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The Gitmo 'Suicides'
Last week, when three prisoners at the Guantanamo detention facility committed suicide simultaneously by hanging themselves, it was clearly no coincidence. The suicides were, in fact, consistent with the message and methodology of jihad, acts of defiance rather than acts of personal desperation.We in the West are accustomed to using the word �suicide' to describe those who, in desperation or deep depression, take their own lives. When they do so, it is almost always in isolation, and rarely in concert with others. It is therefore difficult for us to understand that for a Muslim jihadist, taking one's life under certain circumstances can be a positive act of faith which makes a powerful political and religious statement. These three men chose a martyr's death rather than be dominated by infidels. They may well have believed that their suicides would help to speed the liberation of their brothers in captivity at Guantanamo. Their act was a two pronged attack against their captors: while their deaths were calculated to strike a blow against the American administration that created the detention center, they also provided moral and substantive support for their cause. Posted by: tipper 2006-06-13 |
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