for

text: new

text: territory

text: and

text: new

text: frontiers

text: Atta

text: Asamoah

text: says

text: that

text: Kenya

text: is

text: a

text: natural

text: target

text: because

text: if

text: its

text: porous

text: border

text: with

text: Somalia

text: and

text: a

text: high

text: number

text: of

text: foreign

text: visitors

text: and

text: workers

text: The

text: Kenyan

text: government

text: prompted

text: by

text: their

text: reliance

text: on

text: tourism

text: for

text: foreign

text: exchange

text: says

text: they

text: are

text: making

text: every

text: effort

text: to

text: secure

text: the

text: border

text: with

text: Somalia

text: Others

text: say

text: that

text: rather

text: than

text: a

text: trend

text: this

text: is

text: a

text: one

text: time

text: attack

text: caused

text: by

text: a

text: more

text: prosaic

text: fact

text: the

text: weather

text: Monsoon

text: rains

text: off

text: the

text: coast

text: of

text: Somalia

text: at

text: this

text: time

text: of

text: year

text: makes

text: operating

text: offshore

text: difficult

text: This

text: incident

text: is

text: a

text: special

text: case

text: says

text: Mwangura

question: Where do officals believe she is?

answer: remote corner of the lawless country,

text: remote corner of the lawless country,

question: Analysts believe who is in volved?

answer: pirates.

text: pirates.

question: In what country could she be in?

answer: Somalia

text: Somalia

question: Whose work is suspected

answer: Southern armed gangs and pirates."

text: Southern armed gangs and pirates."

question: Where were they taken from

answer: a remote safari lodge near to the Somali border

text: a remote safari lodge near to the Somali border

question: Where do they think Judith is being held?

answer: in a remote corner of the lawless country,

text: in a remote corner of the lawless country,

question: Who was taken earlier this month

answer: Judith Tebbutt

text: Judith Tebbutt

question: Where was Tebbutt taken from?

answer: a remote safari lodge near to the Somali border

text: a remote safari lodge near to the Somali border

question: Who was taken from a Kenyan lodge?

answer: Judith Tebbutt

text: Judith Tebbutt


text:
Cairo (CNN) -- When Azza Hilal Suleiman saw Egyptian military pummel the veiled woman, she stepped in to help and got kicked and clubbed by security forces, a beating that was captured in a video that went viral around the world and also showed live gunfire and the violent removal of a Muslim woman's clothing.

"A veiled woman was injured and the army stripped her," she told CNN in an exclusive interview from her hospital bed in Cairo, suffering from painful skull fractures and facial cuts.

She couldn't stand to see the repeated blows to the woman, who was dragged, kicked, partially stripped and then stomped. "So I ran and tried to cover her body and pull her out," Suleiman said.

"We tried to cover her and pull her away but they beat us. I didn't feel anything after this."

Suleiman was seen in a red coat in the same video that showed the veiled woman's beating. Security forces rushed toward Suleiman and pushed her to the ground as she ran to the veiled woman's side.

"I was just trying to help her up after they exposed her body," she said.

Suleiman is one of three people in the video interviewed by CNN, with one of them saying he was shot. A CNN crew also witnessed the security force beatings and shootings and saw other women stripped of some of their clothing.

The beatings took place last Saturday in Cairo's Tahrir Square, amid a five-day stretch of assaults by police and defiant protests by demonstrators demanding that Egypt's ruling military cede power to a civilian government.

A Health Ministry spokesman said 16 people died, including 14 by gunshots, according to Dr. Hisham Sheeha. The military has denied the use of live ammunition.

Photos of the unidentified veiled woman were plastered on the front pages of global and local newspapers and appeared on Facebook. Twitter hashtags #TahrirWoman and #Bluebra emerged. The images stirred worldwide outrage because of the beating and because she was partially stripped in a Muslim society where women cover themselves for modesty.

The woman has not been identified. An activist and student, she chooses not to talk to reporters at present, two people who know her told CNN.

She had been dressed in a traditional robe and headscarf, but as police clubbed her and dragged her down the street, those articles of clothing were pulled away, exposing her midriff and blue bra. The video showed one of the police officers aiming a foot at her upper abdomen and stamping squarely on it.

The beatings and the use of live ammunition against protesters, particularly women, have outraged Egyptians. More than a thousand people gathered in Tahrir Square for a "Million Woman" march Tuesday.

Women and men holding placards showing pictures of the veiled woman's beating marched through the surrounding streets to denounce the escalating violence by security forces.

The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has since expressed "great regret" over the mistreatment of women protesters, but it has not apologized for the assaults, a fact that enrages demonstrators. But SCAF reiterated "its respect and appreciation for Egyptian women and their right in protesting and their active positive participation in the political life."

Age 48, divorced and unemployed, Suleiman is the daughter of a deceased army general. She wanted to speak to CNN despite her agony.

In an earlier visit to the hospital, she indicated how much she was suffering, saying, "My head is going to explode."

Others came to Suleiman's aid, such as businessman Ehab Hanna, who was also beaten up and shot after he tried to help the woman with the veil.

"Azza covered her naked body. Then we tried to pull her up to take her to the field clinic. But I was shocked with a sting in my leg, thought it was a rock. I tried to walk but fell to the ground, so they started beating me and Azza relentlessly," he told CNN.

Hanna said security forces left him alone when they thought he was dead. But when he moved, he was beaten. He said he and other injured people were on the ground for about 30 minutes because ambulances weren't allowed into the area.

"I only found out I was shot in the leg when I arrived to the hospital. They told me the bullet penetrated my knee and ended up in my calf. I saw the Army officer firing his gun, but I thought it was blanks. I did not imagine they would fire live ammo at their people."

Journalist Hassan Shaheen Mahmoud also is in the video. He told CNN that he is filing a complaint against military leaders because they "dragged, stripped and beat" women and journalists. He too said he tried to come to the aid of the veiled woman, who suffered serious cuts and bruises.

"I started to run, but she froze and fell to the ground when another protester bumped into her," Mahmoud said. "I tried to help her get up, but the soldiers were brutal even when I told them I was a journalist. They even continued to beat her after her body was exposed."

"I will not remain quiet," Mahmoud vowed.

One military official showed no sense of remorse.

"What was a woman like her doing in a conflict zone?" asked the military spokesman, Maj. Mohamed Askar. "She must have participated in the attacks on the military and the Cabinet."

Askar questioned why the woman has not come forward to identify herself.

"Our troops do not just attack people for no reason," he said. "If she had nothing to hide then she would have presented herself. Where is she?"

The Egyptian military said it isn't aware of Suleiman's case but will look into it.

"If she comes from a military family then she reserved the right to be transferred to a military hospital even if her father is deceased," said Col. Islam Jaffar of the military's morals department.

As Wafa Ahmed, Suleiman's sister-in-law, listened to her wailing in pain, she thought of Suleiman's father and other family members, who have served Egypt in the military and government. "I'm glad her father didn't see this day," Ahmed said.

text: Cairo

text: CNN

text: When

text: Azza

text: Hilal

text: Suleiman

text: saw

text: Egyptian

text: military

text: pummel

text: the

text: veiled

text: woman

text: she

text: stepped

text: in

text: to

text: help

text: and

text: got

text: kicked

text: and

text: clubbed

text: by

text: security

text: forces

text: a

text: beating

text: that

text: was

text: captured

text: in

text: a

text: video

text: that

text: went

text: viral

text: around

text: the

text: world

text: and

text: also

text: showed

text: live

text: gunfire

text: and

text: the

text: violent

text: removal

text: of

text: a

text: Muslim

text: woman

text: 's

text: clothing

text: A

text: veiled

text: woman

text: was

text: injured

text: and

text: the

text: army

text: stripped

text: her

text: she

text: told

text: CNN

text: in

text: an

text: exclusive

text: interview

text: from

text: her

text: hospital

text: bed

text: in

text: Cairo

text: suffering

text: from

text: painful

text: skull

text: fractures

text: and

text: facial

text: cuts

text: She

text: could

text: n't

text: stand

text: to

text: see

text: the

text: repeated

text: blows

text: to

text: the

text: woman

text: who

text: was

text: dragged

text: kicked

text: partially

text: stripped

text: and

text: then

text: stomped

text: So

text: I

text: ran

text: and

text: tried

text: to

text: cover

text: her

text: body

text: and

text: pull

text: her

text: out

text: Suleiman

text: said

text: We

text: tried

text: to

text: cover

text: her

text: and

text: pull

text: her

text: away

text: but

text: they

text: beat

text: us

text: I

text: did

text: n't

text: feel

text: anything

text: after

text: this

text: Suleiman

text: was

text: seen

text: in

text: a

text: red

text: coat

text: in

text: the

text: same

text: video

text: that

text: showed

text: the

text: veiled

text: woman

text: 's

text: beating

text: Security

text: forces

text: rushed

text: toward

text: Suleiman

text: and

text: pushed

text: her

text: to

text: the

text: ground

text: as

text: she

text: ran

text: to

text: the

text: veiled

text: woman

text: 's

text: side

text: I

text: was

text: just

text: trying

text: to

text: help

text: her

text: up

text: after

text: they

text: exposed

text: her

text: body

text: she

text: said

text: Suleiman

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: three

text: people

text: in

text: the

text: video

text: interviewed

text: by

text: CNN

text: with

text: one

text: of

text: them

text: saying

text: he

text: was

text: shot

text: A

text: CNN

text: crew

text: also

text: witnessed

text: the

text: security

text: force

text: beatings

text: and

text: shootings

text: and

text: saw

text: other

text: women

text: stripped

text: of

text: some

text: of

text: their

text: clothing

text: The

text: beatings

text: took

text: place

text: last

text: Saturday

text: in

text: Cairo

text: 's

text: Tahrir

text: Square

text: amid

text: a

text: five

text: day

text: stretch

text: of

text: assaults

text: by

text: police

text: and

text: defiant

text: protests

text: by

text: demonstrators

text: demanding

text: that

text: Egypt

text: 's

text: ruling

text: military

text: cede

text: power

text: to

text: a

text: civilian

text: government

text: A

text: Health

text: Ministry

text: spokesman

text: said

text: people

text: died

text: including

text: by

text: gunshots

text: according

text: to

text: Dr.

