Death Cult Family Snapshots
Charles Johnson
Mon Jul 31, 2006 at 4:40 pm PDT • Views: 262
Here’s a glowing al-Reuters review of the Hizballah death cult instilled in families from infancy as part of their religious training: Zest for martyrdom fuels Hezbollah in battle.
BEIRUT - A sister of Hezbollah fighter Mustafa Zalzali wears mourning black for her brother, but his death in battle with Israel elicits more pride than grief.“We thank God almighty for making us the family of a martyr,” she said. “We received the news of his martyrdom with pride,” she told Hezbollah’s al-Manar television.
Hezbollah guerrillas are well armed and trained. But one of the group’s greatest assets in its war with Israel is the willingness of its fighters to die for their cause.
Hezbollah has killed 33 Israeli soldiers, including some of the army’s best, in the war triggered when the guerrillas captured two soldiers in a raid into Israel on July 12.
“Hezbollah’s strength really lies in its fighters — that they are ready for death,” Hezbollah expert Amal Saad-Ghorayeb said. “The edge they have is their steadfastness and resolve, which is derived from their religious ideology.”
And it’s a suicide game the whole family must play:
The family of Zalzali, killed in a recent battle, say they are ready for more sacrifices.
“His martyrdom has lifted our heads high,” said another of his sisters. “Whatever more we can offer, we will. Our men, our children, our siblings.”
Frank says: