01-07-2005, 03:22 PM
Ladies,
I don't think this particular issue has anything to do with anyone thinking that the woman was oppressed because she was wearing a veil. I don't at all see how that would come into play here.
Muslims expect us to understand their perspective, try to understand the soldier's.
They have had women coming up to them pretending to be wounded or in danger or scared or pregnant and the next thing you BOOM! They blow themselves up and anyone/anything nearby.
Wouldn't you be a little cautious and suspicious of people, too?
Then the guy who just blew a hole in a soldier mess hall - he was pretending to be working with the military and all he wanted to do was kill himself and as many people with him as he could.
Forget whatever people may think about the veil, these soldiers are MUCH MORE concerned about survival than anything.