text: Hisham

text: Sheeha

text: The

text: military

text: has

text: denied

text: the

text: use

text: of

text: live

text: ammunition

text: Photos

text: of

text: the

text: unidentified

text: veiled

text: woman

text: were

text: plastered

text: on

text: the

text: front

text: pages

text: of

text: global

text: and

text: local

text: newspapers

text: and

text: appeared

text: on

text: Facebook

text: Twitter

text: hashtags

text: TahrirWoman

text: and

text: Bluebra

text: emerged

text: The

text: images

text: stirred

text: worldwide

text: outrage

text: because

text: of

text: the

text: beating

text: and

text: because

text: she

text: was

text: partially

text: stripped

text: in

text: a

text: Muslim

text: society

text: where

text: women

text: cover

text: themselves

text: for

text: modesty

text: The

text: woman

text: has

text: not

text: been

text: identified

text: An

text: activist

text: and

text: student

text: she

text: chooses

text: not

text: to

text: talk

text: to

text: reporters

text: at

text: present

text: two

text: people

text: who

text: know

text: her

text: told

text: CNN

text: She

text: had

text: been

text: dressed

text: in

text: a

text: traditional

text: robe

text: and

text: headscarf

text: but

text: as

text: police

text: clubbed

text: her

text: and

text: dragged

text: her

text: down

text: the

text: street

text: those

text: articles

text: of

text: clothing

text: were

text: pulled

text: away

text: exposing

text: her

text: midriff

text: and

text: blue

text: bra

text: The

text: video

text: showed

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: police

text: officers

text: aiming

text: a

text: foot

text: at

text: her

text: upper

text: abdomen

text: and

text: stamping

text: squarely

text: on

text: it

text: The

text: beatings

text: and

text: the

text: use

text: of

text: live

text: ammunition

text: against

text: protesters

text: particularly

text: women

text: have

text: outraged

text: Egyptians

text: More

text: than

text: a

text: thousand

text: people

text: gathered

text: in

text: Tahrir

text: Square

text: for

text: a

text: Million

text: Woman

text: march

text: Tuesday

text: Women

text: and

text: men

text: holding

text: placards

text: showing

text: pictures

text: of

text: the

text: veiled

text: woman

text: 's

text: beating

text: marched

text: through

text: the

text: surrounding

text: streets

text: to

text: denounce

text: the

text: escalating

text: violence

text: by

text: security

text: forces

text: The

text: ruling

text: Supreme

text: Council

text: of

text: the

text: Armed

text: Forces

text: has

text: since

text: expressed

text: great

text: regret

text: over

text: the

text: mistreatment

text: of

text: women

text: protesters

text: but

text: it

text: has

text: not

text: apologized

text: for

text: the

text: assaults

text: a

text: fact

text: that

text: enrages

text: demonstrators

text: But

text: SCAF

text: reiterated

text: its

text: respect

text: and

text: appreciation

text: for

text: Egyptian

text: women

text: and

text: their

text: right

text: in

text: protesting

text: and

text: their

text: active

text: positive

text: participation

text: in

text: the

text: political

text: life

text: Age

text: divorced

text: and

text: unemployed

text: Suleiman

text: is

text: the

text: daughter

text: of

text: a

text: deceased

text: army

text: general

text: She

text: wanted

text: to

text: speak

text: to

text: CNN

text: despite

text: her

text: agony

text: In

text: an

text: earlier

text: visit

text: to

text: the

text: hospital

text: she

text: indicated

text: how

text: much

text: she

text: was

text: suffering

text: saying

text: My

text: head

text: is

text: going

text: to

text: explode

text: Others

text: came

text: to

text: Suleiman

text: 's

text: aid

text: such

text: as

text: businessman

text: Ehab

text: Hanna

text: who

text: was

text: also

text: beaten

text: up

text: and

text: shot

text: after

text: he

text: tried

text: to

text: help

text: the

text: woman

text: with

text: the

text: veil

text: Azza

text: covered

text: her

text: naked

text: body

text: Then

text: we

text: tried

text: to

text: pull

text: her

text: up

text: to

text: take

text: her

text: to

text: the

text: field

text: clinic

text: But

text: I

text: was

text: shocked

text: with

text: a

text: sting

text: in

text: my

text: leg

text: thought

text: it

text: was

text: a

text: rock

text: I

text: tried

text: to

text: walk

text: but

text: fell

text: to

text: the

text: ground

text: so

text: they

text: started

text: beating

text: me

text: and

text: Azza

text: relentlessly

text: he

text: told

text: CNN

text: Hanna

text: said

text: security

text: forces

text: left

text: him

text: alone

text: when

text: they

text: thought

text: he

text: was

text: dead

text: But

text: when

text: he

text: moved

text: he

text: was

text: beaten

text: He

text: said

text: he

text: and

text: other

text: injured

text: people

text: were

text: on

text: the

text: ground

text: for

text: about

text: minutes

text: because

text: ambulances

text: were

text: n't

text: allowed

text: into

text: the

text: area

text: I

text: only

text: found

text: out

text: I

text: was

text: shot

text: in

text: the

text: leg

text: when

text: I

text: arrived

text: to

text: the

text: hospital

text: They

text: told

text: me

text: the

text: bullet

text: penetrated

text: my

text: knee

text: and

text: ended

text: up

text: in

text: my

text: calf

text: I

text: saw

text: the

text: Army

text: officer

text: firing

text: his

text: gun

text: but

text: I

text: thought

text: it

text: was

text: blanks

text: I

text: did

text: not

text: imagine

text: they

text: would

text: fire

text: live

text: ammo

text: at

text: their

text: people

text: Journalist

text: Hassan

text: Shaheen

text: Mahmoud

text: also

text: is

text: in

text: the

text: video

text: He

text: told

text: CNN

text: that

text: he

text: is

text: filing

text: a

text: complaint

text: against

text: military

text: leaders

text: because

text: they

text: dragged

text: stripped

text: and

text: beat

text: women

text: and

text: journalists

text: He

text: too

text: said

text: he

text: tried

text: to

text: come

text: to

text: the

text: aid

text: of

text: the

text: veiled

text: woman

text: who

text: suffered

text: serious

text: cuts

text: and

text: bruises

text: I

text: started

text: to

text: run

text: but

text: she

text: froze

text: and

text: fell

text: to

text: the

text: ground

text: when

text: another

text: protester

text: bumped

text: into

text: her

text: Mahmoud

text: said

text: I

text: tried

text: to

text: help

text: her

text: get

text: up

text: but

text: the

text: soldiers

text: were

text: brutal

text: even

text: when

text: I

text: told

text: them

text: I

text: was

text: a

text: journalist

text: They

text: even

text: continued

text: to

text: beat

text: her

text: after

text: her

text: body

text: was

text: exposed

text: I

text: will

text: not

text: remain

text: quiet

text: Mahmoud

text: vowed

text: One

text: military

text: official

text: showed

text: no

text: sense

text: of

text: remorse

text: What

text: was

text: a

text: woman

text: like

text: her

text: doing

text: in

text: a

text: conflict

text: zone

text: asked

text: the

text: military

text: spokesman

text: Maj

text: Mohamed

text: Askar

text: She

text: must

text: have

text: participated

text: in

text: the

text: attacks

text: on

text: the

text: military

text: and

text: the

text: Cabinet

text: Askar

text: questioned

text: why

text: the

text: woman

text: has

text: not

text: come

text: forward

text: to

text: identify

text: herself

text: Our

text: troops

text: do

text: not

text: just

text: attack

text: people

text: for

text: no

text: reason

text: he

text: said

text: If

text: she

text: had

text: nothing

text: to

text: hide

text: then

text: she

text: would

text: have

text: presented

text: herself

text: Where

text: is

text: she

text: The

text: Egyptian

text: military

text: said

text: it

text: is

text: n't

text: aware

text: of

text: Suleiman

text: 's

text: case

text: but

text: will

text: look

text: into

text: it

text: If

text: she

text: comes

text: from

text: a

text: military

text: family

text: then

text: she

text: reserved

text: the

text: right

text: to

text: be

text: transferred

text: to

text: a

text: military

text: hospital

text: even

text: if

text: her

text: father

text: is

text: deceased

text: said

text: Col

text: Islam

text: Jaffar

text: of

text: the

text: military

text: 's

text: morals

text: department

text: As

text: Wafa

text: Ahmed

text: Suleiman

text: 's

text: sister

text: in

text: law

text: listened

text: to

text: her

text: wailing

text: in

text: pain

text: she

text: thought

text: of

text: Suleiman

text: 's

text: father

text: and

text: other

text: family

text: members

text: who

text: have

text: served

text: Egypt

text: in

text: the

text: military

text: and

text: government

text: I

text: 'm

text: glad

text: her

text: father

text: did

text: n't

text: see

text: this

text: day

text: Ahmed

text: said

question: where did the violence occur?

answer: Cairo,

text: Cairo,

question: what did the video show?

answer: violent removal of a Muslim woman's clothing.

text: violent removal of a Muslim woman's clothing.

question: what twitter hashtags emerged?

answer: #TahrirWoman and #Bluebra

text: #TahrirWoman and #Bluebra

question: Where did the violence occurr?

answer: Cairo's Tahrir Square,

text: Cairo's Tahrir Square,

question: where violence occurs?

answer: Cairo's Tahrir Square,

text: Cairo's Tahrir Square,


text:
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Somalis are so desperate to survive that attacks on merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean will not stop, a pirate leader promises.

