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Video shows Russian hostages killed
2006-06-26
Too bad the Russians didn't oppose the Iraq war; then this would never have happened.
An Iraqi al Qaeda-led group said on Sunday it had killed four Russian embassy staff it had taken hostage, according to a statement posted on the Internet. The statement said the posting included footage of the "execution". The group had demanded that Russia withdraw its troops from Chechnya and release all Muslim prisoners.
The Chechens actually had a posting on Kavkaz.com where they disassociated themselves from the demands and the groups making the demands.
The Web posting showed video footage of the killing of two men it said were Russian hostages and the beheaded body of a third man. It showed two militants beheading one of the men and the shooting of a second, after showing four men speaking in Russian in video statements dated June 13, 2006. In Moscow, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman could not immediately confirm the report of the deaths. The four embassy staff were kidnapped and a fifth was killed when gunmen blocked their vehicle in Baghdad on June 3.

"This is the video for carrying out God's ruling against the Russian diplomats...in revenge for our brothers and sisters for the torture and killing they received at the hands of the infidel Russian government," a statement by the Mujahideen Shura Council said. The al-Qaeda-led Council said in an Internet posting last week it was holding the four Russians and had decided to kill them after Moscow failed to meet its demands.
Posted by:Fred

#9  One wonders why they don't use the SS-18.
That said... What has Amnesty International said about this mistreatment of nocombatants?
Posted by: 3dc   2006-06-26 21:18  

#8   but seeing as how Chechnya still exists after Beslan

Shakes head, can't figure it out either. I figured there was gonna be a once-in-a-lifetime Russian raid somewhere. Very telling. They don't have much between an assault battalion and an SS-18
Posted by: 6   2006-06-26 16:28  

#7  I read it was his wedding tackle, shoved in his mouth, then they trussed him up as a chicken and shoved out of a moving car.

Then there's this one;

In 1985, when terrorists took over the Soviet embassy in Beirut, a Spetsnaz strike team infiltrated the embassy, abducted four of the terrorists and sent one of their decapitated heads in a bag to the terrorists' leader. The following day all the hostages were released.


Who knows?, but seeing as how Chechnya still exists after Beslan, perhaps they aren't the same as in the 1980's ?
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2006-06-26 16:10  

#6  Maybe ol' Pooty-Poot will remember some of his previous training.

As I recall, back in the days of the Evil Empire, there was a Russian who was taken hostage in Beirut back in the early 80's. A few KGB guys found one of the hostage taker's "associates" and chopped off an ear a la Van Gogh, and did a few more things outside of the Geneva Conventions. Amazingly enough, the Russian was freed shortly afterwards.

We may never know about how they will respond to this (and if I know anything about Russians, they will....), but I would be very shocked to see Russians targeted again in the future.

I'll have to ask me sweetie how this is being portrayed over there. (He's in Moscow right now.)
Posted by: Swamp Blondie   2006-06-26 15:37  

#5  "The Chechens actually had a posting on Kavkaz.com where they disassociated themselves from the demands and the groups making the demands."

Yeah, we all know how squeamish the Chechens are about committing atrocities.
Posted by: Xbalanke   2006-06-26 14:48  

#4  Wonder what their response will be?
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2006-06-26 13:48  

#3  The Al-Qaeda Islamo-facists are equal opportunity crazies. They hate everyone.
Posted by: JohnQC   2006-06-26 11:08  

#2  "The Chechens actually had a posting on Kavkaz.com where they disassociated themselves from the demands and the groups making the demands."

Does anyone have a link to this?
Posted by: ordu   2006-06-26 00:54  

#1  Wonder if Putin ever thinks of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact?.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-06-26 00:39  

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