Zarqawi reportedly targeting women
 

By Rowan Scarborough
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published July 1, 2004


Terrorists in the Abu Musab Zarqawi network in Iraq are specifically trying to kidnap an American female service member to further horrify the U.S. public.
Two senior defense sources said the word is being passed within the network on the importance of taking one or more women hostage. "We have heard through intelligence channels that several extremist organizations are attempting to capture coalition servicemen and women," said a senior military officer in Iraq. "We have instituted additional force protection methods to thwart these attempts." Another defense source said there is an "edict, either on paper or as an order," within terrorist networks to capture an American female service member.
Of the 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, about 11,000 are women. They perform a variety of jobs, serving as drivers, medics, aviators, police and clerks. By law, they are banned from land combat, but they can still come into close contact with the enemy.
Zarqawi is the most wanted man in Iraq, with a $10 million U.S.
reward for his capture or death. The Jordanian-born international
terrorist has made killing Americans and their allies his chief goal as a way to prevent Iraq from moving to a moderate democratic state. He beheaded American Nicholas Berg, and his network released the video for the world to see.
Militants are holding an Army soldier and a Marine, and have
kidnapped many aid workers and contractors from coalition countries. Some have been killed.
The defense source said Zarqawi's network apparently wants to
further shock the Western world by kidnapping servicewomen and displaying them on videotape. Part of the terrorists' strategy is to cause so much bloodshed that President Bush loses public support for the war and is forced politically to bring the troops home. The source also said that the terrorists might be planning
"payback" for a U.S. female soldier seen taking part in the abuse of Iraqi inmates at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.
The Arab world has seen a series of photos of the abuse, including Army Pfc. Lynndie England holding an Iraqi inmate by a leash attached to his neck. The Army has filed criminal charges against her. The U.S. military is taking extra precautions to ensure that no more Americans are taken hostage.
Convoys move from base to base with heavy security. Soldiers on patrol stay in regular contact with headquarters.
During the war to topple Saddam Hussein, Iraqis ambushed the 507th Maintenance Company and took three female soldiers prisoner. Pfcs. Shoshana Johnson and Jessica Lynch were rescued. Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa died in captivity.
During the 1991 Persian Gulf war, Maj. Rhonda Cornum, a flight
surgeon, was captured by Iraqis after her Black Hawk helicopter was shot down while on a rescue mission. Maj. Cornum, who suffered broken bones, was held eight days and sexually abused by her captors.

I just heard today the reward has been increased to $25 Million for this scumbag.

Now here is one of the cultural differences that Guy mentioned. It should have become obvious by now that money is not the final driving force to the Arabs as it is to us. They could put a $ billion on UBL or Zarkawi with no presumption of results.

Considering that even $10 Million is a whole lot of money, I'd have a tendency to agree Sir. Pity though.

Think big.

The increased incentives may not be for indig to turn al-Zakarwi in, but to induce third parties to hunt for him commercially. Enough bounty hunters start looking for him, it could be sufficuent to cause him to make a bad move to avoid them, and fall into our hands.

In the process, he devotes increased resources to avoiding capture and maintaining a lowered profile, and conducts fewer offensive ops.

What has OBL done lately?

Just my .02.

TR

So I wonder how the Arab world would react if they do capture a woman and do their worst. They're always whining about humiliation this and humiliation that, wouldn't this just prove that they're pussies?

Right you are Sir!
 

The guy that reported the location of Jessica Lynch...REWARDED!

The guy that reported the location of Saddams two sons...REWARDED!

I thought I posted this last night but must have been dreaming.

TR that is an angle I neglected to see and a very good and valid one.

Guy, I'm not familiar with the circumstances of the boys but I don't think it was the money that motivated the doctor to give up Lynch. IMHO the fugitives , iff given up by Iraqi, will be given up due to hatred rather than for $$$.

You are correct...
 

Pertaining to the doctor, yet he was still rewarded in some way.

If you read the reports or articles on the initial infil into Afghan...it mentions the amount of money that certain individuals carried in.I paid a lot of money out of my own pocket to keep things rolling. Even kept an E&E stash.:D

Look up that guy named "Chalibi" and you will see how much the US was doling out to his organization.

This wouldn't happen if they would just let me put my all-female death squads together. We'd strike terror into the hearts of men everywhere......I can see it now!:D