Posted on 03/05/2008 2:46:05 PM PST by traumer
BAGHDAD — Iraq has captured an Al Qaida-aligned cell that recruited and deployed women for suicide operations. On March 1, Iraqi and U.S. troops raided a suspected Al Qaida safe house in Al Makhesa, in northeastern Diyala. Officials said scores of suspected women operatives recruited as suicide bombers were arrested.
The women suicide cell was said to have consisted of 100 operatives. Officials said Al Qaida has increased its use of women for suicide operations.
The women cell was said to have operated in the Diyala province. Officials said some of the women were recruited by their husbands for suicide operations against Iraqi and U.S. forces. The U.S. military also detained the commander of the women suicide cell. Officials said the male commander was based in Ghalibiya in western Diyala.
U.S. military commander Gen. David Petraeus reported a slight increase in suicide-vest attacks in Iraq. He said the suicide vests were being handed to women, regarded as being more capable of reaching their targets than car bombs.
"We are going after Al Qaida relentlessly wherever they are, and wherever we can find them, we put our teeth into their jugular," Petraeus said on March 2
I wish my divorce attorney would've presented this as an option.
Nice work by the good guys in rolling up that cell!
“Oprah giving well-off women who already have cars, another car, thereby clinching the Chicago Humanitarian of the Year award..... /sarc
Officials said some of the women were recruited by their husbands for suicide... Well it saves a fortune on a divorce costs.
I guess now Iraq’s muslim 2nd class citizens (ie women) are now doing the jobs that the 1st class citizens won’t do...
I know I’m not up to speed on Islamic afterlife rewards, but what’s in it for the women martyrs? Is the 72 virgins a general purpose term?
what do you do with the 72 male virgins after the first 2 hours are up anyways?
hey, it’s cheaper than divorce!
Clearly someone dropped a dime. Nice haul.
“Is the 72 virgins a general purpose term?”
Maybe, with all those AQ rag heads blowing themselves to bits and going in a plastic bag to Mohammed’s whore house (May he rot in Hell) the Islamic after-life is running short on virgins... So they gotta get more floozies up... er... I mean “down” there for Satan’s gang-rape bonanza
If these Allah-holes keep it up they will depopulate the Middle East for us.
What are they holding up, red condoms?
Equal Opportunity !
At least a twofur......
First no alimony, keep the dowry, collect the life insurance
......Is the 72 virgins a general purpose term?....
Technically they are houries. In addition to being virgins they wait on the deceased hand and foot providing food and water and what ever is desired. It is afterall paradise.
I don’t recall a reward in Paradise for women.
"This hurts me, more than it will you; you won't feel a thing, but I'll have to live with the pain of losing you!"
"Besides; if you don't do this for me, Honey, I'll have you stoned. I have three men who all will swear you wantonly winked at them."
“were recruited by their husbands”
One can only imagine the tactics used by these men to “recruit” their wives for this gruesome work. Considering that women are not allowed into allah’s paradise, the prospect of martyrdom loses it’s luster when one is declared damned. I suspect that violence and threats against loved ones are used often...
Perhaps there are a few of these women who did it just to be evil. But I would be willing to bet that there were many, many more who joined out of fear and desperation.
I remember reading someplace a female suicide bomber earns paradise and the virgins for her male family members, husband, father, brothers.
Note to kalee’s male family members...you’re on your own. ;)
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