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Family: US mother killed in Syria kept many secrets
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Published: 01.06.13, 16:28
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1. Naive Americans also marry "Palestinians" and are ......
Michael ,   Virginia   (06.01.13)
BRAINWASHED.! -- They also become some of the worst ANTI-Semites the world has seen. I know a person like this here in USA.
2. who cares
aaron ,   toronto,canada   (06.01.13)
Good riddance to bad garbage.
3. long, long history of anglo women marrying arab men
mea   (06.01.13)
then finding out how not fun it is to be treated as a second class citizen by the culture and inside the household, to be at the mercy of the "real" Arab women such as the sisters and mothers of the idiot who brought her home to them. Bad juju. This young woman simply sounds like a not too bright ninny who got used as a mule of some sort.
4. May every fool convert walk the same path
Cameron ,   USA   (06.01.13)
5. 2.
Birdi ,   Israel   (06.01.13)
Actually it's rather sad to read this story. She was influenced, brainwashed, used & killed. All for what? Recognition? Love? She was born innocent, wasnt she?
6. Seems to me #5 is closest to the real issue here.
tom ,   tel aviv   (06.01.13)
7. "Stupid is as stupid does." Forrest Gump.
Dee Bee ,   Israel   (06.01.13)
8. Sorry to say this, but ...
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.01.13)
... look at her. Unattractive, grossly overweight (quadruple chins) -- the ideal victim for a self-serving Arab lothario. Focus attention on a woman who never gets any, and you create the perfect patsy. I regret the fact that she lost her life, and I do feel sorry for her family, but the fact remains -- had she lived, sooner or later she would have turned her indoctrination into acts against the United States. It's happened before. It will happen again. Does anyone understand that the target of choice for Arab and Moslem terrorists are middle-aged, unattractive and overweight women, looking at a last chance to grasp the brass ring on the merry-go-round? In the American Midwest, it's either falling victim to phony Arabs or falling victim to meth dealers. Heaven knows we have seen more than enough of both. Condolences to the family. Perhaps they should have cared just a tiny bit more.
9. #5 Dear niece, I was rather touched by Aaron's sensitivity
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (06.01.13)
10. The world is going to look to Israel
PaulD ,   Jerusalem   (06.01.13)
on how to deal with the horrors of Islam. Therefore, it is high time that the Israelis ignore the global anarchists, and do what it needs to do with the hostile population committed to Holy war against the Jews. Expel them all. No citizenship, no equal rights only Human Rights, no Islam.
11. she does mot deserve pity
zionist forever   (06.01.13)
The woman took a conscious choice to go to Syria for the purpose of fighting with the rebels which in itself is illegal because American law forbids a citizen fighting abroad to try topple a legitimate government which Assad currently is. Having an American passport does not means it was a crime to shoot her. I do not feel the slightest bit of pitty for the stupid woman herself only for the family.
12. 10.
Birdi ,   Israel is ours.   (06.01.13)
Lovely thought, Paul. Israel cant do that. The world would crucify us. I know, I know, Kahane was right.
13. 9.
Birdi ,   Israel   (06.01.13)
Uncle Noodles, you forgot the ''in'' before the word ''sensitivity'' I do forgive you. Shavua tov.
14. 8.
Birdi ,   Israel   (06.01.13)
Fat people are supposed to be happy people, arent they Sarah?
15. #5 "born innocent"
deavman ,   Acco, Israel   (06.01.13)
Yes unlike others who are born guilty !
16. She never went TO Dubai.She went training VIA Dubai
Alan ,   SA   (06.01.13)
17. Re: Obama's Muslim Outreach Summits.
Harry Wright ,   UK   (06.01.13)
Obama: Tell me what you want. Well, he need look no further. Just look at the Nicole Mansfield's incident and he'll find all the answers there.
18. I think we all overlooked the great quote by Grandma
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (06.01.13)
"Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, do you realize you're looking a rattlesnake in the face?"
19. Brainwashed
Get Real ,   UK   (06.01.13)
At least be thankful that this brainwashed woman did not have the opportunity to return home and bring death and destruction to her fellow citizens as so many before her have done in the West
20. I'm sure she wasn't THAT innocent.
Persian CAT   (06.02.13)
Many "converts" have been sent as mercenaries/agents to Syria to fight on the "rebels" side. The British, and the US governments have a long history of doing this kind of shenanigans.
