Posted on 07/06/2007 6:58:05 PM PDT by pacelvi
Speaking through an American interpreter, Lieutenant David Wallach who is a native Arabic speaker, the Iraqi official related how al Qaeda united these gangs who then became absorbed into “al Qaeda.” They recruited boys born during the years 1991, 92 and 93 who were each given weapons, including pistols, a bicycle and a phone (with phone cards paid) and a salary of $100 per month, all courtesy of al Qaeda. These boys were used for kidnapping, torturing and murdering people.
At first, he said, they would only target Shia, but over time the new al Qaeda directed attacks against Sunni, and then anyone who thought differently. The official reported that on a couple of occasions in Baqubah, al Qaeda invited to lunch families they wanted to convert to their way of thinking. In each instance, the family had a boy, he said, who was about 11 years old. As LT David Wallach interpreted the man’s words, I saw Wallach go blank and silent. He stopped interpreting for a moment. I asked Wallach, “What did he say?” Wallach said that at these luncheons, the families were sat down to eat. And then their boy was brought in with his mouth stuffed. The boy had been baked. Al Qaeda served the boy to his family
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The NY Slimes will never report this nor will the Washington PISSED or the Boston GLUB.
Actually I’ve read about similar things going on in the nasty little wars of Africa.
My B.S. detector is twitching in the red zone.
Is this for real??? OMG!!
Michael Yon is publishing BS? LOL.. sure, if you think so.
Ted Davison Says:
I have no difficulty believing any accusation levelled against AQ other than compassion, but the ‘baked children’ story is so explosive and so open to ridicule as urban myth it really does cry out for maximum corroboration. Any chance Michael can speak to the families or any eye witness?
Who knew.......
/sarc
I call BS.
Then you must have never read Shakespeare. Paging Titus Andronicus...
Oh, Laz! Even that’s beyond you, LOL! (Well, maybe not.)
I want more back up on this one. Sounds too much like Chinese Veterinarian. “So sorry! Your dog die. Want to stay for dinner?”
Better get it tuned, then. Michael Yon is the real deal.
It’s easy to crack jokes about this one. It’s so obviously fake.
Religion of Peace Bump
Besides.... is it appropriate to ask for the Kiddie Meal at such an event?
The Iraqi is probably just speaking nonsense to Wallach. Michael Yon is just reporting. Sometimes people just talk nonsense just to keep their gums flapping. Ever hear Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena?
When I heard that these subhuman scum had fitted a mentally handicapped kid with an explosive vest, I knew at that point there was nothing beneath them, or too immoral for them.
Nothing.
How would that convince people to JOIN your cause? If they want boys 11 or so to train, why would you kill the 11 year old son of the family you want to convert?
I’m just not gettin’ this.....
No one would doubt the story if it had been Saddam Hussein.
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