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04-03-2002, 01:51 PM

Eh, it's been known for quite some time that familes are rewarded for producing a "martyr". I first read about it probably a year ago - some guy was going to blow himself up and one of the "bonuses" of doing so was that the money his family would get would help them out. Most suicide bombers are poor and come from families that live in abject poverty. The organizations (like Hamas, Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, etc) raise funds to build the bombs and whatnot. Then they recruit some poor kid to go detonate himself in a supermarket or whatever. His family is paid accordingly.

Same planet, but we live in totally different worlds.

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04-03-2002, 01:51 PM	#5
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Eh, it's been known for quite some time that familes are rewarded for producing a "martyr". I first read about it probably a year ago - some guy was going to blow himself up and one of the "bonuses" of doing so was that the money his family would get would help them out. Most suicide bombers are poor and come from families that live in abject poverty. The organizations (like Hamas, Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, etc) raise funds to build the bombs and whatnot. Then they recruit some poor kid to go detonate himself in a supermarket or whatever. His family is paid accordingly. Same planet, but we live in totally different worlds. [ Edit - Oops! ] Last edited by dave; 04-03-2002 at 02:39 PM.