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Kidnapped Syrian teevee host executed
2012-08-05
Syrian television presenter Mohammed al-Saeed, abducted from his Damascus home in mid-July, has been executed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Observatory's Rami Abdel Rahman said, "The television presenter, a well-known figure on state TV, has been executed, and the Al-Nusra Front has claimed responsibility for the killing."

On Friday, Al-Nusra, a little-known Islamist militant group, claimed the kidnapping and execution of Saeed in a statement, "The heroes of western Ghouta [in Damascus province] imprisoned the shabih [pro-regime militia] presenter on July 19. He was then killed after he had been interrogated."

Posted on a forum portraying an al-Qaeda flag, Al-Nusra's statement showed a photograph of Saeed, looking scared, with his back against a wall in an unknown location. It said, "May this be a lesson to all those who support the regime."
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  coincidentally, his name is similar to Baghdad Bob's name

i.e., Mohammed-Saeed-Al-Sahaf
Posted by: lord garth   2012-08-05 10:41  

#4  LOL, ZF!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-08-05 10:02  

#3  "brought to justice, and soon, before the Hague"

LOLZ - do you not see the irony in that?
Posted by: Frank G   2012-08-05 09:35  

#2  Since this TV anchorman supported the Assad regime, this is obviously a case of yet another war criminal gone to his just deserts. This execution was a fine example of Islamic humanitarian principles in action, for which each of the participants should receive a Nobel Peace Prize. Assad's execution of rebel combatants however, is a war crime for which he needs to be brought to justice, and soon, before the Hague.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2012-08-05 08:27  

#1  I'd suggest Rev Al, Rachel "Rick" Maddow, and a bunch of other MSNBC hosts broadcast from Damascus for a couple weeks
Posted by: Frank G   2012-08-05 08:22  

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