It appears many women Iraqi suicide bombers are widows - There are around a million widows in Iraq

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.2278221560

Iraq: 'Hardship' behind women and child suicide bombers

<snip>The report was published by Iraq's Rights and Constitutional Freedoms Observatory, which describes itself as an independent research institute.

"Furthermore, the grave economic and social crisis coupled with unemployment has led to the breakdown of traditional family structures, placing upon many women the economic burden of keeping their families," the report said.

Extremists can lure women embittered by the loss of their husbands and children in acts of violence, according to the report.

[babylonsister]

1. People here are killing themselves; people, as disheartened there,

are killing whomever is directing them, as many as possible. What is the difference, except who's getting killed?

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[stillcool]

3. What a nightmare that must be...

I can not imagine. To be powerless about the death and destruction surrounding oneself for more than 5 fucking years. One day would be enough to freak me right the fuck out.

[leftchick]

4. "Children of 14-16 have been trained in an area of Baghdad by a Saudi nation,"

What?? A US Ally??? :puke:



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"Children of 14-16 have been trained in an area of Baghdad by a Saudi nation," it also claimed.

"And US forces have uncovered a video called 'Children of Paradise' showing youngsters aged 11-15 wearing explosives belts and being trained for combat."

There are "over 60" children believed to belong to the organisation, the report stated.

"Besides poverty, threats by armed groups to kill their family members, religious extremism and desire for revenge are all causes," the report said.

The report blamed the Iraqi government for failing to pass measures giving legal and social protection to some five million orphans.

[stillcool]

5. An interesting article...

Iraq Press Roundup
By HIBA DAWOOD (UPI Correspondent)
Published: June 18, 2008

http://www.metimes.com/Security/2008/06/18/iraq_press_roundup/cc2e/

With the headline "Bush's war on Iraqi children is the worst of all war crimes," the newspaper said imprisoning a substantial number of Iraqi children is worse than continuing military operations in Iraq, worse than encouraging torture in prisons, and worse than Bush's campaign to illegally spy on U.S. citizens in the United States.
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The editorial said when the U.S. military launched an attack on Fallujah in 2004, it threatened the lives of more than 300,000 residents, inevitably leading to the killing of four U.S. contractors whose bodies were burned and hanged from a nearby bridge.

"The U.S. forces allowed women, children and the elderly to leave the city, yet prevented people aged 12 and above from fleeing death, considering them as 'possible weapons carriers,'" the newspaper said.
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The influential Sunni newspaper demanded that after presenting evidence, the U.S. Congress must convict Bush as a war criminal.

"Knowing what a group of cowards the Congress is, we have little hope that Bush will be held responsible for the crimes he committed or that the U.S. Constitution will be defended," it said.

The editorial concluded there will be a light at the end of the tunnel when Bush leaves the White House.

"Spain or Germany are possible powers that might carry out the concept of international justice to punish Bush for his war crimes, as was the case with (Chilean dictator) Augusto Pinochet when he left for England," the editorial summarized.

..And From 2004

posted August 4, 2004, updated 12:00 p.m.

Children in Iraqi prisons
Human rights groups demand immediate access to children held as criminals or 'security detainees.'
by Tom Regan | csmonitor.com

The Sunday Herald of Scotland reported this week on its own investigation into allegations that more than 100 children, some as young as 10 years-old, are being detained by coalition forces in Iraq under suspicion of "alleged activities targeting the occupying forces." Many of the children are being held in a special wing at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. The Herald's story includes allegations that some of the children were abused, tortured, or raped, by coalition and Iraqi soldiers.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0804/dailyUpdate.html?s=ent

[Bobbieo]

6. Why am I not surprised!