2nd Iraqi army rape allegation: Al Qaeda vows revenge with...
300 Suicide bombers..."Go ahead with Allah's blessing and engulf their checkpoints
in fire, destroy their homes, and spill their blood to flow as streams,"
This from The al-Qaida in Iraq leader, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri and buried clear at the bottom of this Deseret News article: US Soldiers in Iraq find car bomb factory.
Abu is talking about the second rape allegation leveled against Iraqi forces this week. Are we seeing a trend? Too soon to call but you might want to check out the details of the first case here: Duke Rape Case Iraqi style?
About the second assault:
Also Thursday, an Iraqi official said four Iraqi soldiers were accused of raping a 50-year-old Sunni woman and the attempted rape of her two daughters — the second allegation of sexual assault leveled against Iraqi forces this week.
Brig. Gen. Nijm Abdullah said the alleged attack took place about 10 days ago in the northern city of Tal Afar during a search for weapons and insurgents. A lieutenant and three enlisted men denied the charge but later confessed after they were confronted by the woman, a Turkoman, Abdullah said. He said a fifth soldier suspected something was wrong, burst into the house and forced the others at gunpoint to stop the assault.
A second rape allegation within a single week is likely to undermine further the reputation of Iraq's security services, which the U.S. hopes can take over from coalition troops so the Americans and their allies can go home.
The al-Qaida in Iraq leader, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri, purportedly called on his followers to step up attacks on Iraqi security forces to avenge the alleged rapes.
He also claimed in an audio tape that 300 followers have volunteered for suicide missions within hours of hearing news of the alleged rape in Baghdad, which the woman said took place in a police garrison.
The authenticity of the tape has not yet been verified.
Funny. You don't see 300 Duke Lacrosse players lining up to strap on suicide belts in the wake of the Duke rape case, do you?
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