Saudi Executioner Discusses His Calling and Demonstrates His Weapons and Methods

Memri TV ^ | 11/4/2006 | Memri films

[KyHammer]

Saudi Government-Appointed Executioner for Mecca, Abdallah Al-Bishi, Discusses His Calling and Demonstrates His Weapons and Methods

Following are excerpts from an interview with the executioner for Mecca, Abdallah Al-Bishi, which aired on LBC TV on November 4, 2006.

Reporter: This is the most renowned executioner in Saudi Arabia, Abdallah Bin Sa'id Al-Bishi, who carries out the executions. His sword delineates the border between seriousness and play. There is no negotiating with him, once the heads have ripened. When it's harvesting time, he is the most suited for the job.

Abdallah Al-Bishi: I started to work in this field after the death of my father – about a week or ten days after his death, in 1412 [1991-92]. I was surprised that the people who supervise this field summoned me, saying I had a mission. Allah be praised. Of course, I did not have swords or anything back then, but I used the swords of my father, may he rest in peace, and carried out the execution. My first mission was to execute three people.

Reporter: Abu Bader's swords have cut off a hundred heads and more. His eldest son, Badr, is training in the same profession. He inherited this profession from his father, Sa'id Al-Bishi. He remembers how, when still a small boy, he accompanied him to the beheading of a criminal in Mecca. That sight, Abu Badr says, was the turning point in his life.

[KyHammer]

For video of interview go to http://www.memritv.org/#. Anchors are conducting interview like he's a sports figure or movie star. Says he's had to behead lots of friends, but hey what the hell.

[PetroniusMaximus]

"... and here we have the DeHand-O-Matic® 2000. Very useful and, in many regards, a signiffican upgrade to the DeHand-O-Matic® 1800-A"

[PetroniusMaximus]

"... and here we have the DeHand-O-Matic® 2000. Very useful and, in many regards, a significant upgrade to the DeHand-O-Matic® 1800-A"

[eleni121]

Remind me again of why we have to buy oil from these animals.

[IronJack]

when still a small boy, he accompanied him to the beheading of a criminal

And all WE have is Disney World ...

[PetroniusMaximus]

"... and here we have the DoublePost-O-Matic®..."

[claptrap]

How is it so many of our governmental types want to be the
Saudis butt-boy even Bush is getting his little Presidential library built by these seventh century throwbacks.

[EveningStar]

First TV host: Do you cut off hands, or do you just do beheadings?

Abdallah Al-Bishi: Yes, yes. I carry out the punishment of cutting off thieves' hands, as well as the cutting off of a hand and a leg on alternate sides, as is written in the Koran.

Religion of Peace ping.

[Admin Moderator]

Please refrain from abusing the Breaking News sidebar.

[KyHammer]

How did I do that? It wasn't intentional.

[M. Dodge Thomas]

Remind me again of why we have to buy oil from these animals.

Driving the 7/11 for a cup of coffee, picking up a newspaper, and reading about our depersonalized, highly scripted, "industrial" methods of executing criminals is an important way of reminding us of our moral superiority to the "muzzies" ?

[pandoraou812]

There is no negotiating with him, once the heads have ripened. When it's harvesting time, he is the most suited for the job.

What a nasty way of explaining the cutting off of heads, when the heads have riped. ewwwwwwwww

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

I have to say it! This guy is a bit of a cut up!

[NormsRevenge]

Don't know why but

Sling Blade came to mind

[Popman]

The only thing I could think of was to break out in song "We are the World"

< / sarc >

[EveningStar]

It's an interesting article no matter how you slice it.

[EveningStar]

ping

[Thebaddog]

It's all very normal?

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

His work will eventually bring things to a head.

[Cacique]

btt