Teenage Suicide Bomber [24 Mar 2004|10:08pm] [ mood | numb ] [ music | The Last Serious Post For A While ] His step falters a crack and a crevice on the smooth tarmac soldiers' warnings, from a distance. Once more he gazes down on his strapped burden his motherland, his father's dying gaze, eight kilograms of fury with a switch now soaked in his palm. Shouts grow upon him, shame falls heavy on his eyelids his arms go up with a mind of their own as if imploring heavens with the eternal question, why me? he breaks down limp against our hearts,he is fourteen and just gave up his decision to die. Thanks to us He's baptized a terrorist. -d (Image courtesy - Reuters) The full news story ....so that when my mother hears on television that I have become a martyr, she will burst with joy and make cries of joy.” ( the rest of it ) from CBSNews: Mind of a Suicide Bomber 13 comments|post comment

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