A French warship keeps guard over commerical vessels in the Gulf of Aden last week.

"The pirates are living between life and death," said the pirate leader, identified by only one name, Boyah. "Who can stop them? Americans and British all put together cannot do anything."

The interview with the pirate was conducted in late August by journalists employed by the Somali news organization Garowe Online. The complete interview was provided to CNN last week and provides a glimpse of why piracy has been so hard to control in the region.

Recorded on grainy video, the interview took place in the Somali port city of Eyl, now a center of pirate operations. Eyl is on the east coast of Somalia in the autonomous territory of Puntland. It is a largely lawless zone, considered extremely dangerous for Westerners to enter.

The Puntland government said two unidentified Western journalists were taken hostage Wednesday as they attempted to report on pirate activity.

Boyah said that the piracy began because traditional coastal fishing became difficult after foreign fishing trawlers depleted local fish stocks. Traditional fishermen started attacking the trawlers until the trawler crews fought back with heavy weapons. The fishermen then turned to softer targets.  Watch why fishermen turned to piracy ÃÂ»

"We went into the deep ocean and hijacked the unarmed cargo ships," Boyah said.

"For the past three years, we have not operated near the Somali coast. We have operated at least 80 miles [out], in international waters."

When merchant shipping started avoiding the Somali coast, Boyah said, "we went to ships traveling other routes."

Over the past year, the number of pirate attacks has increased dramatically. The International Maritime Bureau cites more than 90 pirate attacks off East Africa so far in 2008. When attacks are successful, the hijacked ships are taken to Somali waters, where the ships and crew are held until a ransom is paid.  See how pirate attacks have increased ÃÂ»

Ships recently captured include a massive Saudi supertanker laden with crude oil valued at more than $100 million and a freighter carrying Russian-built tanks.

The hijackings have been profitable. Kenya's foreign minister, Moses Wetangula, estimates the pirates have been paid more than $150 million during the past year. One pirate gang wants $2 million dollars to release a Yemeni freighter and crew seized last week.

Facing increasing disruptions through one of the busiest sea lanes in the world, several countries have sent warships to patrol the area. There have been reports of skirmishes between pirates and naval forces, but the military presence does not concern pirate leader Boyah. He boasts the pirates literally sail in a vast ocean beneath the radar of the warships.  Watch how piracy thrives off Somalia ÃÂ»

"No ship has the capability to see everything," he said. "A ship can see 80 miles or so [on radar]. It cannot see us at all. No one can do anything about it."

Boyah said it is unlikely the Puntland regional government would ever crack down on piracy because government officials are involved in financing the piracy and collect a cut of the ransoms.

"They motivate us. It's their money and their weapons," Boyah said. "Thirty percent belongs to them."

The Puntland foreign minister, Ali Abdi Aware, denied government involvement with the pirates, including taking bribes. The minister cited the arrest of six pirates earlier this year as evidence it is acting to stop piracy.

Pirate Boyah said he is unimpressed with the arrests by Puntland authorities.

"The pirates are at sea and Puntland does not approach them. The pirates are on land and Puntland does not approach them," Boyah said. "They arrest some small people and tell the world that they captured pirates, but they are liars."

While Boyah may have been outspoken about the government's ineffectiveness, he did not allow interviewers to show his face, an indication that even in this lawless country, pirates still have some fear.

