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2012-05-09 Arabia

Wily bomb maker fast in race with technology; informant ID'd device

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Posted by Besoeker 2012-05-09 09:06|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Equipped his own brother with a CAVITY bomb--that's deep freeze cold.

Posted by Omoluque Hapsburg8162 2012-05-09 11:38|| 2012-05-09 11:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Not at all. If they do not figure this out, they will never understand the enemy.

He made his brother a martyr.

Easy. Simple. Stupid, but the misdirected motivation is very easy to understand.

Posted by gorb 2012-05-09 12:05|| 2012-05-09 12:05|| Front Page Top

#3 getting your brother to wear the device is also a sign that capable recruits aren't easy to come by

Posted by Lord Garth 2012-05-09 12:53|| 2012-05-09 12:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Some of these guys have so many brothers that they might actually want to get rid of a few.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-05-09 13:49|| 2012-05-09 13:49|| Front Page Top

#5 getting your brother to wear the device is also a sign that capable recruits aren't easy to come by

For the truly pious, it would be the ultimate opportunity. Why not give that to your brother?

Posted by gorb 2012-05-09 13:50|| 2012-05-09 13:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Perhaps I should have boldfaced the word 'capable' in my comment.

Carrying a high tech bomb of this kind to a target actually requires both smarts and calm temperament. You have to avoid either setting it off early or disabling it and you have to avoid arousing suspicion.

Posted by Lord Garth 2012-05-09 14:54|| 2012-05-09 14:54|| Front Page Top

#7 And you need to eat properly beforehand.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2012-05-09 14:58|| 2012-05-09 14:58|| Front Page Top

#8 We're also assuming the brother didn't have a Hot wife. Or Wives. Murder and Dabauchery goes with Islam rather well.

Posted by Charles 2012-05-09 16:23|| 2012-05-09 16:23|| Front Page Top

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