Wetzelbill
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Mon Sep-15-03 04:56 PM
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I cannot find one Palestinian child bomber |
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I have been looking and looking and I cannot find a young child that has ever been a suicide bomber. I have actually heard people justify the killing of Palestinian children because there has been several children who have been bombers over the last several years. The youngest I have found have been in their late teens. Am I missing something or what? Can somebody find a list or an instance where their has been a young child suicide martyr?
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Mon Sep-15-03 05:01 PM
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1. is this like a scavenger hunt ? |
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isn't enough that the palestinian suicide bombers blow up Israeli children ? Do they get bigger checks ? More virgins in the hereafter ?
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Mon Sep-15-03 05:03 PM
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No sane person can justify killing innocent children.
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Mon Sep-15-03 05:04 PM
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Mon Sep-15-03 05:05 PM
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4. At the risk of being slightly "off-color" |
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I would imagine that it is difficult to find suicide bombers in general because they don't officially become suicide bombers until they have completely shredded themselves.
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Mon Sep-15-03 05:06 PM
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5. I do not believe there has been a bomber but |
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Mon Sep-15-03 05:12 PM
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7. Whereas here we NEVER dress kids up |
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in military uniforms with 'guns' to look cute for photos.
Right?
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Mon Sep-15-03 05:19 PM
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10. Cute? Pictures of children dressed for war are disturbing. |
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As a parent I could never imagine dressing my child up in an outfit that's sole purpose is to kill oneself along with others. I do not think the child looks cute in the picture; I think it looks terrible and sad that a parent would celebrate over the prospect of their child becoming a suicide bomber.
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Mon Sep-15-03 06:16 PM
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dressed up your child as a cowboy either, right?
You know...to 'kill Injuns?'
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Mon Sep-15-03 06:19 PM
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my comment is in my signature line.
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Mon Sep-15-03 05:08 PM
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When the IDF intentionally sight and kill three year children |
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we call those children suicide bombers. Now do you get it?
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Mon Sep-15-03 05:20 PM
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11. Tell us when and where - PLEASE!! |
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Mon Sep-15-03 06:25 PM
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14. Suffer the little children..... |
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Mon Sep-15-03 07:13 PM
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15. crickets are loud behind this post, eh Molly |
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Tue Sep-16-03 03:59 PM
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24. When Palestinians blow little children to bits |
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it's no mistake - it's intentional.
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Mon Sep-15-03 05:08 PM
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All this 'child' bomber stuff came from a photo of a toddler in a parade in Berlin that had been dressed up in cardboard 'bombs'
Somehow...probably on purpose...the news stories suddenly started referring to 'child bombers'
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Mon Sep-15-03 05:12 PM
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8. I think the child bombers refers to the intended victim, not the idiot |
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Mon Sep-15-03 05:15 PM
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9. Thanks for the responses I would like to add |
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that although the post may have seemed odd, I am a writer and my question was in conjunction with some research I am doing for a few things I'm working on.
Both sides are committing atrocities in this conflict, unfortunately, innocent people-including children- get killed in all of the madness. I just find it messed up that most people think that young kids are strapped with bombs and strolling into Israel. Most people other than news junkies like us, anyway. I hear people speak of child bombers, yet I never read of one, so my interest in writing and researching on it was piqued. Thanks again.
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Mon Sep-15-03 07:24 PM
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None of them have came from Gaza city since the start of the second intifada, no talking head I've seen ever mention this fact whenever Israel bombs Gaza.
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Tue Sep-16-03 11:06 AM
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20. If you are still around |
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One important question has arisen. What do you consider a child? The Geneva Conventions forbid the use of children under the age of 15 in armed conflicts. Do you consider a 17 year old a child? At what age would you consider a Palestinian an adult, or at least eligable for attacks?
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Tue Sep-16-03 02:00 PM
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21. I was looking for anybody who wasn't in their teens |
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however, any Palestinian bomber under the age of the GC forbidden age of 15 would be relevant to study, as well.
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Tue Sep-16-03 02:09 PM
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22. Geneva Conventions? What's that? |
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Mon Sep-15-03 11:14 PM
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17. I Believe There Was One |
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Exactly one. Then again, this is according to the Dershowitz book, so who knows?
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Mon Sep-15-03 11:31 PM
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18. you read Dersh's book? |
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Tue Sep-16-03 03:10 PM
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Mostly just the same hackneyed arguments. If he really will pay $10,000 for everything he got wrong, I think I could become a millionaire.
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Mon Sep-15-03 11:39 PM
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She was under age. 17 I believe. Also the woman bomber in Jerusalem mall. Several of the male bombers were 17 or younger.
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Tue Sep-16-03 04:53 PM
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Not based on a recent news or op-ed article as required by the I/P guidelines.
Lithos FA/NS Moderator Democratic Underground
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