In some ways Latifa's story is heroic. To be a Colonel in the military takes some doing. To achieve this as a woman in a strongly male dominated culture is something of a triumph. Latifa deserves credit for her achievements.

However, like many heroic stories, this one has a fatal flaw. An irritant that can turn the story inside out and upside down making it hard to understand at face value, and making sure it gets under our skin.

In this story the hero has to risk, and perhaps sacrifice, her child's life in the pursuit of what she considers the greater good. Shades of the Christian crucifixion story.

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Only three hours sleep. That'll teach me to twitter endlessly about the royal wedding while quaffing bubbly. Tragic behaviour, but I had to do something to make it through another repeat of 'The Royals at the Abbey'.

While all eyes were on Katie's posh designer number, I couldn't help but notice Will's fancy uniform and the preponderance of military clobber clanking about the place.

Ironic, isn't it, that an itinerant Jewish mystic who preached a message of radical love, even to the point of loving your enemies, should be associated with a church saturated with military memorabilia.

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