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Iraq
Dad goes on trial as a Jihadi!
2007-05-17
An al-Qaida insurgent who allegedly helped plan hundreds of bombings in the Baghdad area and beheaded two Russian hostages will soon be face trial in an Iraqi court, the U.S. military said Wednesday. Omar Wahdallah Dad, also known as Abu Nur and "the Spider", has been in U.S. custody since December and will be tried under Iraq's anti-terrorism law, U.S. military spokesman Maj. Gen. William Caldwell told reporters.

Abu Nur could receive the death penalty, Caldwell said.
Let's certainly hope so!
Caldwell said Abu Nur has admitted to a role in 800 to 900 bombings while serving as a senior al-Qaida commander in the Baghdad area. The general said Abu Nur led a network responsible for some of the deadliest attacks in the capital, including one last year in the Shiite slum of Sadr City in which more than 200 people died. He said the Abu Nur admitted responsibility for the June 2006 kidnapping and murder of four Russian diplomats. Abu Nur is accused of personally beheading two of the Russians, the general said.

An umbrella organization of seven insurgent groups, including al-Qaida in Iraq, posted a Web video showing the graphic killings of three Russian embassy workers who had been abducted in Iraq. The 90-second video showed two blindfolded men beheaded and the shooting of a third man. In the footage, two men clad in black and wearing black ski masks shout "God is great!" before beheading the first man. Then one militant appears standing over the decapitated body of a second victim in a pool of blood, with the head placed on top of the body.
Posted by:Ahnuld

#8  Did they actually shout "God is great" ? I think not, so why the quotes ?
Allan's Snackbar !
Posted by: wxjames   2007-05-17 13:06  

#7  I wonder if his execution will be on Father's Day?
Posted by: Glenmore   2007-05-17 07:25  

#6  Al-Qaida in Iraq? Does the New York Times know?

I'm sure they do, but they can't let the truth stand in their way, so, no, they don't "know".
And they'll continur to "Not know" as long as they have any ink.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-05-17 06:22  

#5  Just a minute, now!

800 to 900 bombings while serving as a senior al-Qaida commander in the Baghdad area.

Al-Qaida in Iraq? Does the New York Times know?
Posted by: Bobby   2007-05-17 05:48  

#4  I beleive the charming and delightful Trailing Wife had a good idea yesterday - something about the dogs feeding on his carcass.

Does he have to be dead first?
Posted by: Bobby   2007-05-17 05:47  

#3  FG: I wouldn't trust them any more. Shuffle this trash off to a ditch and shoot him in the ear with a 50 cal.... end of his story

Why waste bullets? Drug him, feed him into a crematorium and return him to his relatives in an urn. No fuss, no muss.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2007-05-17 05:39  

#2  I wouldn't trust them any more. Shuffle this trash off to a ditch and shoot him in the ear with a 50 cal.... end of his story
Posted by: Frank G   2007-05-17 00:30  

#1  Wouldn't it be nice to hand this mutant over to the Russians? I'm sure they'd find some creative and entertaining ways to take out the trash.
Posted by: Omoluling McCoy4091   2007-05-17 00:19  

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