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Video Seems to Show Beheading of American
Yahoo News ^ | 11 May 2004 | Unattributed AP

Posted on 05/12/2004 8:32:44 AM PDT by JakeINJoisey

CAIRO, Egypt - A video posted Tuesday on an Islamic militant Web site showed the beheading of an American civilian in Iraq (news - web sites), and said the execution was carried out by an al-Qaida affiliated group to avenge the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaidaterrorist; beheading; berg; mediabias; nickberg; terrorism
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"SEEMS" to show? Good Lord...AP strikes again.
1 posted on 05/12/2004 8:32:47 AM PDT by JakeINJoisey
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To: JakeINJoisey
It can only "appear to show" if you haven't seen the video.
2 posted on 05/12/2004 8:34:44 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: JakeINJoisey
Andrew Sullivan says, "Who do they think Al-Qaeda is? Penn and Teller?"
3 posted on 05/12/2004 8:35:28 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: JakeINJoisey
We are all well aware of the use of special effects by islamic militants, to get their point across without hurting anyone.
4 posted on 05/12/2004 8:35:35 AM PDT by RolandBurnam
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To: sarasota
As if the poor guys headless body found on an Iraqi bridge doesnt prove the Video is legit.

I dont recall them ever using "seems to" in articles related to the prisoner abuse.

5 posted on 05/12/2004 8:36:48 AM PDT by No Blue States
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To: JakeINJoisey
If you look around - the "Seems to" part is a YAHOO artifact - it's not in the story - other pages have "Video shows..."
6 posted on 05/12/2004 8:37:08 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: RolandBurnam
Alah bless there little souls.
7 posted on 05/12/2004 8:37:41 AM PDT by gathersnomoss
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To: sarasota; yall
I missed the 6:00 news last night. Did any network show any part of the video?
8 posted on 05/12/2004 8:38:25 AM PDT by null and void ("Don’t duck! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dis...", the late Gen. John Sedgwick 1813-1864)
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To: JakeINJoisey
I think they meant "appears to show an alleged beheading".
9 posted on 05/12/2004 8:38:51 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (From each according to his inability, to each according to his misdeeds - DNC Motto)
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To: gathersnomoss
seems to show,,,this belongs in the "world has gone crazy ping list"
10 posted on 05/12/2004 8:38:51 AM PDT by cajungirl (<i>swing low, sweet limousine, comin' fer to Kerry me hoooommmee</i>)
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To: null and void
I didn't watch any news last night. After viewing the video, I didn't see any point in getting anyone's spin on it. I drew my own conclusions.
11 posted on 05/12/2004 8:40:04 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: sarasota
I would be astonished if any of then showed it.
12 posted on 05/12/2004 8:42:41 AM PDT by null and void ("Don’t duck! They couldn't hit an elephant at this dis...", the late Gen. John Sedgwick 1813-1864)
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To: cajungirl
This is certainly no time for fence sittering. There are no gray areas here so choose your side.
13 posted on 05/12/2004 8:42:49 AM PDT by gathersnomoss
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To: sarasota
when they found him by the bypass, his head seemed to be disconnected from his body . . . he seemed to no longer be alive . . .

incredible...
14 posted on 05/12/2004 8:42:59 AM PDT by job (Dinsdale?Dinsdale?)
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To: JakeINJoisey
That didn't take long. The DUers were saying yesterday, shortly after viewing the video, that it was either a mannequin, or if it was real, it was probably CIA hiding behind those masks. I guess the AP thought this was reasonable information.
15 posted on 05/12/2004 8:45:14 AM PDT by kenth
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To: Izzy Dunne
If you look around - the "Seems to" part is a YAHOO artifact - it's not in the story - other pages have "Video shows..."

Ahhh...I concur...so AP is off the hook. I guess there's a yahoo in Yahoo News.

16 posted on 05/12/2004 8:46:42 AM PDT by JakeINJoisey
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To: JakeINJoisey
Yeah, I suppose his head could have fallen off accidentally.
17 posted on 05/12/2004 8:46:45 AM PDT by Sloth (We cannot defeat foreign enemies of the Constitution if we yield to the domestic ones.)
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To: JakeINJoisey
This story seems to show that the AP is a valid news organization.
18 posted on 05/12/2004 8:48:39 AM PDT by Reactionary
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To: sarasota; null and void
the only part of the video that was shown on nbc and cBS was him sitting in front of 5 masked things then they showed a small clip ogf him sitting in a chair telling the camera what his name is and his parents names thats it though
19 posted on 05/12/2004 8:48:50 AM PDT by freepatriot32 (today it was the victory act tomorrow its victory coffee, victory cigarettes...)
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To: JakeINJoisey
Well, at least they didn't go with "video shows signs of serious trauma to American."
20 posted on 05/12/2004 8:49:50 AM PDT by KellyAdmirer
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