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Michigan Woman Dies In Syria, Fighting For Rebels
2013-05-31
Follow-up to our earlier post today.
[Jpost] American convert to Islam killed in Syria fighting

A 33-year-old Michigan woman and convert to Islam has been killed in Syria while fighting with opposition forces against the government of Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Light of the Alawites...
 in the country's civil war, her family said on Thursday.

The woman's aunt told Rooters that the FBI had informed her on Thursday afternoon of the death of her niece, Nicole Mansfield of Flint, but said she did not have the details of how she died.

"I'm just devastated," said the aunt, Monica Mansfield Speelman. "Evidently, she was fighting with opposition forces."

Speelman said Mansfield, a single mother of an 18-year-old daughter, had converted to Islam about five years ago but that she did not know when her niece had traveled to Syria.

"I didn't think she would stoop that low to go over there and try to harm anybody," Speelman said of her niece, who she said had worked at a group home.
Posted by:trailing wife

#17  I am sympathetic to the families. But that's just one less islamo-scum that the West will have to end up taking out.
Posted by: anymouse   2013-05-31 22:46  

#16  According to thr Daily Mail

Nicole's father Gregory also revealed today that he told the FBI about his daughter several years ago when she left the U.S. and told them to take away her passport.

When asked why he thought his daughter going abroad was disturbing enough to warrant notifying the FBI, Gregory refused to explain and would only say his worries concerned 'Israel'.

'I just knew in my heart that something wasn't right. They need not let her go on that way. But my feelings and intuition was right,' he said.

'I know [the FBI] did follow up because they were following her for a while. But they needed to revoke her passport and this would not be going on.'
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-05-31 21:48  

#15  More please....

Posted by: Uncle Phester   2013-05-31 19:46  

#14  She remained a muslim? Of course, my understanding is that leaving the RoP is not looked upon favorably by the ummah
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2013-05-31 15:19  

#13  
Relatives of a 33-year-old Michigan woman killed in fighting in Syria say they didn't even know she was in the Middle East but that she always wanted to be a peacemaker.


I wonder how many pieces she made...
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2013-05-31 15:12  

#12  Lay down with dogs....
Posted by: DarthVader   2013-05-31 15:11  

#11  Sniper?
Posted by: Pappy   2013-05-31 14:44  

#10  "after converting to Islam and marrying an Arab immigrant several years ago. The marriage ended but Mansfield-Speelman says Mansfield remained Muslim and visited Dubai about three years ago"

Soooo, she died of stupidity?
Posted by: Barbara   2013-05-31 13:29  

#9  From AP --
Relatives of a 33-year-old Michigan woman killed in fighting in Syria say they didn't even know she was in the Middle East but that she always wanted to be a peacemaker.

Monica Mansfield-Speelman said Friday that her niece, Nicole Lynn Mansfield, became interested in the region after converting to Islam and marrying an Arab immigrant several years ago. The marriage ended but Mansfield-Speelman says Mansfield remained Muslim and visited Dubai about three years ago.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2013-05-31 13:23  

#8  Look at the bright side. She will meet up with 99 virgins, which is not possible in MI
Posted by: regular joe   2013-05-31 13:20  

#7  I'm looking for my femto-violin.

No, really, I am.

I did find my don't-give-a-shit violin, however ....
Posted by: Barbara   2013-05-31 13:19  

#6  I was at a pro ball game having a smoke when a couple whitebreads came up and asked a bum. After bs'n I left for the game and those cornflakes blurted ask tatonka salami (yes it was that bad, think jim carrey doing a jay-z impression).

They exist.

Its the converts which make the better warriors of iSlim - they have something to prove and haven't been dumbed by several centuries of inbreeding. Probably for the best; could have Rambo'd 400 bad guys and brought home assad's heart but would never have been pure enough for the fam.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-05-31 12:32  

#5  Mental illness is a prerequisite for converting to this vile cult.
Posted by: Glomomp Mussolini7857   2013-05-31 12:17  

#4  Yeah? So?

Better there than here.
Posted by: mojo   2013-05-31 12:13  

#3  So there was 9/11 and she converted to Islam?
Posted by: JFM   2013-05-31 11:21  

#2  Rob, perhaps she was a personal representative for the Widows Ammunition Fund. You know, just oversight to make sure the charity was performing as expected...
Posted by: Steve White   2013-05-31 11:05  

#1  She committed to Islam and you didn't think she'd hurt anyone? Why do you think she went into a warzone? Islam isn't known for its charity hospitals.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2013-05-31 10:56  

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