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June 19, 2005
Suffer the Children
"I imagine that it's not the dream of Palestinian mothers to see their children become suicide bombers." - Condoleeza Rice
With his mother’s encouragement ringing in his ears, Mohammed Farhat attacked a Jewish seminary, killing five young students before he received his desired "martyrdom" at the hands of Israeli soldiers. His mother later stated in an interview that she "always longed to be the mother of a shahid (martyr) ... let all my sons be shahids."
The New York Times reported in March of 2004, this is not an unusual sentiment: "Many Palestinian parents have praised their sons and daughters for carrying out suicide attacks, hailing them as heroes and martyrs."
17-year-old Iyad al Masri died when the suicide bomb strapped to his body exploded prematurely killing only himself. His family expressed outrage and demanded an investigation, not of the decision to recruit a 17 year old boy for a suicide operation, but of the poor planning that left "no chance of success ". They complained that he was sent during a time of curfew on the city and their son had no experience leaving the city during a curfew "which made it impossible for him to reach his target."
After a 22-year-old suicide bomber two months earlier killed 21 Israelis at a Tel Aviv discotheque, his father announced: "I am very happy and proud of what my son did and, frankly, am a bit jealous... I wish I had done it myself."
Another Palestinian mother was quoted in the London Times: "I am happy that [my 13-year-old son] has been martyred. I will sacrifice all my [12] sons and daughters to Al-Aqsa and Jerusalem."
Hiba Daraghmeh was a suicide bomber. She detonated the explosives around her waist outside the Amakim Shopping Mall in the northern Israeli town of Afula, killing three Israelis and wounding 48. And Hiba's family say they are proud of her.
A video released by Hamas shows a proud mother taking up arms beside her favorite son. As he prepared to go off and commit suicide in order to kill some Jews, she said "This is the best day of my life."
The mother of the first female Palestinian suicide bomber has said she is proud of her daughter and hopes more women will follow her example.
On March 5, 2003, Mahmoud Hamdan Kwasma detonated the explosives belt he was wearing inside an Israeli bus, in the city of Haifa. Sixteen Israelis, including Arabs and Druze young people, were murdered. Scores more were wounded, many of them schoolchildren and students. Many of the injured remain in critical condition. The mother of the suicide bomber, described as "Um Shadi," praised her son's deeds, and refused to act as if in mourning. "I am proud of my son's deed" said she.
Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, Condoleezza Rice said:
"What does that picture of a baby dressed as a suicide bomber say about the hopes of Palestinians for life with the Israeli people as good neighbors? You know, we've all, in our lives, had experiences with hatred. I certainly have in Birmingham, Alabama. And it all starts with recognizing that the other person is human and deserves a future. If you're going to send your babies and your teenagers to kill other teenagers, something has broken down in this concept of humanity."
So, Condi, when did you decide to consort with terrorists and reward them for the murder of innocent people? Indeed, it would appear that something has broken down in your concept of humanity.
Posted by LindaSoG at June 19, 2005 01:03 PM
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Condi is just another cynical politician that lives on the credo that if you repeat a lie enough people will believe it.
Posted by: Cosmic X at June 20, 2005 03:32 AM
Ya, poor woman, being Black and all. Must be tough. I can see how that roughly equates to SUICIDE BOMBERS IN THE MIDDLE FREAKIN' EAST. When will politicians quit trying to force these Islamic bastards into our western view of humanity. They just do not share that perspective! Many do, I must say, but holy shiznit batman. This is also not extremism, this is too common across the islamic world to be extreme.
btw, Tag you are it.
Posted by: Dorman at June 20, 2005 05:57 AM
I'm inclined to give Condi a little bit of a pass here. Even Bush has put out the "Religion of Peace" meme too.
Is it a cynical attitude? Yes, but you have to remember the opposition that they're dealing with here.
If Bush and Condi told it like it really is (and,I believe,how they really do feel)it would only give the cowards and Kum-ba-Ya'ists ammunition against them. Politics is a cynical,dirty business, they are working within the realities of it.
Posted by: delftsman3 at June 20, 2005 05:36 PM
Ah, but, by not telling it like it is, by not treating them as the terrorists that they are, by supporting what will be a terrorist state, we not only allow them to continue, but we encourage them to step it up a notch.
They see not only acceptance of their terrorism, but they reap rewards for it. Should we give Bin Laden $50 million to appease the left? Who do we encourage here, who do we appease? The terrorists or the cowardly left? Seems to me that we are choosing to appease both.
And what will be the repurcussions of that choice?
As Israel suffers, so shall the world.
Posted by: LindaSoG at June 20, 2005 07:10 PM