Women's rights activist beheaded in Iraq

[charlie]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Gunmen broke into the house of a women's rights activist in the volatile northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Thursday and beheaded her, police said.

The victim was identified as Nahla Hussain, the leader of the women's league of the Kurdish Communist Party. She was alone in the house at the time of her death.

It is not known what the circumstances were that led to the attack. Violence against women has been an ongoing problem in Iraq.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/18/iraq.arrests/index.html

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi police say attackers have decapitated the leader of the women's league of the Kurdish Communist Party.

A police officer says gunmen on Thursday stormed the Kirkuk home of Nahla Hussein al-Shaly and shot and beheaded her.

The city of Kirkuk lies 180 miles north of Baghdad. The officer who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

Party spokesman Azad Gahareeb says the 37-year-old al-Shaly may have been targeted because she promoted women's rights. He says the married mother of two was alone in the house when she was attacked.

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[saracat]

1. But we were making such "progress" ! Things are better than with Saddam!

:grr: :grr: But of course Rick Warren would say that the women of the US should be "grateful" we don't have this here!:sarcasm: RIP Nahla. You are a martyr. And all women everywhere should honor you!

[leftofthedial]

2. Why, with all the means of disseminating the truth that are available today,

is ignorance and hatred becoming more and more prevalent?

[ZombieHorde]

6. Violence has actually decresed over time, but it is reported far more often.

[leftofthedial]

8. there just seems to be so much irrational violence and hatred

fundamentalism...

[47of74]

3. Whenever that stuffed flight suit gets all sanctimonious about progress in Iraq...

...we can say once again BULLSHIT!

[Ilsa]

4. Bush should return to her neighborhood for another fucking victory lap. nt

[Doremus]

5. Pay no attention. Everything's just wonderful in Iraq. n/t

[Bluebear]

10. "Fabulous!"

[Hannah Bell]

7. "Kurdish Communist Party"

say no more.

saddam hussein made his bones murdering iraqi communist party members for his US masters.

some things never change.

clue: the reference to women's rights = red herring.

[JDPriestly]

9. Was it because of her feminism or because of her communism?

Hard to say. Harder yet to say who was behind this atrocious crime.

[MadMaddie]

11. Well didn't * say when he was visting that Iraqi's want to

get some attention. :sarcasm:

Fucking disaster, women had more freedom under Sadam than they do now. The country is destroyed, * and his cabal must pay for these war crimes. :grr:

[no_hypocrisy]

12. Was she beheaded because she hated Iraqi "freedom"?

1. Feminist
2. Kurdish
3. Communist

Three strikes against her in this "enlightened" new democracy.