On CNN this morning there was a report that King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia pardoned a woman sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison in the wake of her gang-rape case.  WHAT!!!  Thank goodness the King had enough sense to pardon her.  But really what is this punishing the woman for her rape?  This is the most backward and upside down  idea I have heard recently.  When are women "en masse" in the Third World Nations going to rise up against the unjust and unfair treatment they receive at the hands of men (not all men, mind you).  I cannot see change in these countries until the women are able to say "No!" to their abuse and that of their children.  Men enjoy the power stuggles at any cost while the women and children are made to suffer like pawns in a game.  No more!  No more!  Women of the civilized world unite, demonstrate, pray and do whatever it takes to support our counterparts in the Third World.  Change must occur and soon I hope.