Word: martyrdom
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...manhunt inside Afghanistan, U.S. commanders surmised that bin Laden--like the men he has dispatched on his errands of suicidal terror--would rather endure a fiery death than be captured by the infidels. He has reportedly instructed his closest aides, including his son, to give him the glory of martyrdom and shoot him if the Americans came knocking...
...news for Osama bin Laden and his men. The Arab, Pakistani and Chechen volunteers he brought to Afghanistan are mounting last stands, because unlike the Taliban's indigenous fighters, these "tourists" can't switch sides. But they're surrounded with little hope of relief, and the moment of "martyrdom" draws near for most. And if bin Laden's survival had depended on the Taliban's, their collapse may well presage...
...Pakistan border, I passed the Russian-made tank I had seen that morning: it was stranded on the road, a bearded man with grease on his hands trying to fix it. Refugees swarmed the border, but there was also traffic in the opposite direction: zealots hoping for action or martyrdom. Each day, guards confirmed, 100 to 300 "religious students" make the trek, mainly Afghans and Pakistanis, but also Arabs and Muslims from Malaysia and Indonesia, hurrying to fight?and possibly...
...mellowness; Sufism, the most tolerant brand of Islam, flourishes in the numerous shrines. So it is jarring to see the invasion of graffiti along Sind's national highway, which cuts through vast fields of cotton, wheat and sugarcane, exhorting Muslims to kill Hindus and Westerners. VICTORY OR MARTYRDOM reads a sign by Lashkar-i-Tayyaba, one of the most influential Kashmir militant outfits. DEATH TO THE INFIDELS reads another. Attiya laughs. "Their infidels include all of us," she says, gesturing to her husband and young daughters. The slogans, which started appearing a year or two ago, creep up almost...
...Pakistan has more than its share of Islamic militants. The country's ongoing support of Muslim rebels in Indian Kashmir has fanned the flames of militancy in every town and village. In this struggle, martyrdom has lately become a horrifying tactic; a Muslim Kashmiri youth in April last year blew himself up outside Indian army headquarters in Srinagar. Other militants staged an unsuccessful suicidal siege of the Red Fort in New Delhi. One Pakistani military official said he wouldn't be surprised if U.S. authorities discover that Pakistani nationals were involved in some phase of the Washington and New York...