[bert]

......innocent civilians......

At what point does a woman supporting her jihadist husband become innocent. If innocent she was obligated to take her kids and flee. In her reluctance to do so she shed her claim for innocence and became a combatant.

[rawcatslyentist]

......innocent civilians......

At what point does a woman supporting her jihadist husband become innocent. If innocent she was obligated to take her kids and flee. In her reluctance to do so she shed her claim for innocence and became a combatant.

Or technically ununiformed military support personel!

Or the short version.

Scum!!!

[MizSterious]

"At what point does a woman supporting her jihadist husband become innocent."

Exactly. That goes for other family members, including "wedding party" attendees (even though no evidence of weddings can be found in every case so far). The terrorists use their families as human shields--if they lose their families in the process, they have no right to complain.

[ishabibble]

My son just got back from Iraq in March. He is USMC and this was his second tour. One thing that he has told me is that the women are complicit so many times in the trouble areas because they cannot be stopped or searched by American forces. While the husband is stopped and searched, the woman in the burqqa breezes right by with the contraband or whatever hidden under the cloth.
The troops get so much of that sensitivity training and it is paramount to their mission that they respect the local customs and culture. He has also told me that the children are always a good indicator of the safety in a situation. The Iraqi children love our soldiers and Marines, and the parents will let their kids come around if it is safe. He called me right after he heard the good news re Zarkman, and he was jubilant.