Saddam Hussein has increased money for the relatives of suicide bombers from $10,000 to $25,000, drawing sharp criticism from Washington. But Palestinians say the bombers are driven not by greed, but by a priceless thirst for revenge, religious zeal and dreams of glory. Since Iraq upped its payments last month, 12 suicide bombers have successfully struck inside Israel, including one man who killed 25 Israelis, many of them elderly, as they sat down to a meal at a hotel to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover. The families of three suicide bombers said they have recently received payments of $25,000.
How much glory is there in splattering yourself? Where's your sense of culture?
This is from the Iraqi Endowment for the Humanities Performance Art Fund, inspired by the Fosters Abstract Art (Guy smashes big bug up against the wall-show the splatter) ad.
Posted by Mark Byron [markbyron.blogspot.com] 4/4/2002 2:57:06 PM |