How horrible is THIS ?? Kurdish Teenager's "Honor Killing" Fades to Memory as Iraq Violence Swells

[clarice]

By Tracey Shelton

DOHUK, Iraq -- The child's body was found lying beneath the trees on the outskirts of Shekhan village. Her young, once beautiful face was missing its right eye; her left breast was cut open.

[link:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-groundtruth-project/kurdish-teenagers-honor-k_b_5596318.html|

[get the red out]

1. This will sound bad to people who try to ignore this shit

I don't want war in any way. But I despise that part of the world where "Honor Killings" are common and legal. I despise selling young girls to old men and cultures that do this. I don't want to waste one cent bombing any of these people, so I don't need those accusations. But God, I despise their culture more than I have words for and then some.

[clarice]

3. I do as well. nt

[redqueen]

2. Jesus... graphic

It is sickening that so many girls and women are subjected to this violence, and from their own 'loved ones'

This happens all the time. I wonder why the person who wrote it seems shocked that this one death would fade from memory.

[clarice]

4. Good point.....It seems to happen a lot in that part of the world. nt

[riderinthestorm]

5. Hideous. This young girl gets some attention from me today... I wish I could do more

So much more...

[clarice]

8. Wouldn't you have loved to have snatched this little girl up in your arms...and run...run...run

before this horrible thing happened? Or better yet...tie the old man down and
beat him to death with a bat?

[smirkymonkey]

6. God, how sick.

I cannot understand such hatred and violence. This is just beyond my comprehension. It is so depressing I can't even find the words to express myself.

[clarice]

7. Smirky......I hate posting depressing stuff....but....

when I read this story, I was so horrified.....that I thought....my God...
what can we do to stop this sort of thing.

[smirkymonkey]

12. I know, I am just so sad and angry that things like this happen in the world.

It seems like we are powerless to stop it. I wish we could.

[LynneSin]

9. That husband is both weak and creepy

To prey on a 15 year old girl forcing her into marriage is just wrong on so many levels of wrong.

[clarice]

10. YES.......I can't even comprehend it. I hope there's a special place in hell. nt

[LynneSin]

11. I read the article- he still had another wife and 9 children

And that poor child-bride not only was getting abused by her aging husband but his first wife and all 9 of the kids.

Tha child wasn't a wife. She was a human punching bag for that man and his first family to take out their rage.