An Illustration of Depravity

The use by al-Qaeda in Iraq of two women with Down's Syndrome demonstrates the heretical nature of the organization because, the possibility exists that they lacked mental capacity necessary to make an informed decision about their fate.

Suicide Bombers throughout history have embarked on their course of action as the result of making a conscious and informed decision about their ultimate fate, however in the case of thse women who have Down's Syndrome it is likely that they did not understand and comprehend what they were being asked to do, and that they only participated out of a desire to please others and that their inherently facile nature allowed for the planners of the attack to manipulate the women.

The use of individuals with disabilities that are accompanied by a mental affect further reinforces the inherent depravity and lack of humanity that characterizes al-Qaeda and its satellites.