Thursday, February 02, 2006

so if we take hostages, what should they call us?

Critics Say Detaining Suspected Terrorists' Wives May BackfireIt Could Alienate the Iraqi People, Experts Say

Jan. 29, 2006— Since the beginning of the war in Iraq, there have been questions about U.S. troops' sensitivities to Islamic culture — especially when dealing with women. Now there are new questions about a tactic the military calls leveraging. For example, marines found weapons and explosives in a woman's house and wanted her to lead them to her husband. The military says this sort of intimidation is a necessary tool. But internal military documents suggest it's taken a new turn: Detaining wives of suspected insurgents in hopes of getting their husbands to surrender. "If they're being taken solely for the purpose of drawing their men out of hiding, it can even appear to look like hostage taking," said Jumana Musa of Amnesty International.(full story)


Could be Jumana, could be.

1 comment:

sume said...

Another fine example of word mincing. Ugh. How does that duck saying go?