text: NAIROBI

text: Kenya

text: CNN

text: Somalis

text: are

text: so

text: desperate

text: to

text: survive

text: that

text: attacks

text: on

text: merchant

text: shipping

text: in

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Aden

text: and

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: will

text: not

text: stop

text: a

text: pirate

text: leader

text: promises

text: A

text: French

text: warship

text: keeps

text: guard

text: over

text: commerical

text: vessels

text: in

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Aden

text: last

text: week

text: The

text: pirates

text: are

text: living

text: between

text: life

text: and

text: death

text: said

text: the

text: pirate

text: leader

text: identified

text: by

text: only

text: one

text: name

text: Boyah

text: Who

text: can

text: stop

text: them

text: Americans

text: and

text: British

text: all

text: put

text: together

text: can

text: not

text: do

text: anything

text: The

text: interview

text: with

text: the

text: pirate

text: was

text: conducted

text: in

text: late

text: August

text: by

text: journalists

text: employed

text: by

text: the

text: Somali

text: news

text: organization

text: Garowe

text: Online

text: The

text: complete

text: interview

text: was

text: provided

text: to

text: CNN

text: last

text: week

text: and

text: provides

text: a

text: glimpse

text: of

text: why

text: piracy

text: has

text: been

text: so

text: hard

text: to

text: control

text: in

text: the

text: region

text: Recorded

text: on

text: grainy

text: video

text: the

text: interview

text: took

text: place

text: in

text: the

text: Somali

text: port

text: city

text: of

text: Eyl

text: now

text: a

text: center

text: of

text: pirate

text: operations

text: Eyl

text: is

text: on

text: the

text: east

text: coast

text: of

text: Somalia

text: in

text: the

text: autonomous

text: territory

text: of

text: Puntland

text: It

text: is

text: a

text: largely

text: lawless

text: zone

text: considered

text: extremely

text: dangerous

text: for

text: Westerners

text: to

text: enter

text: The

text: Puntland

text: government

text: said

text: two

text: unidentified

text: Western

text: journalists

text: were

text: taken

text: hostage

text: Wednesday

text: as

text: they

text: attempted

text: to

text: report

text: on

text: pirate

text: activity

text: Boyah

text: said

text: that

text: the

text: piracy

text: began

text: because

text: traditional

text: coastal

text: fishing

text: became

text: difficult

text: after

text: foreign

text: fishing

text: trawlers

text: depleted

text: local

text: fish

text: stocks

text: Traditional

text: fishermen

text: started

text: attacking

text: the

text: trawlers

text: until

text: the

text: trawler

text: crews

text: fought

text: back

text: with

text: heavy

text: weapons

text: The

text: fishermen

text: then

text: turned

text: to

text: softer

text: targets

text: Watch

text: why

text: fishermen

text: turned

text: to

text: piracy

text: ÃÂ

text: We

text: went

text: into

text: the

text: deep

text: ocean

text: and

text: hijacked

text: the

text: unarmed

text: cargo

text: ships

text: Boyah

text: said

text: For

text: the

text: past

text: three

text: years

text: we

text: have

text: not

text: operated

text: near

text: the

text: Somali

text: coast

text: We

text: have

text: operated

text: at

text: least

text: miles

text: out

text: in

text: international

text: waters

text: When

text: merchant

text: shipping

text: started

text: avoiding

text: the

text: Somali

text: coast

text: Boyah

text: said

text: we

text: went

text: to

text: ships

text: traveling

text: other

text: routes

text: Over

text: the

text: past

text: year

text: the

text: number

text: of

text: pirate

text: attacks

text: has

text: increased

text: dramatically

text: The

text: International

text: Maritime

text: Bureau

text: cites

text: more

text: than

text: pirate

text: attacks

text: off

text: East

text: Africa

text: so

text: far

text: in

text: When

text: attacks

text: are

text: successful

text: the

text: hijacked

text: ships

text: are

text: taken

text: to

text: Somali

text: waters

text: where

text: the

text: ships

text: and

text: crew

text: are

text: held

text: until

text: a

text: ransom

text: is

text: paid

text: See

text: how

text: pirate

text: attacks

text: have

text: increased

text: ÃÂ

text: Ships

text: recently

text: captured

text: include

text: a

text: massive

text: Saudi

text: supertanker

text: laden

text: with

text: crude

text: oil

text: valued

text: at

text: more

text: than

text: million

text: and

text: a

text: freighter

text: carrying

text: Russian

text: built

text: tanks

text: The

text: hijackings

text: have

text: been

text: profitable

text: Kenya

text: 's

text: foreign

text: minister

text: Moses

text: Wetangula

text: estimates

text: the

text: pirates

text: have

text: been

text: paid

text: more

text: than

text: million

text: during

text: the

text: past

text: year

text: One

text: pirate

text: gang

text: wants

text: million

text: dollars

text: to

text: release

text: a

text: Yemeni

text: freighter

text: and

text: crew

text: seized

text: last

text: week

text: Facing

text: increasing

text: disruptions

text: through

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: busiest

text: sea

text: lanes

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: several

text: countries

text: have

text: sent

text: warships

text: to

text: patrol

text: the

text: area

text: There

text: have

text: been

text: reports

text: of

text: skirmishes

text: between

text: pirates

text: and

text: naval

text: forces

text: but

text: the

text: military

text: presence

text: does

text: not

text: concern

text: pirate

text: leader

text: Boyah

text: He

text: boasts

text: the

text: pirates

text: literally

text: sail

text: in

text: a

text: vast

text: ocean

text: beneath

text: the

text: radar

text: of

text: the

text: warships

text: Watch

text: how

text: piracy

text: thrives

text: off

text: Somalia

text: ÃÂ

text: No

text: ship

text: has

text: the

text: capability

text: to

text: see

text: everything

text: he

text: said

text: A

text: ship

text: can

text: see

text: miles

text: or

text: so

text: on

text: radar

text: It

text: can

text: not

text: see

text: us

text: at

text: all

text: No

text: one

text: can

text: do

text: anything

text: about

text: it

text: Boyah

text: said

text: it

text: is

text: unlikely

text: the

text: Puntland

text: regional

text: government

text: would

text: ever

text: crack

text: down

text: on

text: piracy

text: because

text: government

text: officials

text: are

text: involved

text: in

text: financing

text: the

text: piracy

text: and

text: collect

text: a

text: cut

text: of

text: the

text: ransoms

text: They

text: motivate

text: us

text: It

text: 's

text: their

text: money

text: and

text: their

text: weapons

text: Boyah

text: said

text: Thirty

text: percent

text: belongs

text: to

text: them

text: The

text: Puntland

text: foreign

text: minister

text: Ali

text: Abdi

text: Aware

text: denied

text: government

text: involvement

text: with

text: the

text: pirates

text: including

text: taking

text: bribes

text: The

text: minister

text: cited

text: the

text: arrest

text: of

text: six

text: pirates

text: earlier

text: this

text: year

text: as

text: evidence

text: it

text: is

text: acting

text: to

text: stop

text: piracy

text: Pirate

text: Boyah

text: said

text: he

text: is

text: unimpressed

text: with

text: the

text: arrests

text: by

text: Puntland

text: authorities

text: The

text: pirates

text: are

text: at

text: sea

text: and

text: Puntland

text: does

text: not

text: approach

text: them

text: The

text: pirates

text: are

text: on

text: land

text: and

text: Puntland

text: does

text: not

text: approach

text: them

text: Boyah

text: said

text: They

text: arrest

text: some

text: small

text: people

text: and

text: tell

text: the

text: world

text: that

text: they

text: captured

text: pirates

text: but

text: they

text: are

text: liars

text: While

text: Boyah

text: may

text: have

text: been

text: outspoken

text: about

text: the

text: government

text: 's

text: ineffectiveness

text: he

text: did

text: not

text: allow

text: interviewers

text: to

text: show

text: his

text: face

text: an

text: indication

text: that

text: even

text: in

text: this

text: lawless

text: country

text: pirates

text: still

text: have

text: some

text: fear

question: What is unable to stop pirates?

answer: Americans and British all put together

text: Americans and British all put together

question: What amount did pirates gain from ransom?

answer: han $150 mill

text: han $150 mill

question: How much have they gained in ransom?

answer: aid more than $150 mill

text: aid more than $150 mill

question: How much money did the pirates gain last year?

answer: han $150 mill

text: han $150 mill

question: What did the Somali pirate say about piracy?

answer: are living between life and death,"

text: are living between life and death,"

question: Pirates gain how much in ransom money each year?

answer: han $150 mill

text: han $150 mill

question: Somali fishermen turned to what?

answer: piracy

text: piracy

question: What are governments unable to stop?

answer: pirates

text: pirates


text:
(CNN) -- An audio message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has accused President Barack Obama of being unable to fulfil his election pledge to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq.

Osama bin Laden is seen in an image taken from a videotape that aired on Al-Jazeera in September 2003.

The tape emerged on radical Islamist Web sites, just two days after the United States marked the eighth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.

"To the American people, this is my message to you: a reminder of the reasons behind 9/11 and the wars and the repercussions that followed and the way to resolve it," the message said.

"From the beginning, we have stated many times ... that the cause of our disagreement with you is your support of your allies, the Israelis, who are occupying our land in Palestine. Your stance along with some other grievances are what led us to carry out the events of 9/11."

The video plays the audio over a undated photograph of bin Laden. The video also shows a banner with the American flag as the backdrop and an image of the New York City skyline with the twin towers of the World Trade Center -- destroyed in the 9/11 attack -- still standing, said terrorism analyst Laura Mansfield.

CNN could not independently authenticate bin Laden as the speaker in the 11-minute video posted on Sunday by As-Sahab Media -- al Qaeda's production company.  Watch CNN's Octavia Nasr's analysis of the message Â»

Obama was "a vulnerable man who will not be able to stop the war, as he promised, but instead he will drag it to the maximum possible extent," the message said.

Though U.S. troops no longer patrol Iraq's major cities and a large number have left, tens of thousands remain in the country and are expected to stay for years to come.

The message claims that the Obama administration is under the influence of the Republican White House it replaced, pointing out that the president kept Robert Gates as defense secretary -- a holdover from the Bush administration.

"Prolong the wars as much as you like. By God, we will never compromise on it (Palestine), ever," the message continued.

Mansfield noted that the video brings no new images of the elusive bin Laden, who was last seen in footage two years ago on the sixth anniversary of the terror attacks.

Bin Laden has released audio messages since then, most recently on June 9.

text: CNN

text: An

text: audio

text: message

text: purportedly

text: from

text: al

text: Qaeda

text: leader

text: Osama

text: bin

text: Laden

text: has

text: accused

text: President

text: Barack

text: Obama

text: of

text: being

text: unable

text: to

text: fulfil

text: his

text: election

text: pledge

text: to

text: pull

text: U.S.

text: troops

text: out

text: of

text: Iraq

text: Osama

text: bin

text: Laden

text: is

text: seen

text: in

text: an

text: image

text: taken

text: from

text: a

text: videotape

text: that

text: aired

text: on

text: Al

text: Jazeera

text: in

text: September

text: The

text: tape

text: emerged

text: on

text: radical

text: Islamist

text: Web

text: sites

text: just

text: two

text: days

text: after

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: marked

text: the

text: eighth

text: anniversary

text: of

text: the

text: September

text: terror

text: attacks

text: To

text: the

text: American

text: people

text: this

text: is

text: my

text: message

text: to

text: you

text: a

text: reminder

text: of

text: the

text: reasons

text: behind

text: and

text: the

text: wars

text: and

text: the

text: repercussions

text: that

text: followed

text: and

text: the

text: way

text: to

text: resolve

text: it

text: the

text: message

text: said

text: From

text: the

text: beginning

text: we

text: have

text: stated

text: many

text: times

text: that

text: the

text: cause

text: of

text: our

text: disagreement

text: with

text: you

text: is

text: your

text: support

text: of

text: your

text: allies

text: the

text: Israelis

text: who

text: are

text: occupying

text: our

text: land

text: in

text: Palestine

text: Your

text: stance

text: along

text: with

text: some

text: other

text: grievances

text: are

text: what

text: led

text: us

text: to

text: carry

text: out

text: the

text: events

text: of

text: The

text: video

text: plays

text: the

text: audio

text: over

text: a

text: undated

text: photograph

text: of

text: bin

text: Laden

text: The

text: video

text: also

text: shows

text: a

text: banner

text: with

text: the

text: American

text: flag

text: as

text: the

text: backdrop

text: and

text: an

text: image

text: of

text: the

text: New

text: York

text: City

text: skyline

text: with

text: the

text: twin

text: towers

text: of

text: the

text: World

text: Trade

text: Center

text: destroyed

text: in

text: the

text: attack

text: still

text: standing

text: said

text: terrorism

text: analyst

text: Laura

text: Mansfield

text: CNN

text: could

text: not

text: independently

text: authenticate

text: bin

text: Laden

text: as

text: the

text: speaker

text: in

text: the

text: video

text: posted

text: on

text: Sunday

text: by

text: As

text: Sahab

text: Media

text: al

text: Qaeda

text: 's

text: production

text: company

text: Watch

text: CNN

text: 's

text: Octavia

text: Nasr

text: 's

text: analysis

text: of

text: the

text: message

text: Â

text: Obama

text: was

text: a

text: vulnerable

text: man

text: who

text: will

text: not

text: be

text: able

text: to

text: stop

text: the

text: war

text: as

text: he

text: promised

text: but

text: instead

text: he

text: will

text: drag

text: it

text: to

text: the

text: maximum

text: possible

text: extent

text: the

text: message

text: said

text: Though

text: U.S.

