Seems some suicide bombers, erm, weren’t.
A suicide bomber captured before he could blow himself up in a Shiite mosque claimed he was kidnapped, beaten and drugged by insurgents who forced him to take on the mission. The U.S. military said its medical tests indicated the man was telling the truth.
He might not be the only one.
His story was similar to those recounted by other captured militants. The captives routinely claim they were either coerced or fooled by insurgent leaders who promised them a role in the holy war against the U.S. military, only to find themselves as would-be suicide bombers sent to attack civilians.
Their confessions make good television:
Televised interrogations and confessions are becoming increasingly common as Iraqi and American officials capture more militants and use their confessions in an attempt to undercut support for militants.
Maybe the insurgency is running a bit short on volunteers?
“The kidnapping demonstrates the desperation of al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his ability to execute his strategy,'’ said Col. Billy J. Buckner, a U.S. military spokesman .
“He knows that he can’t win against Iraqi security and coalition forces, and is therefore willing to use innocent Iraqi citizens to further his cause to disrupt the election process and prevent a free and democratic Iraq,'’ he said.
This is an interesting article Gary.
What it appears to prove is that drugs are being used to manufacture “suicide bombers”.
This is attributed to Al qaeda which in fact does not exist nor does the phantom Zarqawi so who is responsible for manufacturing this part of the “insurgency” violence.
I wonder if proper coronal investigations were conducted in Israel would drugs be discovered as part of the “suicide bomber” story in that part of the world?
Once we surrender media honesty, judicial process and political accountability we are left very much in the dark and vulnerable to all sorts of Machiavellian schemes.
Comment by Christopher Brooks — September 21, 2005 @ 5:21 pm