GETTY PICTURES – Father of Jordanian Mahmoud Mahdi Zeidan, a Taliban fighter killed by US in Waziristan, looks on at the family’s home in Irbid Camp for Palestinian Refugees, on January 11, 2010 in Irbid, Jordan. Zeidan was a spiritual leader as well as a fighter with the Taliban and was killed whilst on an American militarty operation.
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According to published report in AlGhad newspaper, during the recent telephone conversation he had with his family he told them to ask God to make him a martyr.
It appears that God answered their prayor; he did become martyr few days later.
Good riddance.
I second Khalid.. I also don’t see a contrast, all I see is a Machiavellian behavior..
Another look at this story from NPR
No contrast, really. Dad is just a clever guy. Knows which way the wind is blowing, etc.
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iam waiting for ur article about the decision to censor the net ,PLEASE MAKE IT A GOOD 1 (AS ALWAYS)