Command Post: "[MSNBC]
Soldier says he fled when he was picked to be a suicide bomber.
Struggling against hopelessness and fear, he prepared for battle under the scrutiny of the militia?s swordsmen, appointed to decapitate any deserters. Clad in black fatigues, he weathered bombing and boredom. Then he plotted his escape to the safety of relatives on the Iranian border. ?For what was I going to fight?? he asked."
