There was a tarp on the floor and despite that, there was both blood on the floor and dripping from the severed head. If anyone that actually viewed that tape can say with a straight face that it was "faked' they are either lying about seeing the tape or are trying desperately to create a conspiracy theory.
Was there dripping from the head? I'm pretty sure there wasn't so much as one drop.........
The images were bad but the sound was haunting. I'd be interested in an analysis of the event but I'm not sure I'd want to meet someone who could stomach doing the "work".
I have noticed that since the beheading/murder Zarqawi has made it obvious that he is challenging the stale command structure of al-Qaeda to shift the center of gravity to his al-Tawhid (Unity) gang which is now defined by his actions in the recruiting video.
Looks to me like our "folly" in Iraq is ground-zero for the next holy war if the bad guys can just find enough bodies. Perfect. I hope that any able bodied jihadist hears the call and comes down to the valley of death. Saves us a trip.