Mother's day is coming up and I'm thinking about the mothers of terrorists.
Maybe they don't even celebrate this day...but how do they feel on any other day. Do they grieve for their sons and daughters who have thrown their lives away !! Did they ooh and ahh when their children took their first steps. Did they think their children weren't socially acceptable.
Or do they rejoice!! They are human which makes them have feelings. Did they pin all their hopes and aspirations upon these new souls born to them. Did they have 'separation anxiety' when their children entered first grade. Did they try to cook all the favorite dishes so that the family would be so satisfied.
Around the dinner table, did they speak of what they learned in school...what they're planning for vacation time...that they're trying out for soccer and whatever?
What was going on in their minds???? What?? What?? Did they think maybe they should have had an abortion instead!.
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We feel such joyfulness. It's the most miraculous thing to happen~ A miracle! And to take lives so frivolously when they bomb including their own miserable lives.
I can't ever forgive a terrorist !!!!
Jews and Christians try to live a good charitable life here on earth. We're taught this from very early on.
How are the Muslims taught? Do their mothers dote upon them and show their pictures to everyone. Do they feel pride? Or do they wake up in the morning and think what a monster they gave birth to.
This is from Ruth Fagan
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I have a devil of a time getting on to your blogs, it takes forever. Ihave trouble answering the blogs too, so here goes.Maybe the mothers of terrorists who blow themselves up don't haveMother's Day and they seem to be (from my readings) happy about theirblown up sons being martyrs. They get money, you know.
Ruth
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Iraqi Teen on Becoming a Terrorist
One of the questions often asked in discussions about terrorism and terrorist groups is why anyone would join up for their causes. Why would anyone voluntarily become a terrorist? The reasons vary, but in many cases heavy doses of indoctrination are good tools in the hands of capable fanatics.
Tom Lassiter writes for Bradenton about the experiences of Ali, a 14-year-old boy who joined Ansar al Islam, a radical Islamic in Iraq, between the summer of 2001 and the winter of 2002:
The Ansar members accused Ali of being a spy, of being an infidel. They shouted at him. They beat him. They threatened to kill him. For two hours, the threats and screams continued. Then an older man walked in the room and in a calm, kind voice began to speak about Islam. ... "He told me about paradise, about virgins, about Islam," Ali said.
The imam told him that, as a Muslim, Ali was part of a brotherhood that stretched back hundreds of years. He had an important role to play in the world, one that would bring prestige and glory. There were 70 virgins waiting for him in a promised land, a paradise just for him.
The conversation lasted for hours. At the end, Ali was taken to a little room and given some food and a blanket. The next morning, an Ansar official came by and said that while Ali wasn't a prisoner, they wanted to keep him for a few days to make sure he wasn't a spy. Ali was invited to attend religion classes.
After 15 days of nothing but his cell and religious classes, they had him - instead of dreaming of studying in France, his dreams turned towards fulfilling his "duty" as a Muslim. The concept of "duty" was, naturally, determined by the leaders of Ansar al Islam. A young man without much direction and purpose was offered both. It's no surprise that the lept at the opportunity.
Ali left the group in 2002, but he doesn't regret his membership and would consider joining again. Is there anyone in Iraq who can offer him something better for his life and his future? If not, then we should expect a lot more Alis to rise up. There are plenty of people like the Ansar imam who are willing to take advantage of such young men. Read More:
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One of the questions often asked in discussions about terrorism and terrorist groups is why anyone would join up for their causes. Why would anyone voluntarily become a terrorist? The reasons vary, but in many cases heavy doses of indoctrination are good tools in the hands of capable fanatics.
Tom Lassiter writes for Bradenton about the experiences of Ali, a 14-year-old boy who joined Ansar al Islam, a radical Islamic in Iraq, between the summer of 2001 and the winter of 2002:
The Ansar members accused Ali of being a spy, of being an infidel. They shouted at him. They beat him. They threatened to kill him. For two hours, the threats and screams continued. Then an older man walked in the room and in a calm, kind voice began to speak about Islam. ... "He told me about paradise, about virgins, about Islam," Ali said.
The imam told him that, as a Muslim, Ali was part of a brotherhood that stretched back hundreds of years. He had an important role to play in the world, one that would bring prestige and glory. There were 70 virgins waiting for him in a promised land, a paradise just for him.
The conversation lasted for hours. At the end, Ali was taken to a little room and given some food and a blanket. The next morning, an Ansar official came by and said that while Ali wasn't a prisoner, they wanted to keep him for a few days to make sure he wasn't a spy. Ali was invited to attend religion classes.
After 15 days of nothing but his cell and religious classes, they had him - instead of dreaming of studying in France, his dreams turned towards fulfilling his "duty" as a Muslim. The concept of "duty" was, naturally, determined by the leaders of Ansar al Islam. A young man without much direction and purpose was offered both. It's no surprise that the lept at the opportunity.
Ali left the group in 2002, but he doesn't regret his membership and would consider joining again. Is there anyone in Iraq who can offer him something better for his life and his future? If not, then we should expect a lot more Alis to rise up. There are plenty of people like the Ansar imam who are willing to take advantage of such young men.
Paul is my nephew and 35 years ago he and Barbara got married in Baltimore. On their wedding night they flew to Germany because Paul was in the Navy and he took a week-end leave to get married.
