Wes, Peace and others - I did not see any reports that radical Islamists wrenched the Downs syndrome child from the parents. Was a kidnapping involved? It seems to me that the parents must have given their consent.

I don't condone this but try to imagine the alternatives from their point of view. Was it a parental decision? If so, what drove them to martyr their child. Could it have been no medical, special services or education and no opportunity for the future? I imagine that raising a disabled child in Iraq is quite a bit different than raising a disabled child in North America.

Before I believe this story, I would have to have the details. I don't think anyone should believe it until the story is reviewed in detail. Just because one person makes a remark and it is reported over and over again, worldwide, does not make it true.