text: troops

text: no

text: longer

text: patrol

text: Iraq

text: 's

text: major

text: cities

text: and

text: a

text: large

text: number

text: have

text: left

text: tens

text: of

text: thousands

text: remain

text: in

text: the

text: country

text: and

text: are

text: expected

text: to

text: stay

text: for

text: years

text: to

text: come

text: The

text: message

text: claims

text: that

text: the

text: Obama

text: administration

text: is

text: under

text: the

text: influence

text: of

text: the

text: Republican

text: White

text: House

text: it

text: replaced

text: pointing

text: out

text: that

text: the

text: president

text: kept

text: Robert

text: Gates

text: as

text: defense

text: secretary

text: a

text: holdover

text: from

text: the

text: Bush

text: administration

text: Prolong

text: the

text: wars

text: as

text: much

text: as

text: you

text: like

text: By

text: God

text: we

text: will

text: never

text: compromise

text: on

text: it

text: Palestine

text: ever

text: the

text: message

text: continued

text: Mansfield

text: noted

text: that

text: the

text: video

text: brings

text: no

text: new

text: images

text: of

text: the

text: elusive

text: bin

text: Laden

text: who

text: was

text: last

text: seen

text: in

text: footage

text: two

text: years

text: ago

text: on

text: the

text: sixth

text: anniversary

text: of

text: the

text: terror

text: attacks

text: Bin

text: Laden

text: has

text: released

text: audio

text: messages

text: since

text: then

text: most

text: recently

text: on

text: June

question: Who could not be authenticated in the video?

answer: bin Laden as the speaker

text: bin Laden as the speaker

question: Who may have been the speaker in the video?

answer: Osama bin Laden

text: Osama bin Laden

question: How long was the video?

answer: 11-minute

question: What is Al Qaeda's production company called?

answer: As-Sahab Media

text: As-Sahab Media

question: Who is Al Qaeda's production comany?

answer: As-Sahab Media

text: As-Sahab Media

question: On what will they never compromise?

answer: "Prolong the wars as much as you like.

text: "Prolong the wars as much as you like.

question: Who posted the video?

answer: As-Sahab Media

text: As-Sahab Media


text:
Editor's Note: Join Roland S. Martin for his weekly sound-off segment on CNN.com Live at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday. If you're passionate about politics, he wants to hear from you. A nationally syndicated columnist and Chicago-based radio host, he is the author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith" and "Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America." Please visit his Web site.

Roland Martin says Americans need to rise above issues of race, age and gender when they vote.

(CNN) -- One of the most intriguing conversations I had at either the Democratic or Republican convention was with a white labor leader from Ohio.

I can't remember his name, but he made it clear that he is going all around the Rust Belt state looking his white union brothers and sisters in the eye and essentially shaming them into supporting Sen. Barack Obama for president.

No, he's not saying vote for the black man for president because he's black.

He said he's telling them that it's shameful that as Democrats, they agree with him on various political issues, but because of his skin color, they are refusing to cast ballots for him.

"We have gone to our black brothers and sisters for years to support our [white] candidates, and it's wrong for us to stand here and not support one of their own, even though we're Democrats," he barked.

There is nothing more in-your-face than to hear someone speak truthfully to the inherent racism that is at play in this election.

For all the talk about inclusion and the historic nature of this campaign, the true tribal feelings of so many people will come into play, whether we want to admit it or not.

We are seeing remarkable bias playing strongly in this election. Exit-polling data in the primaries showed some evidence of bias when it came to age, race and gender, but the great concern is whether people are as honest in talking to pollsters as they are in the voting booth.

Because Sen. John McCain is 72 and would be the oldest person to be sworn in as president, there is a lot of dialogue about how old this white guy is, and how wrong it is that he's running. Age questions also have been raised about the 47-year-old black guy from Chicago and whether he is too young and inexperienced to lead.

While there is a lot of talk and excitement surrounding Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin being named as the first woman on a Republican ticket, and what that may mean in terms of widespread female support coming the way of McCain-Palin, there are some voices who refuse to vote for a woman.

We've also seen a number of prominent women -- including Washington Post columnist Sally Quinn and radio talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger -- who have questioned whether the 44-year-old white mother of five children should be vice president, considering she has five children, including a special needs child.

It's wonderful to talk about the economy, immigration, the war in Iraq, health care and education, but we can't be naÃ¯ve to the reality that when voters go into that voting booth, they will, as one person told me during an interview, "vote with their tribe."

That was one of the arguments we heard during the Democratic primaries when Obama enjoyed overwhelming support from African-Americans -- to the tune of 90-plus percent -- while Sen. Hillary Clinton had major female support, largely white, in the range of 65 to 70 percent.

So what do we do when it comes to our tendency to follow group identification?

1. Stop dancing around the topic. When you watch TV and hear folks talk about Wal-Mart moms or small, rural towns, they are talking about white Americans. These catch phrases never include African-Americans or Hispanics

2. Confront bias where it is. Ask your friends, neighbors, co-workers and church members who they are voting for. When they give you the "I really can't put my finger on it" line, then press them. Hard. You know the real answer, so don't beat around the bush. The best folks to challenge Americans on their hang-ups regarding age, race and gender aren't the AARP, NAACP or NOW. It's Y-O-U. Don't give in to the "That's the way I was raised" mantra. When someone suggests that flags and faith show that a candidate isn't one of us, drill down.

3. Accept the fact that some people will not change. We all think that we have been gifted to the degree that our sane and logical arguments can get folks off their biased stumps. Some people just won't give in. Fine, move on. The goal is to rid our society of as much bias as possible. If someone is so hard-headed, then you have to go on to the next person and try to change them.

It's critical that we be as honest as possible about the impact of race, age and gender in campaigns. A lot of people love to toss around the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s quote that he hoped one day people would be judged by "the content of their character." But it's still a reality that skin tone, gender and our birth date means more than character to a lot of Americans.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer.

text: Editor

text: 's

text: Note

text: Join

text: Roland

text: S.

text: Martin

text: for

text: his

text: weekly

text: sound

text: off

text: segment

text: on

text: CNN.com

text: Live

text: at

text: a.m.

text: Wednesday

text: If

text: you

text: 're

text: passionate

text: about

text: politics

text: he

text: wants

text: to

text: hear

text: from

text: you

text: A

text: nationally

text: syndicated

text: columnist

text: and

text: Chicago

text: based

text: radio

text: host

text: he

text: is

text: the

text: author

text: of

text: Listening

text: to

text: the

text: Spirit

text: Within

text: Perspectives

text: on

text: Faith

text: and

text: Speak

text: Brother

text: A

text: Black

text: Man

text: 's

text: View

text: of

text: America

text: Please

text: visit

text: his

text: Web

text: site

text: Roland

text: Martin

text: says

text: Americans

text: need

text: to

text: rise

text: above

text: issues

text: of

text: race

text: age

text: and

text: gender

text: when

text: they

text: vote

text: CNN

text: One

text: of

text: the

text: most

text: intriguing

text: conversations

text: I

text: had

text: at

text: either

text: the

text: Democratic

text: or

text: Republican

text: convention

text: was

text: with

text: a

text: white

text: labor

text: leader

text: from

text: Ohio

text: I

text: ca

text: n't

text: remember

text: his

text: name

text: but

text: he

text: made

text: it

text: clear

text: that

text: he

text: is

text: going

text: all

text: around

text: the

text: Rust

text: Belt

text: state

text: looking

text: his

text: white

text: union

text: brothers

text: and

text: sisters

text: in

text: the

text: eye

text: and

text: essentially

text: shaming

text: them

text: into

text: supporting

text: Sen.

text: Barack

text: Obama

text: for

text: president

text: No

text: he

text: 's

text: not

text: saying

text: vote

text: for

text: the

text: black

text: man

text: for

text: president

text: because

text: he

text: 's

text: black

text: He

text: said

text: he

text: 's

text: telling

text: them

text: that

text: it

text: 's

text: shameful

text: that

text: as

text: Democrats

text: they

text: agree

text: with

text: him

text: on

text: various

text: political

text: issues

text: but

text: because

text: of

text: his

text: skin

text: color

text: they

text: are

text: refusing

text: to

text: cast

text: ballots

text: for

text: him

text: We

text: have

text: gone

text: to

text: our

text: black

text: brothers

text: and

text: sisters

text: for

text: years

text: to

text: support

text: our

text: white

text: candidates

text: and

text: it

text: 's

text: wrong

text: for

text: us

text: to

text: stand

text: here

text: and

text: not

text: support

text: one

text: of

text: their

text: own

text: even

text: though

text: we

text: 're

text: Democrats

text: he

text: barked

text: There

text: is

text: nothing

text: more

text: in

text: your

text: face

text: than

text: to

text: hear

text: someone

text: speak

text: truthfully

text: to

text: the

text: inherent

text: racism

text: that

text: is

text: at

text: play

text: in

text: this

text: election

text: For

text: all

text: the

text: talk

text: about

text: inclusion

text: and

text: the

text: historic

text: nature

text: of

text: this

text: campaign

text: the

text: true

text: tribal

text: feelings

text: of

text: so

text: many

text: people

text: will

text: come

text: into

text: play

text: whether

text: we

text: want

text: to

text: admit

text: it

text: or

text: not

text: We

text: are

text: seeing

text: remarkable

text: bias

text: playing

text: strongly

text: in

text: this

text: election

text: Exit

text: polling

text: data

text: in

text: the

text: primaries

text: showed

text: some

text: evidence

text: of

text: bias

text: when

text: it

text: came

text: to

text: age

text: race

text: and

text: gender

text: but

text: the

text: great

text: concern

text: is

text: whether

text: people

text: are

text: as

text: honest

text: in

text: talking

text: to

text: pollsters

text: as

text: they

text: are

text: in

text: the

text: voting

text: booth

text: Because

text: Sen.

