Monday, January 21, 2008

Dad sends son on suicide mission

How horribly sad and SICK.

Probe: Iraqi teen bomber sent by family

By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer
Mon Jan 21, 4:18 PM ET

BAGHDAD - His father was a senior member of al-Qaida in Iraq. His mother promised him they would meet again in paradise.

Details emerging in the investigation into a teenage suicide bombing near Fallujah on Sunday suggest the boy was dispatched by his family on the mission and took advantage of tribal ties to pass through tight security — raising concerns about infiltration within Sunni groups now allied with U.S. forces against extremists.

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