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New Wave of Video Beheadings Aimed at 'American Slaves'

October 30, 2007 12:59 PM

Newwaveofvid_mn New propaganda videos show al Qaeda-connected terrorists carrying out the beheadings of captured Pakistani soldiers, labeled "slaves to America."

One edited video, obtained by the Blotter on ABCNews.com, shows several teenage boys carrying out the decapitation of a Pakistani soldier with crude knives and then holding the severed, bleeding head with its military beret still in place.

In a brief speech to the camera before the execution, the speaker says the soldier must die because he is a "slave to America."

"These videos are put out by these terrorists off and on to create a feeling of fear and insecurity among civilians," Maj. Gen. Waheed Arshad said of the video. "Whenever it's a beheading of a civilian or the military, it's of great concern to all people in the country."

Several hundred Pakistani soldiers are being held in the country's lawless tribal areas after being surrounded by militants.

Military sources in Islamabad report another beheading this week of paramilitary troops from Pakistan's Frontier Corps.   

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Ah yes---the peaceful religion.

Posted by: Jerry | Oct 30, 2007 1:32:40 PM

Lovely Muslim people...
Does anyone ever recall hearing anything good being said followed by the word muslim... Anyone?

Posted by: Squierghia74 | Oct 30, 2007 1:41:59 PM

If this is the punishment for the slaves then what will be the punishment for the master?

Posted by: kilroy was here | Oct 30, 2007 1:43:49 PM

Kids doing a beheading? What's the world coming to? Islam is the devil's religion

Posted by: Bob | Oct 30, 2007 2:01:29 PM

Jerry - you need to read up on the historical backgrounds behind Christianity and Islam before posting something so stupid.

Posted by: Roy | Oct 30, 2007 2:02:30 PM

History shows that Islam originally was peaceful and based upon Mohammad's teachings, they considered Jewish and Christians their brothers since they all worshiped the same God. But that all changed when a political war in Constantinople was twisted by the Pope as a religious war which led to the Crusades. And it's been one side of extremists against the other ever since.

Posted by: Roy | Oct 30, 2007 2:02:52 PM

"Ah yes--the peaceful religion."

And to the militants, more than a religion, a nation -- Their goal being not to convert everyone to the religion of Islam, but to force everyone to line under the RULE of the nation-state of Islam. This is one reason why they can behead prisoners. They don't care how it makes the religion look.

Posted by: Hardy | Oct 30, 2007 2:09:16 PM

I look forward to the day we will be able to visit the beautiful glass beaches of the pakistan/afghan tribal lands.

Posted by: C | Oct 30, 2007 2:16:59 PM

This has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with the barbarism intrinsic to the nature of the grudge they bear against American ideologies.
Quite blaming Islam. They gave no reason pertaining to it.

Posted by: chivas | Oct 30, 2007 2:21:33 PM

The sooner that people realize that God didn’t create man, but that man created God, the better off the rest of the planet will be. I’ve learned over the past 7 years that the people that proclaim themselves to be the most religious are simply using religion to hide behind their shortcomings in life. If we could all go back several thousand years to a time where people worshipped the Sun Gods, the Earth Gods, etc the world would be a much more peaceful place and there would be less killing in the name of someone’s God. Religion is more of a business than it is a peaceful, non-pedophile way of life… just ask any Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jew, etc

Posted by: Steven | Oct 30, 2007 2:25:15 PM

It truly is a shame that peope continue to think that islam is a radical religion. Statements full of sarcasm like, "Ah yes---the peaceful religion.", are full of just as much ignorance and hate as these fundamentalists have. You don't know the truth and so you fear what you don't understand.
It is a shame that these terrorists call themselves muslims. Like most religious fundamentalists, they twist what was good and holy into something that is nothing like what true islamic practice is. If anything, its unfortunate that they usually come out the winners in this part of psychological warfare.

Posted by: Mimi | Oct 30, 2007 2:30:13 PM

Where are the snipers when you need them?

Posted by: | Oct 30, 2007 2:42:00 PM

"teenage boys?" I think these young murderer re-define the term and are fair game.

Posted by: Chas | Oct 30, 2007 2:52:41 PM

Maybe now other countries will bother themselves to get involved in this conflict?

Posted by: KEJ2000 | Oct 30, 2007 2:53:18 PM

Pay attention, America. This is the result when religion, any religion, and politics are mixed. RELIGION POISONS EVERYTHING.

Posted by: John McGilvray | Oct 30, 2007 2:55:37 PM

And our "Christian" leaders are less violent?

Posted by: hobart97 | Oct 30, 2007 3:03:27 PM

These people are crazy. This is not a religion, this is a disaster.

Posted by: Kathy | Oct 30, 2007 3:03:44 PM

Kids having a bit of fun. Just imagine if they overthrew the Pakistani government and got hold of real nuclear weapons. Not the make believe ones Iran is supposed to have.

Posted by: Chris | Oct 30, 2007 3:06:44 PM

I think the US should start making videos of lethal injections of radical islamists.

Posted by: John | Oct 30, 2007 3:07:31 PM

Members of Al Qaeda have some serious mental issues. I recommend that they see psychiatrists asap.

Posted by: Jimbo | Oct 30, 2007 3:15:08 PM

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