text: John

text: McCain

text: is

text: and

text: would

text: be

text: the

text: oldest

text: person

text: to

text: be

text: sworn

text: in

text: as

text: president

text: there

text: is

text: a

text: lot

text: of

text: dialogue

text: about

text: how

text: old

text: this

text: white

text: guy

text: is

text: and

text: how

text: wrong

text: it

text: is

text: that

text: he

text: 's

text: running

text: Age

text: questions

text: also

text: have

text: been

text: raised

text: about

text: the

text: old

text: black

text: guy

text: from

text: Chicago

text: and

text: whether

text: he

text: is

text: too

text: young

text: and

text: inexperienced

text: to

text: lead

text: While

text: there

text: is

text: a

text: lot

text: of

text: talk

text: and

text: excitement

text: surrounding

text: Alaska

text: Gov.

text: Sarah

text: Palin

text: being

text: named

text: as

text: the

text: first

text: woman

text: on

text: a

text: Republican

text: ticket

text: and

text: what

text: that

text: may

text: mean

text: in

text: terms

text: of

text: widespread

text: female

text: support

text: coming

text: the

text: way

text: of

text: McCain

text: Palin

text: there

text: are

text: some

text: voices

text: who

text: refuse

text: to

text: vote

text: for

text: a

text: woman

text: We

text: 've

text: also

text: seen

text: a

text: number

text: of

text: prominent

text: women

text: including

text: Washington

text: Post

text: columnist

text: Sally

text: Quinn

text: and

text: radio

text: talk

text: show

text: host

text: Dr.

text: Laura

text: Schlessinger

text: who

text: have

text: questioned

text: whether

text: the

text: old

text: white

text: mother

text: of

text: five

text: children

text: should

text: be

text: vice

text: president

text: considering

text: she

text: has

text: five

text: children

text: including

text: a

text: special

text: needs

text: child

text: It

text: 's

text: wonderful

text: to

text: talk

text: about

text: the

text: economy

text: immigration

text: the

text: war

text: in

text: Iraq

text: health

text: care

text: and

text: education

text: but

text: we

text: ca

text: n't

text: be

text: naÃ¯ve

text: to

text: the

text: reality

text: that

text: when

text: voters

text: go

text: into

text: that

text: voting

text: booth

text: they

text: will

text: as

text: one

text: person

text: told

text: me

text: during

text: an

text: interview

text: vote

text: with

text: their

text: tribe

text: That

text: was

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: arguments

text: we

text: heard

text: during

text: the

text: Democratic

text: primaries

text: when

text: Obama

text: enjoyed

text: overwhelming

text: support

text: from

text: African

text: Americans

text: to

text: the

text: tune

text: of

text: percent

text: while

text: Sen.

text: Hillary

text: Clinton

text: had

text: major

text: female

text: support

text: largely

text: white

text: in

text: the

text: range

text: of

text: to

text: percent

text: So

text: what

text: do

text: we

text: do

text: when

text: it

text: comes

text: to

text: our

text: tendency

text: to

text: follow

text: group

text: identification

text: Stop

text: dancing

text: around

text: the

text: topic

text: When

text: you

text: watch

text: TV

text: and

text: hear

text: folks

text: talk

text: about

text: Wal

text: Mart

text: moms

text: or

text: small

text: rural

text: towns

text: they

text: are

text: talking

text: about

text: white

text: Americans

text: These

text: catch

text: phrases

text: never

text: include

text: African

text: Americans

text: or

text: Hispanics

text: Confront

text: bias

text: where

text: it

text: is

text: Ask

text: your

text: friends

text: neighbors

text: co

text: workers

text: and

text: church

text: members

text: who

text: they

text: are

text: voting

text: for

text: When

text: they

text: give

text: you

text: the

text: I

text: really

text: ca

text: n't

text: put

text: my

text: finger

text: on

text: it

text: line

text: then

text: press

text: them

text: Hard

text: You

text: know

text: the

text: real

text: answer

text: so

text: do

text: n't

text: beat

text: around

text: the

text: bush

text: The

text: best

text: folks

text: to

text: challenge

text: Americans

text: on

text: their

text: hang

text: ups

text: regarding

text: age

text: race

text: and

text: gender

text: are

text: n't

text: the

text: AARP

text: NAACP

text: or

text: NOW

text: It

text: 's

text: Y

text: O

text: U.

text: Do

text: n't

text: give

text: in

text: to

text: the

text: That

text: 's

text: the

text: way

text: I

text: was

text: raised

text: mantra

text: When

text: someone

text: suggests

text: that

text: flags

text: and

text: faith

text: show

text: that

text: a

text: candidate

text: is

text: n't

text: one

text: of

text: us

text: drill

text: down

text: Accept

text: the

text: fact

text: that

text: some

text: people

text: will

text: not

text: change

text: We

text: all

text: think

text: that

text: we

text: have

text: been

text: gifted

text: to

text: the

text: degree

text: that

text: our

text: sane

text: and

text: logical

text: arguments

text: can

text: get

text: folks

text: off

text: their

text: biased

text: stumps

text: Some

text: people

text: just

text: wo

text: n't

text: give

text: in

text: Fine

text: move

text: on

text: The

text: goal

text: is

text: to

text: rid

text: our

text: society

text: of

text: as

text: much

text: bias

text: as

text: possible

text: If

text: someone

text: is

text: so

text: hard

text: headed

text: then

text: you

text: have

text: to

text: go

text: on

text: to

text: the

text: next

text: person

text: and

text: try

text: to

text: change

text: them

text: It

text: 's

text: critical

text: that

text: we

text: be

text: as

text: honest

text: as

text: possible

text: about

text: the

text: impact

text: of

text: race

text: age

text: and

text: gender

text: in

text: campaigns

text: A

text: lot

text: of

text: people

text: love

text: to

text: toss

text: around

text: the

text: Rev.

text: Martin

text: Luther

text: King

text: Jr.

text: 's

text: quote

text: that

text: he

text: hoped

text: one

text: day

text: people

text: would

text: be

text: judged

text: by

text: the

text: content

text: of

text: their

text: character

text: But

text: it

text: 's

text: still

text: a

text: reality

text: that

text: skin

text: tone

text: gender

text: and

text: our

text: birth

text: date

text: means

text: more

text: than

text: character

text: to

text: a

text: lot

text: of

text: Americans

text: The

text: opinions

text: expressed

text: in

text: this

text: commentary

text: are

text: solely

text: those

text: of

text: the

text: writer

question: what do they need to do

answer: rise above issues of race, age and gender when

text: rise above issues of race, age and gender when

question: Who said to stop dancing around the topics of race, age and gender?

answer: Roland Martin

text: Roland Martin

question: What did Roland Martin says about people?

answer: Americans need to rise above issues of race, age and gender when they vote.

text: Americans need to rise above issues of race, age and gender when they vote.

question: what did martin say

answer: Americans need to rise above issues of race, age and gender when they vote.

text: Americans need to rise above issues of race, age and gender when they vote.

question: what are the issues

answer: race, age and gender

text: race, age and gender


text:
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Have you seen those ads being run by the debt-settlement outfits on bad late-night TV? Their promise is always the same -- to reduce your credit card debt to just pennies on the dollar without making you file for bankruptcy!

Clark Howard says debt-settlement firms promise to help consumers lower their debts.

Are they for real?

It turns out that promise is just an illusion. Most debt-settlement outfits require you to pay an upfront fee, plus a monthly retainer. Their strategy is to get you to stop paying on your bills. They typically have you take the money you would have paid toward monthly minimums and stash it in savings.

The basic idea is to make the credit card companies so desperate that they'll settle with you. This may end up being the end result, in some cases. However, along the way your credit suffers greatly.

In fact, complaints about debt-settlement firms have increased dramatically in North Carolina, Florida and Oregon, according to The New York Times.  Watch how Clark helped a caller pay off a massive debt Â»

Many people wonder why these companies even exist. That goes back to 2005, when the bankruptcy laws changed in our nation. At that time, the giant banks that control the credit card portfolios stopped being cooperative with affiliates of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), which helps consumers manage and eliminate their debt.

The banks were cynically trying to force people into a position where they had no choice other than to pay up. That environment created an opportunity for the debt-settlement firms to pop up with their false promises that they alone knew how to defeat the banks.

The irony here is that the banks have now agreed to work with the NFCC again. There's an initiative known as "Call to Action" that is essentially a 60-month payment plan. Its aim is to help consumers who are struggling with credit card debt avoid bankruptcy.

Under the Call to Action initiative, the 10 largest credit issuers have agreed to modify the terms and conditions of their repayment policies. That means they may waive late and over-the-limit fees, in addition to reducing interest rates.

In industry terms, this kind of arrangement is known as a hardship debt-management plan.

The goal here is to increase the chance that you'll pay off your debt instead of bankrupting out of it. But you've got to know that the lenders have not agreed to a reduction of your outstanding balance.

Participating credit card issuers include American Express, Bank of America, Capital One, Chase Card Services, Citi, Discover Financial Services, GE Money, HSBC Card Services, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo Card Services.

