uhhh... i thought he was on a STRETCHER when he first saw US Troops and tried to roll off of the it to "Get away" or so all the press said. so which is it???
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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The irony (if you can call it that) s that one version of the story is that Iraqi police were the first on the scene; so it's entirely possible Zarqawi was getting a good old-fashioned beatdown from them (many are Shia).
How about:
Muslims expect a major criminal to get the shit kicked out of his as lays dying so they project this onto the Americans. They figure this is what MUST HAVE HAPPENED and that's the genesis of the rumor that spreads like wildfire until it reaches our drive by media. Who then have their own reasons for spreading it
Myths surround major killings of criminals. From John Dillinger to Bonnie & Clyde on down. Zarq is the same. Amplified by the fact that Muslims are not sober when it comes to spreading and accepting rumors and myths. It's wild over there
Just went out to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and they are carrying it as well. This isn't journalism, it is a smear campaign, possibly even treason!
Who the F*CK CARES? I was hoping for the last fifteen minutes of BRAVEHEART, myself.
"Yeah. We capture ALIVE the head of al Qaeda in Iraq, seriously injured after a bombing, and we beat him to death instead of keep him alive to milk for info."
I think the general public and the media just can't understand how methodical, disciplined, ice-water veined professional warriors operate.
Good grief. Sure I realize it's CBS, but it's hard to believe they would run with this.
And yet CBS/AP find it newsworthy.
Very true. Arab society in particular seems to have a particular affinity for believing the most outlandish stories, probably because throughout history they have never had anything remotely resembling a right to free speech or freedom of the press; ergo "news" serves whatever regime (and theocracy) is in place and is likely to be untrue.
Yes, I'm sure that GI's about to confirm and tag the most wanted man in Iraq, knowing that it's going to have a high profile, decided to slap him around a little first.
C? B.S.!
Unfortunately, their imagination is the only thing they have more than sand.
Equally unfortunate is that they do not tend to use their imaginations in a constructive type of way. Just MHO.
>>I hear that his family is demanding that his body be returned so it can be buried and worshipped for his martyrdom. I hope we cremate the remains and scatter them in a pig sty.
You're on the right track but you need to take it further. Feed his body to the pigs and then collect it after it passes through the pigs. If the family wants his body back, then they can have it. It could do double-duty: worship his martyrdom and fertilize the garden at the same time.
Thanks for reporting this, See B.S. and Ass. Press.
Your desire to bash American soldiers and this administration's WoT is on full view for the American voters.
uhhh... i thought he was on a STRETCHER when he first saw US Troops and tried to roll off of the it to "Get away" or so all the press said. so which is it???
Never heard of Pallywood.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I hope they beat the living sh!t out of the subhuman POS!
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