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Tape of Bigley Decapitation Posted on Web
Times Leader/AP Wire ^ | 10/10/2004

Posted on 10/10/2004 6:04:22 AM PDT by Born Conservative

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A videotape of the beheading of British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared Sunday on an Islamist Web site, showing the civil engineer pleading that he wanted "to live a simple life" moments before he was decapitated.

The nearly five-minute tape appeared two days after Bigley's family said it had proof that the 62-year-old civil engineer from Liverpool was dead. The body has not been found.

The tape showed Bigley, dressed in an orange prison-style jump suit and seated in front of seven armed, hooded men. Behind them was a banner of the Tawhid and Jihad group, the extremist organization that has claimed responsibility for numerous suicide attacks and beheadings of Westerners.

Bigley made a brief statement, saying "I am not a difficult person. I am a simple man who wants to live a simple life." Addressing British Prime Minister Tony Blair, he then said: "More than ever I need your help."

"Here I am again, Mr. Blair," Bigley added. "Very, very close to the end of my life. You do not appear to have done anything at all to help me."

One of the hooded men then spoke, saying the British government "pretended to care about its people" but "they are lying." The speaker said the kidnappers extended the deadline for Bigley's death to allow time for coalition authorities to meet their demand to release all female prisoners held in Iraq.

"Britain is not serious," the speaker said. "So this malicious Britons has nothing except the sword."

Suddenly the speaker drew a knife from his belt, and three of the others grabbed Bigley, who pivoted to his left. The men shoved Bigley to the floor and cut of his head, which the killer then lifted for viewers to see.

Bigley was seized Sept. 16 in his Baghdad home along with two Americans, who were beheaded within days.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bigley; jihad; tawid
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1 posted on 10/10/2004 6:04:23 AM PDT by Born Conservative
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To: Born Conservative

Islam, "religion" of beheadings. Filthy beasts.


2 posted on 10/10/2004 6:06:08 AM PDT by veronica ("Not all Muslims are terrorists, but almost all terrorists are Muslims." Abdulrahman Al-Rashed)
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To: veronica

Exactly..


3 posted on 10/10/2004 6:06:54 AM PDT by MEG33 (John Kerry has been AWOL on issues of national security for two decades)
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To: MEG33

No, brave warriors who murder a 62 year old man on a camcorder and cover their heads with hoods so they can't be identified.


4 posted on 10/10/2004 6:08:50 AM PDT by johniegrad
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To: johniegrad

Better add sarcasm tag..somebody isn't going to get it!!


5 posted on 10/10/2004 6:10:28 AM PDT by MEG33 (John Kerry has been AWOL on issues of national security for two decades)
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To: MEG33

Brave warriors </sarcasm>


6 posted on 10/10/2004 6:12:39 AM PDT by johniegrad
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To: Born Conservative
It can be viewed here for those inclined.

Of course, be warned.


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7 posted on 10/10/2004 6:13:25 AM PDT by rdb3 (How much are the Muslims paying Pat Buchanan?)
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To: rdb3

They are so proud of their cowardly atrocities..I choose not to view them.


8 posted on 10/10/2004 6:15:35 AM PDT by MEG33 (John Kerry has been AWOL on issues of national security for two decades)
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To: veronica
I hate when the Libs blame Bush/Blair for the evil deeds of these B*stards. This is the nature of the enemy we face! Get real!
9 posted on 10/10/2004 6:17:56 AM PDT by Shqipo (The gloves are on and the corners are empty.)
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To: Born Conservative

The saddest part is, in mosques all over England, right now, the UK's very own Muslim Fifth Column is watching the tape...and cheering.

At the rate these Islamist bastards are gaining a foothold in Europe in general and the UK in particular, the Mother Country is going to rue the day she disarmed her own populace. Soon.

}:-)4


10 posted on 10/10/2004 6:19:14 AM PDT by Moose4 ("That was beautiful. Now never, ever, do it again.")
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To: MEG33
They are so proud of their cowardly atrocities..I choose not to view them.

I both hear and respect that. But for those who will, look this evil straight in the eye.


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11 posted on 10/10/2004 6:19:31 AM PDT by rdb3 (How much are the Muslims paying Pat Buchanan?)
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To: Calpernia; StillProud2BeFree; Velveeta; Revel; lacylu; Alabama MOM; Donna Lee Nardo; jerseygirl; ...

Ping


12 posted on 10/10/2004 6:19:47 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny (On this day your Prayers are needed!!!!!!!)
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To: Born Conservative

I don't want to sound too "tin foil hattish", but I'm curious. Why do all these guys (the victims) always wear "orange jump suits"? Why do their killers give them orange jump suits to wear, and where do they get the suits?


13 posted on 10/10/2004 6:20:15 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: FourtySeven

I think the reason for the orange jumpsuits is because that is what the US places on the Gitmo detainees. They probably buy them over the internet.


14 posted on 10/10/2004 6:22:30 AM PDT by Born Conservative (20 years of votes can tell you much more about a man than 20 weeks of campaign rhetoric-Zell Miller)
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To: Born Conservative
Britain is not serious," the speaker said. "So this malicious Britons has nothing except the sword."

The Brits should show them the sword, as should we. The Nuclear Sword that is.

15 posted on 10/10/2004 6:24:35 AM PDT by El Gato (Federal Judges can twist the Constitution into anything.. Or so they think.)
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To: Born Conservative

Subhuman, murderous filth that is Islam and its mindless, deviant adherents.

I'll pass on watching another beheading. The others were enough to whet my resolve in killing them, when TSHTF.

RIP, Mr Bigley. Your problems are over.


16 posted on 10/10/2004 6:27:15 AM PDT by 7.62 x 51mm (• veni • vidi • vino • visa • "I came, I saw, I drank wine, I shopped")
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To: Born Conservative

When these perpetrators are caught, I think there should be a video of their execution broadcast to the Arab world. Their deaths should be done in a way as to heap maximum contempt on their gutter religion.


17 posted on 10/10/2004 6:27:38 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: Born Conservative

I wonder if I would have the courage to pray to God and declare my faith in Christ in this situation. I hope so. I think it's the best response I could make to these infidels.
May God watch over and protect this man's wife and family.


18 posted on 10/10/2004 6:28:35 AM PDT by Sabatier
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To: nw_arizona_granny

Thank you. We've had it up for a couple of hours now. This one has some major differences - for starters, the person doing the reading does not sound like Zarqawi, and the person doing the beheading is using different techniques. Gruesome. Freepmail me if you want a link that isn't full of porn links.


19 posted on 10/10/2004 6:33:24 AM PDT by StillProud2BeFree
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To: Moose4

If England doesn't stop the terrorists that are multiplying in their country right now like a virus, Blair will eventually be asking the US to send troops into England to help. This time, we will kill all of their "internal islamic terrorists" with PLEASURE!
We are fortunate in America that millions of US citizens are armed and ready for any internal uprisings here.

I think that we should let the islamics have France. It will be a great place for "our" new "Southern Command Europe" to practice with new weapons systems, and it will make a great place to practice bombing runs!

KILL ALL TERRORISTS UNTIL THERE ARE NO MORE!!!!! If islam can't learn to be a peaceful religion, wipe it from the face of the Earth!

LLS


20 posted on 10/10/2004 6:37:17 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (kerry... a girlie-man who built his life on a bedrock of lies, and derives his strength from EVIL!)
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