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Wednesday, December 28, 2005 12:00 AM

Special delivery for mail-order brides

Violence Against Women Act now aims to prevent abuse by their American husbands-to-be.

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  • Wednesday, December 28, 2005 12:18 PM

    "No Other Option?"

    "And these are particularly vulnerable men who have few other options ."

    They are particularly vulnerable . . . why?

    Because they are intimidated why grown-up women who want to be equal partners rather than submissive decorations?

    Get a clue. Single women outnumber single men in the U.S.

    If a single man has "few other options" than to buy a desperate bride from another country, maybe he'd better look to his own issues.

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