The Senescent Man

HT: Instapundit; from a military news website:

Here is one of the biggest stories to come out of the Middle East in quite some time.  You probably can’t find it in the New York Slimes or the Washington Compost  (copyright, Mark Levin), but rather on the exceptionally useful web site of our military Voila’:

TIKRIT, Iraq – Eighteen females in northern Iraq who were associated with Al-Qaeda in Iraq suicide bombing cells turned themselves into Coalition forces on Nov. 26.

The females were persuaded by their mullahs and fathers to cease their training in suicide operations and reconcile.

Today, these women took the first step in reconciliation by turning themselves in and signing a reconciliation pledge.

Individuals who turn themselves into CF and want to demonstrate their willingness to cease attacks against the Government of Iraq, Iraqi civilians, Iraqi Security Forces and CF can enter the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) process. Eligible petitioners provide weapons and information on insurgent groups and sign a pledge to cease attacks and declare their support for the GoI.

Let’s start with the dateline:  Tikrit, Saddam Hussein’s home town.  How good is that?  Then comes the really good part:  these women were talked out of terrorism by their fathers and by their mullahs.  So we’re talking about Shi’ites, and the men folk in their town, whether religious or “just dads,” got wind of their daughters’ intentions and talked them out of it.

Labels: Terrorism

// posted by The Senescent Man @ 9:25 AM