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May 11, 2004

I'm Outraged

Yes, about the Iraqi prison abuse. But even moreso about this:

Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq beheaded an American civilian and vowed more killings in revenge for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, an Islamist Web site said Tuesday.

A poor quality videotape on the site showed a man dressed in orange overalls sitting bound on a white plastic chair in a bare room, then on the floor with five masked men behind him.

"My name is Nick Berg, my father's name is Michael... I have a brother and sister, David and Sarah," said the bound man, adding he was from Philadelphia.

After one of the masked men read out a statement, they pushed Berg to the floor and shouted "God is greatest" above his screams as one of them sawed his head off with a large knife then held it aloft for the camera.

Now, that is contempt for human life in the extreme. We should show these Al Qaeda assholes no mercy. None. At. All. Destroy them where they live, eat, and sleep. If they are Al Qaeda, they are on the wrong side. Make them pay.

Update: And just to show I'm not a right-wing kook (as some dimwits have proclaimed in the past - and you know who you are. Yes, we're talking about you, lefty looney), I give you this bit of sheer idiocy from the Freeper Brigade:

You can thank your friendly neighborhood Democrat or CBS (ghoul TV) for this death.

Thank you CBS.
Thank you Senator Ted Kennedy.
Thank you Hillary Clinton.
Thank you John Kerry.
Thank you General Taguba.

Remember, folks, stupidity isn't the sole province of any one party. As evidenced by this bit of tin-foil hat happiness from the Democratic Underground:

Sorry. Bull-shit alert. My theory right now. with the little information we have? Nick Berg knew something (Photos? What?), was in hiding, and was lured out to be executed by people on our side who are going to cynically exploit this beheading.

Or, uh, this one:

Oh yeah, now that Abu Graib prison photos are coming out the damn Nazis bring out a video of an american being killed. If this doesn't say Propaganda then I don't know what is.

All we need now is a Libertarian to chime in with how this is surely the work of someone in the DEA, and the circle will be unbroken.

Oh, and Michele has some thoughts too.