Posted on 07/10/2006 5:54:36 PM PDT by Alouette
THE Iraqi branch of al-Qaeda has put on the internet a video showing the mutilated bodies of two US soldiers kidnapped in June and executed to "avenge" an Iraqi woman raped near Mahmudiyah south of Baghdad.
"Here is a film on the remains of the bodies of the two American soldiers kidnapped near Yussufiyah (south of Baghdad). We are showing it to avenge our sister who was raped by a soldier belonging to the same division as these two soldiers," said a preamble by the Mujahedeen Al-Shura Council, an al-Qaeda dominated alliance of armed Sunni groups in Iraq.
When guerillas learned of the rape, "they repressed their sighs to avoid news of the affair spreading but they swore to avenge their sister", the council said on its usual website.
"Praise God, they captured two soldiers from the same division as this vile crusader. Here are the remains ... to rejoice the hearts of the faithful," the statement said.
The nearly five-minute film shows the horribly mutilated bodies of the two soldiers, who had had their throats cut.
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I've read the affidavit. I've read the reports in the media. Heck I've even read the report on the Iraq Resistance website. BUT until the results of the investigation are released and the information is presented in court, all of it is pure speculation and heresay. I agree that it doesn't look good for Green but it didn't look good for Lt. Pantaro at this point in his investigation (whose incident occured in the SAME town as this one).
So let me get this straight...
If a Muslim rapes a women, the woman needs to be killed in order to restore her family's honor.
But if a non-Muslim rapes a woman, two people from the rapist's community need to be immediately tortured and killed.
It's the Religion of Justice too!
There were other witnesses that came forward in June, those witnesses would have known about the rape/murder at the time it happened. S the probablility is that Iraqis did know about this for about the last three months.
I hope it isn't true, but apparently other soldiers have given sworn testimony that it is.
Gotcha.
It is questionable whether the soldiers were actually killed out of revenge. Iraqis around Mahmudiya, where the rape and murder took place, believed at the time that the girl and the other three victims — her younger sister and parents — were killed by other Iraqis in sectarian violence, according to the mayor of Mahmudiya and American military officials. The mayor said the possible involvement of American soldiers only became apparent on June 30, when the American military announced it had opened an investigation into the crime.
I thought the same thing..
I totally agree with both of you!
Did they stone their "sister" to death as well? That's what they usually do to a woman when she is raped.
The mayor said the possible involvement of American soldiers only became apparent on June 30, when the American military announced it had opened an investigation into the crime.
Isn't this when one of the soldiers confessed?....
read posts 89 100 and 103
God rest their souls and comfort their families.
I think the President should see this - has he addressed this tragedy at all?
Can't look at it. I'm just sick at the thought of what happened to our brave young men and even sicker at the thought that the MSM sides with the enemy...traitors all!
Bump for reference.
What do you want him to say?
Your choice. However, to ignore and deny this atrocity against fellow Americans is equivalent to condoning and excusing the behavior exhibited by the sub-human animals. I do herewith condemn and decry the horrific treatment and blatant torture of fellow Americans; and call for justice for their families. The accusations against our servicemen are unfounded. My heart aches for everyone involved. Except the false accusers.
<< I won't look, but I do wonder if the media told them this was to avenge the so called "rape" of their sister. I have a feeling they did.
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Agree -- to both points. >>
Me too.
God rest our poor dead Soldiers souls -- and protect their Brothers in Arms from islamanazism's bloody barbarian bastards.
<< .... to ignore and deny this atrocity against fellow Americans .... >>
Blah blah blah .....
The atrocities are not owned by any particular Americans, not even by the families of any particular soldiers and/or jersey witches -- but are directed against and are the concerns of us all.
Good point ....but they wouldn't have the "huevos" to watch it.
How could the mother complain after the event when she was killed in the event?
The mother, the father, the 14 year old alledged rape victim, and a younger female sibling were all alledgedly killed in this same event of March 12, 2006.
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