Pakistani Women Vow "Babies for Jihad"

(Islamabad, Pakistan) Yesterday, women of the religion of peace gathered for a jihad pep rally.

About 2,000 Islamist women gathered at the radical Red Mosque in the Pakistani capital on Wednesday and vowed to raise their children for holy war, days after a suicide bomber killed 18 people after a similar rally.

Chanting slogans of "jihad is our way", burqa-clad women, some with babies, listened to fiery speeches from the daughter of the mosque's jailed cleric on the eve of the anniversary of a commando raid on the complex in which more than 100 people died.

"Our mujahideen (fighters) laid down their lives for the enforcement of the Islamic system in Pakistan. We are left behind to carry forward their mission," the daughter of cleric Abdul Aziz told the tightly guarded rally in the mosque compound.

Last Sunday, a similar jihad pep rally for men was followed by a suicide bombing which killed 15 police officers.

With their children pre-programmed to become suicide bombers and targets of violence, one has to wonder whether the fundamental followers of the religion of peace ever hug their kids.