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| Purported Al-Qaida in Iraq Video Shows Beheading of Iraqi National Guard Member | |
| 2005-04-05 | |
| CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A video posted Tuesday on the Internet showed purported al-Qaida in Iraq militants beheading a man said to be an Iraqi security force member. A statement shown on the video identified the Iraqi National Guard member as Jassim Mohammed Hussein Mahdi, who appeared to be in his early 20s, and the black banner of al-Qaida in Iraq, which is headed by wanted Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The video, posted on a militant Web site that carries most al-Qaida in Iraq statements, could not be immediately authenticated. It showed an unidentified interrogator talking to Mahdi said he had received orders from his superiors "to kill the mujahedeen anywhere and without hesitation." Mahdi was shown squatting on the ground in an empty room while wearing full military gear and his hands tied behind his back. He said he was a member of the Iraqi National Guard's 4th Brigade, but did not say when or where he had been captured by militants. Mahdi said he "regretted" working with the U.S.-allied Iraqi government and urged "all members of the police, National Guard and army to abandon this work, which is religiously prohibited." "God's verdict against this renegade, who was tempted by dollars, has been carried out," said a statement shown on the video. "Let everyone who sold his religion and joined this unit know that he will have the same fate." The video later showed Mahdi lying blindfolded on the ground before two masked men appeared. One held Mahdi's legs while the other severed his head with a knife with shouts of "Allahu akbar!" or "God is great!" heard from the background. Al-Qaida in Iraq has claimed responsibility for beheading Western hostages and many members of the Iraqi security forces.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #13 Perhaps Al-Q is looking for an Emmy Award to add to their Pulitzer :). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-04-05 11:41:13 PM |
| #12 Yep, the headsman gets his cut. [**rimshot**] |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-04-05 10:23:00 PM |
| #11 In Saudi I understand that relatives of the condemend who care, pay a fee to the headsman to whet his sword on gold, so the cut will be swift and sure. |
| Posted by: toad 2005-04-05 8:50:23 PM |
| #10 The French didn't invent the Guillotine, they perfected the technology already in use (Halifax gibbet, for example). Joseph-Ignace Guillotin promoted its use as a "humane instrument". |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-04-05 8:14:08 PM |
| #9 Looks like Al Qaeda has developed an addiction problem (how Western of them). Their addiction happens to be to painful, blood-spattered homicide. An irresistible desire to see the blood of humans being slaughtered makes them perfect candidates for an Islamic 12-step. Wonder how you make amends to a headless corpse. May God comfort the victim's family. Islam won't. |
| Posted by: Jules 187 2005-04-05 7:47:48 PM |
| #8 Lizzie B. >>>you wacker you! |
| Posted by: 40 2005-04-05 5:08:15 PM |
| #7 One documented case of the headsman taking 23 whacks to get the job done. Hey! It's not as easy as it looks. |
| Posted by: Lizzie B. 2005-04-05 1:36:10 PM |
| #6 "It would be time for showing some beheadings of Al Quaidists...." Please much slower and painful and public. |
| Posted by: Ulinese Snens1134 2005-04-05 1:08:58 PM |
| #5 One documented case of the headsman taking 23 whacks to get the job done. Ouch. |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-04-05 12:52:26 PM |
| #4 The reason Madame la Guillotine was invented is that such sword work takes real skill, and a good, sharp sword. Madame is simple, effective, and in the end more humane than the unending hacking at a partially severed neck that was common using the traditional method. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-04-05 11:35:31 AM |
| #3 Why bother with that method? I never miss an occasion for promoting fine French technology. :-) |
| Posted by: JFM 2005-04-05 11:14:31 AM |
| #2 BTW France has some used guillotines for sale. Why bother with that method? A nice, sharp sword and a basket to catch the head is good enough for the job. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-05 10:46:23 AM |
| #1 It would be time for showing some beheadings of Al Quaidists while people in the background shout in Arabic "Bin Laden has a small p...s". BTW France has some used guillotines for sale. |
| Posted by: JFM 2005-04-05 10:14:45 AM |