Keep in mind that not everyone will be eligible to participate in Call to Action. Visit NFCC.org or call 800-388-2227 for more details to see if you qualify.

text: ATLANTA

text: Georgia

text: CNN

text: Have

text: you

text: seen

text: those

text: ads

text: being

text: run

text: by

text: the

text: debt

text: settlement

text: outfits

text: on

text: bad

text: late

text: night

text: TV

text: Their

text: promise

text: is

text: always

text: the

text: same

text: to

text: reduce

text: your

text: credit

text: card

text: debt

text: to

text: just

text: pennies

text: on

text: the

text: dollar

text: without

text: making

text: you

text: file

text: for

text: bankruptcy

text: Clark

text: Howard

text: says

text: debt

text: settlement

text: firms

text: promise

text: to

text: help

text: consumers

text: lower

text: their

text: debts

text: Are

text: they

text: for

text: real

text: It

text: turns

text: out

text: that

text: promise

text: is

text: just

text: an

text: illusion

text: Most

text: debt

text: settlement

text: outfits

text: require

text: you

text: to

text: pay

text: an

text: upfront

text: fee

text: plus

text: a

text: monthly

text: retainer

text: Their

text: strategy

text: is

text: to

text: get

text: you

text: to

text: stop

text: paying

text: on

text: your

text: bills

text: They

text: typically

text: have

text: you

text: take

text: the

text: money

text: you

text: would

text: have

text: paid

text: toward

text: monthly

text: minimums

text: and

text: stash

text: it

text: in

text: savings

text: The

text: basic

text: idea

text: is

text: to

text: make

text: the

text: credit

text: card

text: companies

text: so

text: desperate

text: that

text: they

text: 'll

text: settle

text: with

text: you

text: This

text: may

text: end

text: up

text: being

text: the

text: end

text: result

text: in

text: some

text: cases

text: However

text: along

text: the

text: way

text: your

text: credit

text: suffers

text: greatly

text: In

text: fact

text: complaints

text: about

text: debt

text: settlement

text: firms

text: have

text: increased

text: dramatically

text: in

text: North

text: Carolina

text: Florida

text: and

text: Oregon

text: according

text: to

text: The

text: New

text: York

text: Times

text: Watch

text: how

text: Clark

text: helped

text: a

text: caller

text: pay

text: off

text: a

text: massive

text: debt

text: Â

text: Many

text: people

text: wonder

text: why

text: these

text: companies

text: even

text: exist

text: That

text: goes

text: back

text: to

text: when

text: the

text: bankruptcy

text: laws

text: changed

text: in

text: our

text: nation

text: At

text: that

text: time

text: the

text: giant

text: banks

text: that

text: control

text: the

text: credit

text: card

text: portfolios

text: stopped

text: being

text: cooperative

text: with

text: affiliates

text: of

text: the

text: National

text: Foundation

text: for

text: Credit

text: Counseling

text: NFCC

text: which

text: helps

text: consumers

text: manage

text: and

text: eliminate

text: their

text: debt

text: The

text: banks

text: were

text: cynically

text: trying

text: to

text: force

text: people

text: into

text: a

text: position

text: where

text: they

text: had

text: no

text: choice

text: other

text: than

text: to

text: pay

text: up

text: That

text: environment

text: created

text: an

text: opportunity

text: for

text: the

text: debt

text: settlement

text: firms

text: to

text: pop

text: up

text: with

text: their

text: false

text: promises

text: that

text: they

text: alone

text: knew

text: how

text: to

text: defeat

text: the

text: banks

text: The

text: irony

text: here

text: is

text: that

text: the

text: banks

text: have

text: now

text: agreed

text: to

text: work

text: with

text: the

text: NFCC

text: again

text: There

text: 's

text: an

text: initiative

text: known

text: as

text: Call

text: to

text: Action

text: that

text: is

text: essentially

text: a

text: payment

text: plan

text: Its

text: aim

text: is

text: to

text: help

text: consumers

text: who

text: are

text: struggling

text: with

text: credit

text: card

text: debt

text: avoid

text: bankruptcy

text: Under

text: the

text: Call

text: to

text: Action

text: initiative

text: the

text: largest

text: credit

text: issuers

text: have

text: agreed

text: to

text: modify

text: the

text: terms

text: and

text: conditions

text: of

text: their

text: repayment

text: policies

text: That

text: means

text: they

text: may

text: waive

text: late

text: and

text: over

text: the

text: limit

text: fees

text: in

text: addition

text: to

text: reducing

text: interest

text: rates

text: In

text: industry

text: terms

text: this

text: kind

text: of

text: arrangement

text: is

text: known

text: as

text: a

text: hardship

text: debt

text: management

text: plan

text: The

text: goal

text: here

text: is

text: to

text: increase

text: the

text: chance

text: that

text: you

text: 'll

text: pay

text: off

text: your

text: debt

text: instead

text: of

text: bankrupting

text: out

text: of

text: it

text: But

text: you

text: 've

text: got

text: to

text: know

text: that

text: the

text: lenders

text: have

text: not

text: agreed

text: to

text: a

text: reduction

text: of

text: your

text: outstanding

text: balance

text: Participating

text: credit

text: card

text: issuers

text: include

text: American

text: Express

text: Bank

text: of

text: America

text: Capital

text: One

text: Chase

text: Card

text: Services

text: Citi

text: Discover

text: Financial

text: Services

text: GE

text: Money

text: HSBC

text: Card

text: Services

text: U.S.

text: Bank

text: and

text: Wells

text: Fargo

text: Card

text: Services

text: Keep

text: in

text: mind

text: that

text: not

text: everyone

text: will

text: be

text: eligible

text: to

text: participate

text: in

text: Call

text: to

text: Action

text: Visit

text: NFCC.org

text: or

text: call

text: for

text: more

text: details

text: to

text: see

text: if

text: you

text: qualify

question: "Call to Action" aims to help consumers with what type of debt?

answer: credit card

text: credit card

question: Most debt-settlement firms require you to pay an upfront fee, plus what?

answer: monthly retainer.

text: monthly retainer.

question: What do most debt-settlement firms require?

answer: you to pay an upfront fee, plus a monthly retainer.

text: you to pay an upfront fee, plus a monthly retainer.

question: what can help customers

answer: National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC),

text: National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC),

question: what increase in many states

answer: complaints about debt-settlement firms

text: complaints about debt-settlement firms

question: Complaints about these companies have done what in many states?

answer: debt-settlement firms

text: debt-settlement firms

question: What does call to action aim to do?

answer: help consumers who are struggling with credit card debt avoid bankruptcy.

text: help consumers who are struggling with credit card debt avoid bankruptcy.


text:
(REAL SIMPLE) -- Whether you're hosting a formal party or just throwing together snacks for drinks with friends, we've got ideas for transforming carryout into crowd-pleasing cuisine. Everyone will assume your sink is stacked with dirty pots and pans. (And if you keep them out of the kitchen, they'll never know the truth.)

Tiny-size pizzas

Start with: A large cheese pizza. (Ask for it unsliced and, if possible, slightly underbaked.)

To make: Avoiding the crust, cut out mini pizzas with round cookie or biscuit cutters. Heat the rounds at 400Âº Fahrenheit for about 5 minutes. Top with slices of olives, marinated mushrooms, chopped prosciutto, an anchovy fillet, or fresh herbs (such as basil, flat-leaf parsley, rosemary, thyme, or oregano).

Mediterranean bruschetta

Start with: Garlic bread from your favorite Italian spot.

To make: Slather slices with prepared marinara or pesto sauce. Top with goat cheese or mozzarella, a marinated pepper, or an oil-packed sun-dried tomato, then toast in the oven.

Also try: Hummus po' boys. Spread hot garlic bread with hummus and top with coleslaw or lettuce and tomato. Cap with more hot, crunchy bread. Real Simple:  How to know when food is cooked just right

Chicken- or shrimp-boat hors d'oeuvres

Start with: Your favorite chicken or shrimp Chinese stir-fry.

To make: Mound spoonfuls of stir-fry into the cuplike center leaves from a head of Boston lettuce. If desired, top the boats with chopped nuts or scallion slices.

Also try: Asian-Mexican fusion. Roll the dish with rice and some soy sauce in a giant tortilla. Slice into single-serving pieces.

Chicken pasta with blue cheese and walnuts

Start with: A golden-brown rotisserie chicken.

To make: Toss thin slices of chicken with hot pasta, crumbled blue cheese, and chopped walnuts.

Also try: Quick chicken salad. Stir Dijon mustard, mayo, and chopped onion and herbs into shredded chicken meat. Season with salt and pepper and spoon onto whole-grain bread for sandwiches. Real Simple: Pasta glossary

Antipasto platter

Start with: Assorted salad-bar treats.

To make: Arrange Swiss and cheddar cheese cubes, prosciutto and salami slices, marinated vegetables (artichoke hearts, red peppers, mushrooms), mixed olives, and giant capers on a platter.

Also try: Salad bar as personal sous-chef. Make it your source for julienned vegetables, grated cheese, and bite-size meats.

Roasted duck, watercress, and brown rice salad

Start with: Half a Chinese Peking duck (1 order).

To make: Shred the meat and toss it with take-out brown rice and a splash of dumpling dipping sauce (most restaurants will add it to your order at no charge). Top with chopped watercress and scallions.

