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Yet another sorry tale. Do we know what she did whilst there?

Thanks Maria.

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the charges against her: " member of a terrorist group styling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also known as Dawlat al-Iraq al-Islamiyya, Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Dawlat al Islamiya fi Iraq wa al Sham, otherwise known as 'Da'esh' and the Islamic State in Iraq and Sham" tout court. She was found not guilty of a second charge of attempting to finance the terrorist organisation. Was she a cook? (all the jihadists arrested usually said that never fought, that they were working as cooks or drivers or plumbers...

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Wow! My own mini-article - thanks Maria!

So often in warfare throughout the ages, captives will claim to be cooks and did none of the fighting. Clearly that's nonsense in so many cases, probably most, but what excuse do the real cooks use?!!

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MARIA ZUPPELLO's avatar

They would say that they are jihadists in their kitchen!

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Indeed!

I could post something cynical and potentially humorous but I'll leave it there. Not the place for it.

Again, many thanks Maria. :)

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