Iraqi widows who want revenge must be al-Qaida. They just got to be. It sounds better

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http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/08/07/probing_why_women_kill_in_iraq/8889/

Probing why Women Kill in Iraq

By FARHANA ALI (Special to the Middle East Times) Published: August 07, 2008

A series of raids in Iraq's troubled Diyala province last weekend included the arrest of a woman purportedly in charge of recruiting female suicide bombers. If true, the detention of Antisar Khudair could provide the United States and Iraqi forces with clues about how women are trained for "martyrdom operations."

The good news is that Iraqi authorities have finally got the message: women can be as deadly as men. The bad news is that the international community should not be surprised that al-Qaida is using female suicide bombers. snip

In Iraq, as is true in other conflicts in the Muslim world, the female bomber is not limited to a specific demographic, such as age, educational background, marital status, and religious or sectarian affiliation.

But data provided by U.S. military commanders in Iraq reveals certain characteristics. A preliminary assessment made by one officer suggests that a certain kind of woman is vulnerable to active recruitment by al-Qaida and other insurgents. According this officer's assessment, would-be female bombers are young (ages 18 to 25), childless widows, who are deemed unable to "succeed in society."

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1. Wow figured that out all by themselves did they?

So women can be an "alQaeda #2" also?

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2. Had an interesting discussion about this kind of stuff today...

The Iraqis I talked to all hate al Qaeda, and blame Iran for the militia power in the south. It was pretty cool to sit down and talk to them all, and then shake hands with the deputy prime minister.

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3. Had an interesting discussion about this kind of stuff today...

The Iraqis I talked to all hate al Qaeda, and blame Iran for the militia power in the south. It was pretty cool to sit down and talk to them all, and then shake hands with the deputy prime minister.

[bdab1973]

4. Had an interesting discussion about this kind of stuff today...

The Iraqis I talked to all hate al Qaeda, and blame Iran for the militia power in the south. It was pretty cool to sit down and talk to them all, and then shake hands with the deputy prime minister.