[Pan_Yan]

Sequestration.

[Da Coyote]

Coming soon to your left wing back yard, Guardian.

Oh, forgot...

[Zeneta]

How many swordsman do they really need?

[Tennessee Nana]

the executioners had to travel long distances sometimes to get to the place of executions, making them sometimes late,
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Late for what ???

The full moon ???

What ???

[Bitsy]

At last, a human touch.

[Tenacious 1]

If the Saudis run out of food.... might they eat children?

I amazed by the efficient and resourceful Saudi Gvmt. Budget cuts without the service cuts. Whooda thought.

[Tenacious 1]

I wonder if there is a union the executioners are aligned with?

Are they the Head Loppers Union, Local 100?

[Pan_Yan]

Do you have the “beheadings” ping list?

[Tenacious 1]

The Brits invented a machine for this several hundred years ago. I thought the Saudis were more up on the latest technologies.

They probably can’t use guillotines because of existing Labor Agreements with the government.

[muir_redwoods]

Late is a problem? Why, does the condemned have another appointment?

[allmendream]

In unrelated news, Saudi arabia exiles Indiana Jones. ;)

[Tenacious 1]

“Achmed! You’re late again?!!! Have you lost your mind? Where is your head? You need to be sharp about these beheadings! I don’t think you’re cutting it here anymore.”

[I want the USA back]

Bearded savages becoming a little humane?

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Heads won’t roll...

[Gay State Conservative]

When I was in the UAE a couple of years ago I tried like the Dickens to get a visa for Saudi.at that time at least it appeared that there was *no such thing* as a tourist visa for US citizens.I'd just about sell my soul to go there to watch a beheading.

[LurkedLongEnough]

Jaw-dropping news.

[Uncle Chip]

What are they going to do when they have to cut off the hands and feet of thieves -- shoot em off??

[Tijeras_Slim]

Available in many colors, including checkered headrag... but not Livestrong yellow.

[BitWielder1]

No matter how you slice it, it's a cutthroat business.
The hard part is to stay a head above the rest.

[B.O. Plenty]

A shortage of swordsman? WTF?

I guess my question then would be why?

It would be interesting to me to find out what characteristics define a "good swordsman".

I would guess that he would possibly have to be a large person..and have good aim. The rest, it seems to me would be up to the sword..is it heavy, and sharp, and fit for the particualar job at hand.

Maybe a swordsman would have to be kind of a mathematician, being able to calculate in his/her head the exact amount of speed the sword must be traveling to complete the given job.

Maybe the job of swordsman is so horrible that nobody in his right mind would do it, and maybe there's not that many lunatics in S arabia?////naaaahhhhh, can't be since everybody is a muzzie, and muzzies are notorious lunatics...so that can't be it.

There is something else causing the shortage..

..maybe we here at FR can come up with a solution to the problem of swordsman shortage in Saudi Arabia:

[Redcitizen]

Could hire some golf professionals. They have a good slice.