Equality for Iraqi women? "Iraq's First Female Suicide Bomber Strikes"

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http://www.dailyrepublic.com/articles/2005/09/28/ap/headlines/d8ctclq05.txt

Iraq's First Female Suicide Bomber Strikes

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A woman strapped with explosives and disguised as a man blew herself up outside an Iraqi army recruiting center in a northern town Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding 30 in the first known attack by a female suicide bomber in the country's bloody insurgency.

Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the blast, saying in an Internet posting that it was carried out by "a blessed sister."

The attack in Tal Afar, where U.S. and Iraqi forces routed militants in a major offensive two weeks ago, demonstrated the difficulty of maintaining security in the towns in the large northwestern region stretching to the Syrian border, where insurgents are most active.

I guess Karen is right?

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-turkey-us,0,2842702.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

Hughes Defends Women's Status in Iraq

ANKARA, Turkey -- The United States' new public relations chief, Karen Hughes, responded to Turkish criticism over the Iraq war by telling women's rights advocates Wednesday that Iraqi women were being treated better now than they were under Saddam Hussein.

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