How do you know it was before death? Don't get me wrong but like Daniel Pearl it sounds like after death would be more their style ... then again, these are Sadaam Insane grunts. BTW, WHY cut that off? Is their symbolism with that ?
I saw the Al Jazeera video and then once Al Jazeera was forced to stop running the video, it could still be found on ogrish.com. I saw one or more of the POWs still alive with blood stains at that particular spot of his pants. There was also a cut showing the captors undoing one of the POWs belts and pants. It would not be torture to the victim if it was done after death. Also shown was a female from the waist down laying on the hospital floor with her stained underwear exposed. I don't know anything about their symbolism other than being inhumane. Just think about the video that has been shown this past week of Saddam and his henchmen cutting off Iraqi members arms, hands, half decapitating Iraqis.