A Mutant Combination of Wal-Mart and Wahhabism

(New York Times) Thomas L. Friedman - Unlike the Palestinians, the Iraqi suicide bombers don't even bother to tell us their names or do a farewell video for mom. They not only are ready to commit suicide on demand, but they are ready to do it anonymously. That bespeaks a very high level of commitment or psychosis, or both. U.S. forces have been hit with over 200 of these human missiles. What we are facing is a crude underground suicide supply chain - a mutant combination of Wal-Mart and Wahhabism.


2004-12-10 00:00:00

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