And the problem is?
Thw wives should have just been taken into "Protective Custody".
The problem is that as described, the tactic is itself terrorism -- which we're supposedly at war with. Of course, the report may be false, exaggerated, or out of date, but Freepers who assume it's true and then shrug or sneer at anyone who objects aren't in an awfully good position to criticise al-Qaeda sympathizers.