21. Sounds like a stupid family
David ,   San Diego   (06.02.13)
First off, you have this stupid woman who hides everything from her family. She supposedly met a guy no one ever met(strange) and decided to go to Syria to fight. Well, why are we supporting rebels if we look down at this woman for joining them? We shouldn't be supporting anyone in Syria, let alone Islamic rebels. Also, the grandmother said that going to Dubai was like staring a rattlesnake in the face. Wth? Dubai is one of the safest and most traveled to places in the world. Most would rather go there than the 3rd world crap hole this family comes from- Flint, Michigan.
22. US mother killed in Syria kept many secrets
Anna ,   Montreal, Canada   (06.02.13)
I would rather think the opposite. Nicole Mansfield became a mother at the age of 15. She was gullible, misguided person who was looking for the solution to her unsettled life. Unfortunately she wasn't the first and wouldn't be the last victim of false aspirations. I hope her daughter would get the right lesson.
23. #8 Sara Great Post Right On!!!!!!!!
Robert Levine ,   Las Terrenas,DR   (06.02.13)
24. 8 - Take a look in the mirror! Shame on U!
Dina   (06.02.13)
25. #5
Rick S. ,   USA   (06.02.13)
She was born innocent and lived stupid. Too bad she had to pay the ultimate price. Islam is not "The Religion of Peace" and teaches it's followers hatred and violence.
26. US mother killed in Syria kept
jacques ,   nsw   (06.02.13)
they are usually fat, and ugly, and desperate!!
27. Israel is no different
Karen ,   South Orange, USA   (06.02.13)
I am amazed at all the talk about how women are treated in Palestinian society. Having lived in Israel for five years, the orthodox Jews treat their wives the exact same way. Women must ride in the back of the bus, wear ridiculously long sleeves and long tights in 90 degree heat so not to tempt the poor uncontrollable men, and have few rights in a Bet Din court. I could go on for pages of what happened to me and my children while living there. Israelis are just as patriarchal as the Arabs they just don't admit it.Israelis pride themselves on being so progressive but any of the religious ones turn the clock back just as far as the Arabs. I was never treated with such disdain and disrespect until I lived in Israel. Being Jewish is one thing and being Israeli Jewish is a totally different thing all together. I was so embarrassed to be a Jew while living in Israel. Their behavior in general is a DISGRACE!! I couldn't wait to get the H*** out of that crazy country. Israel is not lily white in this dispute with the PA. I used to see Arab men rounded up in a wired pen where they were held all day in the hot sun. Their crime was coming into Israel looking for an honest days work. I trusted the Arabs who constructed my home far more than my crazy Haredi neighbors. They were more loyal too. Israel screams abut collective guilt and punishment of Jews but they then do the exact same thing to the Arabs. If one PA does a bad thing, they turn off the electric and water to the entire camp. My Christian friends went for a trip there and were absolutely horrified with the conditions of the Palestinian ares and how they were daily harassed in horrific drab stations every time they tried to go past the wall. I don't get how Is real criticizes the Nazis and then turns around and acts the same way to the Palestinians. No wonder there can be no peace.
28. Karen versus Israel
Alf Red ,   Londonistan-Israel   (06.02.13)
Dear Karen, what on earth brought you into the haredi camp? I doubt it was love of the kind that this poor woman had to Arab dicks. Then WHAT? How did you manage not to see the real israel behind Mea Shearim? I am sad to see how hateful you are now - thanks to the medieval Jewish Iran, in which you've found yourself here. But these morons are but a very small part or our population. And exist as leeches on back of others who work, serve in the Army, study and live normal modern life where women are in no way "second class" as you somehow imagine. Just open your eyes!
29. To: No. 24
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.02.13)
Sorry, but truth hurts. Are you a bit pudgy, dear? Do you travel to Israel? Do yourself a major favor and stay away from Arabs who smile nicely at you and want to get all intimate. It isn't love, dear, it's manipulation. When I was with the IDF Military Advocate General, I saw around 500 cases just like this each month. Pathetic. I wish I could have done something for these starry-eyed and vulnerable women, but that wasn't my job. My job was protecting and defending the State of Israel. And some of these deluded and duped women were found to have absolutely NO problem blowing up the State of Israel and killing Jews wherever they might be found in order to protect their "lovers." Lonely and unattractive women are target one for terrorists. Pathetic, but there you have it. No, they don't love you, but they surely do need your passport. Try dieting. If you're serious about it, supposedly it works.
30. To: No. 14
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.02.13)
I wouldn't know. Despite my very best efforts, I remain around 20 pounds underweight. It doesn't do my health any good -- low blood sugar, very low blood pressure -- wish I knew what to do; I've been trying long enough. Can't gain weight. No matter how hard I try, and I do try.
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