Comments on: Citizen Sacrifices Life to Thwart Bomber

By: Brian H

Brian H — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:12:01 +0000

Absolutely, reward the family. How about, say, 10% of the cost of training and equipping 4 replacement soldiers? That would probably make them wealthy beyond their wildest dreams. And I’m sure it would look very appropriate in local cultural terms.

Cheap at twice or 5X the price, IMO.

By: Diggs

Diggs — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:00:31 +0000

The local FOB should be renamed after him. And there’s nothing wrong with offering his family some monetary compensation, it’s well within islamic tradition to do so.

By: Hero

Hero — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:57:13 +0000

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By: ic

ic — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:52:07 +0000

If he were a US soldier, he would be considered for the Medal of Honor.

By: David Starr

David Starr — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:53:40 +0000

Someone should put that man in for a medal. Just as a way of showing our respect for bravery and decency.

By: Don Surber » Blog Archive » Martyr

Don Surber » Blog Archive » Martyr — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:16:21 +0000

[...] tip: Chuck Simmins via Jules Crittenden of the Boston Herald, who wondered why he cannot find this story on the wires. [...]

By: Clark

Clark — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:15:22 +0000

Now that is a true martyr.

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Al-Arafia: The embrace of death

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Al-Arafia: The embrace of death — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:09:00 +0000

[...] No telling if that was the first time something like that had happened, but we know now that it wasn’t the last. An Iraqi man saved the lives of four U.S. Soldiers and eight civilians when he intercepted a [...]