Also try: Duck crostini. Finely chop the meat and toss it with minced herbs, chopped onion, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. Pile the mixture on tiny toasts. Real Simple: Easy fixes for 8 common kitchen mishaps

Spareribs, minimalist style

Start with: A few orders of Chinese take-out ribs.

To make: Simply separate the spareribs, heat, and serve on simple white plates.

Also try: Spareribs with crunch. The glaze on Chinese-style ribs provides the perfect glue for a crunchy coating. Separate the ribs and roll them in chopped peanuts or toasted sesame seeds. Serve hot on a scoop of fried or steamed rice.

Trimmings

Start with: A bucket of chicken, some biscuits, mashed potatoes, and gravy -- all from your local KFC.

To make: Heat the chicken and biscuits in a 350Âº F oven for 10 minutes, then place in napkin-lined baskets. Put the potatoes and gravy (request it on the side) in your best bowls.

Also try: Chicken dippers. Serve slices of fried chicken with homemade sauce -- yogurt or sour cream with honey mustard stirred in to taste.

Get a FREE TRIAL issue of Real Simple - CLICK HERE!

text: REAL

text: SIMPLE

text: Whether

text: you

text: 're

text: hosting

text: a

text: formal

text: party

text: or

text: just

text: throwing

text: together

text: snacks

text: for

text: drinks

text: with

text: friends

text: we

text: 've

text: got

text: ideas

text: for

text: transforming

text: carryout

text: into

text: crowd

text: pleasing

text: cuisine

text: Everyone

text: will

text: assume

text: your

text: sink

text: is

text: stacked

text: with

text: dirty

text: pots

text: and

text: pans

text: And

text: if

text: you

text: keep

text: them

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: kitchen

text: they

text: 'll

text: never

text: know

text: the

text: truth

text: Tiny

text: size

text: pizzas

text: Start

text: with

text: A

text: large

text: cheese

text: pizza

text: Ask

text: for

text: it

text: unsliced

text: and

text: if

text: possible

text: slightly

text: underbaked

text: To

text: make

text: Avoiding

text: the

text: crust

text: cut

text: out

text: mini

text: pizzas

text: with

text: round

text: cookie

text: or

text: biscuit

text: cutters

text: Heat

text: the

text: rounds

text: at

text: Fahrenheit

text: for

text: about

text: minutes

text: Top

text: with

text: slices

text: of

text: olives

text: marinated

text: mushrooms

text: chopped

text: prosciutto

text: an

text: anchovy

text: fillet

text: or

text: fresh

text: herbs

text: such

text: as

text: basil

text: flat

text: leaf

text: parsley

text: rosemary

text: thyme

text: or

text: oregano

text: Mediterranean

text: bruschetta

text: Start

text: with

text: Garlic

text: bread

text: from

text: your

text: favorite

text: Italian

text: spot

text: To

text: make

text: Slather

text: slices

text: with

text: prepared

text: marinara

text: or

text: pesto

text: sauce

text: Top

text: with

text: goat

text: cheese

text: or

text: mozzarella

text: a

text: marinated

text: pepper

text: or

text: an

text: oil

text: packed

text: sun

text: dried

text: tomato

text: then

text: toast

text: in

text: the

text: oven

text: Also

text: try

text: Hummus

text: po

text: boys

text: Spread

text: hot

text: garlic

text: bread

text: with

text: hummus

text: and

text: top

text: with

text: coleslaw

text: or

text: lettuce

text: and

text: tomato

text: Cap

text: with

text: more

text: hot

text: crunchy

text: bread

text: Real

text: Simple

text: How

text: to

text: know

text: when

text: food

text: is

text: cooked

text: just

text: right

text: Chicken-

text: or

text: shrimp

text: boat

text: hors

text: d'oeuvres

text: Start

text: with

text: Your

text: favorite

text: chicken

text: or

text: shrimp

text: Chinese

text: stir

text: fry

text: To

text: make

text: Mound

text: spoonfuls

text: of

text: stir

text: fry

text: into

text: the

text: cuplike

text: center

text: leaves

text: from

text: a

text: head

text: of

text: Boston

text: lettuce

text: If

text: desired

text: top

text: the

text: boats

text: with

text: chopped

text: nuts

text: or

text: scallion

text: slices

text: Also

text: try

text: Asian

text: Mexican

text: fusion

text: Roll

text: the

text: dish

text: with

text: rice

text: and

text: some

text: soy

text: sauce

text: in

text: a

text: giant

text: tortilla

text: Slice

text: into

text: single

text: serving

text: pieces

text: Chicken

text: pasta

text: with

text: blue

text: cheese

text: and

text: walnuts

text: Start

text: with

text: A

text: golden

text: brown

text: rotisserie

text: chicken

text: To

text: make

text: Toss

text: thin

text: slices

text: of

text: chicken

text: with

text: hot

text: pasta

text: crumbled

text: blue

text: cheese

text: and

text: chopped

text: walnuts

text: Also

text: try

text: Quick

text: chicken

text: salad

text: Stir

text: Dijon

text: mustard

text: mayo

text: and

text: chopped

text: onion

text: and

text: herbs

text: into

text: shredded

text: chicken

text: meat

text: Season

text: with

text: salt

text: and

text: pepper

text: and

text: spoon

text: onto

text: whole

text: grain

text: bread

text: for

text: sandwiches

text: Real

text: Simple

text: Pasta

text: glossary

text: Antipasto

text: platter

text: Start

text: with

text: Assorted

text: salad

text: bar

text: treats

text: To

text: make

text: Arrange

text: Swiss

text: and

text: cheddar

text: cheese

text: cubes

text: prosciutto

text: and

text: salami

text: slices

text: marinated

text: vegetables

text: artichoke

text: hearts

text: red

text: peppers

text: mushrooms

text: mixed

text: olives

text: and

text: giant

text: capers

text: on

text: a

text: platter

text: Also

text: try

text: Salad

text: bar

text: as

text: personal

text: sous

text: chef

text: Make

text: it

text: your

text: source

text: for

text: julienned

text: vegetables

text: grated

text: cheese

text: and

text: bite

text: size

text: meats

text: Roasted

text: duck

text: watercress

text: and

text: brown

text: rice

text: salad

text: Start

text: with

text: Half

text: a

text: Chinese

text: Peking

text: duck

text: order

text: To

text: make

text: Shred

text: the

text: meat

text: and

text: toss

text: it

text: with

text: take

text: out

text: brown

text: rice

text: and

text: a

text: splash

text: of

text: dumpling

text: dipping

text: sauce

text: most

text: restaurants

text: will

text: add

text: it

text: to

text: your

text: order

text: at

text: no

text: charge

text: Top

text: with

text: chopped

text: watercress

text: and

text: scallions

text: Also

text: try

text: Duck

text: crostini

text: Finely

text: chop

text: the

text: meat

text: and

text: toss

text: it

text: with

text: minced

text: herbs

text: chopped

text: onion

text: olive

text: oil

text: and

text: balsamic

text: vinegar

text: Pile

text: the

text: mixture

text: on

text: tiny

text: toasts

text: Real

text: Simple

text: Easy

text: fixes

text: for

text: common

text: kitchen

text: mishaps

text: Spareribs

text: minimalist

text: style

text: Start

text: with

text: A

text: few

text: orders

text: of

text: Chinese

text: take

text: out

text: ribs

text: To

text: make

text: Simply

text: separate

text: the

text: spareribs

text: heat

text: and

text: serve

text: on

text: simple

text: white

text: plates

text: Also

text: try

text: Spareribs

text: with

text: crunch

text: The

text: glaze

text: on

text: Chinese

text: style

text: ribs

text: provides

text: the

text: perfect

text: glue

text: for

text: a

text: crunchy

text: coating

text: Separate

text: the

text: ribs

text: and

text: roll

text: them

text: in

text: chopped

text: peanuts

text: or

text: toasted

text: sesame

text: seeds

text: Serve

text: hot

text: on

text: a

text: scoop

text: of

text: fried

text: or

text: steamed

text: rice

text: Trimmings

text: Start

text: with

text: A

text: bucket

text: of

text: chicken

text: some

text: biscuits

text: mashed

text: potatoes

text: and

text: gravy

text: all

text: from

text: your

text: local

text: KFC

text: To

text: make

text: Heat

text: the

text: chicken

text: and

text: biscuits

text: in

text: a

text: F

text: oven

text: for

text: minutes

text: then

text: place

text: in

text: napkin

text: lined

text: baskets

text: Put

text: the

text: potatoes

text: and

text: gravy

text: request

text: it

text: on

text: the

text: side

text: in

text: your

text: best

text: bowls

text: Also

text: try

text: Chicken

text: dippers

text: Serve

text: slices

text: of

text: fried

text: chicken

text: with

text: homemade

text: sauce

text: yogurt

text: or

text: sour

text: cream

text: with

text: honey

text: mustard

text: stirred

text: in

text: to

text: taste

text: Get

text: a

text: FREE

text: TRIAL

text: issue

text: of

text: Real

text: Simple

text: CLICK

text: HERE

question: What meal is the food for?

answer: friends,

text: friends,

question: What takeout should you get?

answer: A large cheese pizza.

text: A large cheese pizza.