Posted on 06/10/2006 10:32:23 AM PDT by Lacey
CBS/AP) An Iraqi man who was one of the first people on the scene of the U.S. airstrike targeting Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said he saw American troops beating a man who had a beard like the al Qaeda leader.
The witness, who lives near the house where al-Zarqawi spent his last days, said he saw the man lying on the ground near an irrigation canal. He was badly wounded but still alive, the man told Associated Press Television News.
U.S. troops arriving on the scene wrapped the man's head in an Arab robe and began beating him, said the local man, who refused to give his name or show his face to the camera. His account could not be independently verified.
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Id like to know where the money is coming from..
Oh please... here we go, accusations from the enemy. Wonder if our oh so prissy elecred officials will put more AMERICAN troops in shackles based upon this obvious crapola. The lefties will be delighted to add this to their "his death isn't all that important" and "it will only cause more violence" mantras. Of course enemy non-combatants and terrorists should all have rights and personal lawyers. /s
LIBERALISM IS a mental disorder!
Oh, like we care.
I hope they all had a shot at him, but, unfortunately, it ain't so.
It was only a matter of time. Next, this will morph into torture. Then we are going to find out that the intel that led us to his safehouse was a result of torture. Just wait. Enemy sympathizers are working behind the scenes.
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Your predictions are right on. This am AP and CBS reporting an Iraqi man said they saw US military troops beating a man near the bomb site.
MSM is sick drive by shooter
These questions were already asked at the White House Press Conference. The enemy sypathizers are not behind the scenes, they are at the forefront. They have names like Connie, Dan.
They have taken sides with the enemy. That is all there is to it.
Yes. They aren't even bothering to pay the civilians to lie to the camera anymore. They just make it up and pretend someone told them.
[U.S. troops arriving on the scene wrapped the man's head in an Arab robe and began beating him]
GOOD! I hope it happen. It's better then giving CBS another excuse to glorify the terrorist during a made for TV show trial.
I still remember Rush saying, many months ago, that this would be the case. That the depths that the left would sink to in their struggle to maintain power would amaze us all.
Have you seen PALLYWOOD?
So???
I knew it was only a matter of time before this came out.
No. No virgins. One gets the virgins for committing suicide and taking a bunch of infidels with you. He did no such thing. He died a chicken. Trying to run away.
I hope he was worked over with a blow torch prior to check out.
Yeah we put the guy on a stretcher to beat him to death. LOL!
Ok. Basic journalism 101. If a person will not give his name, show his face and his account can not be verified...it is NOT something you report. It does not even rise to the level of rumor. It rises to the level of "making it up."
My take is this beating of an almost dead man will go over well in the Muslim world. They interpret this as a sign of disrespect for Zarq and a display of our dominant power.
The left here and in Europe will bleat away but the Arab Muslims will dig it. Did it really happen? Who knows but this is the kind of mythic gossip they are addicted to in the Middle East. Rumor mills are very powerful over there because most Muslims are cynical and distrusting of their mass media and governments. Plus everyone there loves gossip. The men also love gossip which is kind of gay
"this will help rally the terrorist and cbs knows it."
"this will help encourage the enemy and cause the deaths of more Iraqi's, British, Australian, and American military and the murderers at cbs know it."
I don't wanna be there when God looks down at them and says, "now, what did you do during your life?"
.....amen to that...!!
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