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Bin Laden's brigade marry off their women
Hindustan Times ^
| November 4, 2001
Posted on 11/04/2001 10:51:17 AM PST by sarcasm
In the first sign that they do not expect to survive the war, Osama bin Laden's elite bodyguards have begun marrying off their daughters and sisters to Afghan men around Kandahar. The secret weddings took place last week in various suburbs and villages around Kandahar and involved hundreds of Arab women getting married to locals who agreed to look after them in return for large sums of money, The Sunday Telegraph reported today.
"The Arabs came at night bringing large numbers of women and suitcases of money," the newspaper quoted Abdul Razza, a teacher from Kandahar who witnessed some of the negotiations. "They asked that the people look after their womenfolk and protect them in the war."
"The fact that the Arabs feel they can no longer protect the women is the first sign that they believe the war is not going their way," the report quoted a Western diplomat as saying.
The women were completely covered but Razza believes some were as young as 12 and that they brought their mothers with them. Local mullahs carried out the quick marriage ceremonies.
An estimated 2,000 Arabs from Sudan, Egypt, Algeria and the United Arab Emirates, among other countries, lived in the Taliban spiritual capital of Kandahar before the war but fled last month before the start of the American bombing campaign.
Some managed to escape the country but many are thought to be in Uruzgan, a mountainous province with a network of caves that is the home province of Mullah Omar, Taliban's spiritual leader.
According to Razza, however, there was no shortage of men agreeing to take the Arab women as wives. "Normally we have to pay for women so they were happy to get brides who came with their own money particularly at the moment with so many shortages and high prices for food and fuel. They also believe it is their Islamic duty to protect these guests."
Many of the Arabs marrying off their women Kandaharis are believed to be from bin Laden's elite 055 Brigade, a crack squad of 500 Arabs set up five years ago, who have vowed to fight to death.
Over the past two weeks, Americans have stepped up the bombing of caves and tunnels where bin Laden and his guards are thought to be hiding.
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posted on
11/04/2001 10:51:17 AM PST
by
sarcasm
To: sarcasm
The women were completely covered but Razza believes some were as young as 12 and that they brought their mothers with them. Well if this isn't enough to make you sick.
To: sarcasm
That they have even subjected these women and children to their own
self-imposed hell is enough to make me sick. Arrogant, self-centered animals!
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
They also believe it is their Islamic duty to protect these guests."Their idea of 'protection' and mine differ immensely.
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posted on
11/04/2001 11:01:33 AM PST
by
riley1992
To: sarcasm
Well what do you expect from a bunch of goons that want to reintroduce smallpox to the world?
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Now Hil, we all know this is just another example of a "perversion of the peaceful teachings of islam". What you need to focus on is those islamic countries that treat women like actual humans and that teach their children to love not hate.
To: sarcasm
"The fact that the Arabs feel they can no longer protect the women is the first sign that they believe the war is not going their way," the report quoted a Western diplomat as saying. Yeah making them wear veils, shooting them in the back of the head for stepping out of line, no education....that was really protecting them in the past, eh?
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posted on
11/04/2001 11:05:09 AM PST
by
Happygal
To: EggsAckley
Women and children at risk? Tommy Franks out, Janet Reno in, deal done.
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posted on
11/04/2001 11:05:54 AM PST
by
kingh99
To: sarcasm
This may not be motivated entirely by an expectation of not surviving the war. They may have married off their daughters in order to acquire connections to indigenous Afghan families (since many of the Taliban are not themselves of Afghan ancestry) ... in view of the ancient tradition of assisting/hiding relatives from any enemy. Additionally, considering Taliban ruthlessness, although they provided considerably dowries for their daughters, they may actually anticipate their daughters becoming the heirs of their new non-Taliban husbands and thus bringing tangible property and wealth to the Taliban.
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posted on
11/04/2001 11:13:46 AM PST
by
DonQ
To: sarcasm
Very telling.
To: sarcasm
Disgusting. There is no minimum marriage age in Islamic sharia law. The prophet Mohammed (anthrax on his name) married a six-year old (that was in addition to his many other "wives". Marriage has to be accepted by the little girl. May God protect and rescue them from these lewd, spittle-encrusted towel-heads.
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
I've heard that it's not that unusual for them to marry off children even younger than that. Horrible people.
To: sarcasm
Wonder how many of these poor Afgani bastards are going to unwrap their "bride" and find a big stinkin', hairy Arab bin Laden soldier trying to get out of Dodge.......
To: DonQ
It's much more likely that the Afghani men are just marrying these girls for the money. Once the Afghanis have the girl and the money, the Taliban has no control. And none of these men allow women to do anything other than reproduce and work as housekeepers and slaves.
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