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There's more to this story than one bombing, and one hospital administrator. "U.S. military: Al Qaeda in Iraq seeks female patients as bombers," by Arwa Damon and Jomana Karadsheh for CNN:
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Al Qaeda in Iraq is recruiting female patients at Baghdad's two psychiatric hospitals for suicide missions -- with the help of hospital staff -- according to the U.S. military.
The U.S. military believes al Qaeda in Iraq has operatives within the hospitals' staffs who are passing on patients' files and contact information to the militant group, a senior U.S. military official said, requesting anonymity.
The apparent recruiting effort came to light this month when Iraqi officials said that two female bombers in deadly pet market attacks in Baghdad that left nearly 100 dead were mentally challenged.
One of the female bombers had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression at Baghdad's Ibn Rushd psychiatric hospital, where she received electric shock treatments, the hospital's director said in an exclusive interview.
As part of the investigation into the February 1 attack, U.S. and Iraqi forces detained the acting director of Baghdad's main psychiatric facility, Rashad Hospital, on Sunday.
He faces questions about whether he provided patient files and contact information to al Qaeda in Iraq, a U.S. military spokesman, Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, said Wednesday.
The U.S. military is looking into whether there is a direct link between the two hospitals, which are treating an overabundance of Iraqis suffering from psychiatric disorders brought on by the war.
A U.S. military official said information from a source led them to Rashad Hospital's acting director. The U.S. military also said it believes that al Qaeda in Iraq is trying to use other women released from Rashad Hospital to carry out future suicide bombings.
The detained hospital chief took over the position after Rashad's director was fatally gunned down in December reportedly for refusing to cooperate with al Qaeda in Iraq.
Posted by Marisol at February 14, 2008 5:02 PM
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How can there be psychiatric hospitals in Dar al Islam? To me, this is like having Moslem cops.
Stuff like this just ain't right. It's all wrong, so wrong. It feels like that deal in the Bible where dogs started laying with cats.
Kinda makes a JudeoChristian guy shiver...
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at February 14, 2008 5:32 PM
"Al Qaeda in Iraq is recruiting female patients at Baghdad's two psychiatric hospitals for suicide missions"
--from the article--
Maybe we should sick the "code pink" loons on them. Tney will shut that recruiting down in a hurry, that's for sure.
Posted by: awake at February 14, 2008 5:35 PM
The story is from CNN, not WND or News,max - amazing.
Posted by: Pelayo at February 14, 2008 5:38 PM
Look for Al Queda operatives in schools to start fingering Kindergarteners as possible human bombs. Tell them that Farfur the mouse is waiting for them at a certain location, and then stand back.
Posted by: rational at February 14, 2008 5:52 PM
Ah well; one less candidate available for hiring with the US State Department.
Good bye to bad rubish.
Posted by: witness at February 14, 2008 7:06 PM
posted in wrong place -- sorry.
Posted by: witness at February 14, 2008 7:09 PM
Just when you thought they couldn't sink any lower............
............they do.
Posted by: tanstaafl at February 14, 2008 7:55 PM
You have to be crazy to work here.
Posted by: MP at February 14, 2008 8:46 PM
Quoth Spencer:
"There's more to this story than one bombing, and one hospital administrator."
...yes, but it's only ONE "religion."
Hey, is any of the "old gang" still around? Gary? Son Of Walker? Isabella The Crusader? DC?
Gugh... been busy making my attorneys rich: divorce/custody battle. It's been ON for 20 months; may soon whimper to an end.
I hope everyone has been okay.
luv,
kj
fanorollins@yahoo.com
at February 14, 2008 9:28 PM
At least they're looking in the right place. You have to be nuts to be a suicide bomber, especially for a philosophy that degrades women.
Posted by: ISLAMSFORLOSERS at February 14, 2008 10:43 PM
kj,
I am sure 'Izzy' is still here.
Your link is hopefully about Mr. Henry Rollins I presume, of Black Flag fame?
I could, of course, be horribly wrong.
What say you?
Posted by: awake at February 15, 2008 12:17 AM
And when will this start happening in Europe?
Will muslim families get rid of their unmarriagable female members by sending them out as suicide bombers?
Posted by: Voltaire at February 15, 2008 1:53 AM
Kj, I am still here, even though you don't even know who I am. :P
Anyway, Muslims are forcing mentally disabled WOMEN to do their dirty job? Where is Naseen to condemn these things? Where is Farfour Fibrahim to send letters to AL Qaeda telling them that its unislamic to do so?
at February 15, 2008 8:06 AM
"Anyway, Muslims are forcing mentally disabled WOMEN to do their dirty job?"
Posted by: Crusader
Assuming Islamic hospitals do not medicate their patients, considering medication haram...
There wouldn't be much force involved. A schizophrenic patient could be talked into killing others before they killed her, with the right play on her paranoia.
As for a depressive patient, she would be likely to be suicidal or pre-suicidal, to begin with. It wouldn't be difficult to persuade her to follow a suicidal urge in the name of Allah.
What I wonder about is this:
In Islam, suicide is a grave sin. Is it not, therefore, an even greater sin to manipulate sick women (or men, for that matter) into committing this grave sin of suicide?
If this is happening, how are the manipulators justifying it?
at February 15, 2008 10:26 AM
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