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From Michelle Malkin:

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reminding law-enforcement officials of the increased use of female suicide bombers worldwide, and warning that women terrorists might hide explosives in devices “that mimic the look of a pregnant woman.”

The unclassified DHS threat assessment, released Monday and obtained by NBC News, shows photographs of “pregnancy prosthetics,” hollowed-out devices that could hold explosive devices. The report says “female suicide bombers have used devices that make them appear pregnant to hide explosive devices.”

The DHS report states that terrorists are using female bombers more frequently, in part because these attacks generate “more widespread media exposure.” It adds: “Continued use of female suicide bombers-the most recent example being a 3 February 2008 attack at the main railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka-indicates that terrorists judge this tactic as effective in increasing defenses and thwarting security measures.”

Making suicide bombers look pregnant as a way of avoiding detection is despicable. It’s just one more sign of what vicious monsters our enemies are, and yet another reminder that our enemies aren’t doing this because they’re poor or mistreated, but downright evil.

Anyone who would use their child to hide a bomb, recruit the mentally retarded, or begin teaching infants and little kids to martyr themselves is part of a virulent culture of death...one that must be eradicated before it spreads.