Yes, I agree that this might be one of those sick Islamic urban legends. There are so many, and this follows the pattern.
I’d require more evidence to declare this as truth.
I’m not saying al Qaeda isn’t capable of such an act - or that past evidence doesn’t support them doing such a thing - I just think it is hyperbole.
This is a good example of how things get distorted. I’ve heard this from several sources in the region. The story is true up until the part where the child is baked and presumably eaten. In these cases AQ will sit the family down and then bring out the oldest child, usually a male and slice his throat in front of his family if they don’t “convert” If they do convert the child is then conscripted anyway.
Saddam’s Son fed his enemys to Lions...
Hitlers SS made lamp shades from human skin...
why is this so hard to believe?
when man gets so depraved, and reaches the bottom of the depths of his ability to commit Sin...this is what you get.
They are the Servants of Satan.
China would send a bill for the bullet used to exicute Prisoners to their familys...
Then get your happy @ss over there to disprove Michael Yon’s story.
Totally agree with you....urban legend possiblity. Islam is horrible enough without legends.
That line from The Godfather comes to mind, the one about something being "an infamia" -- Mediterranean and Middle Eastern societies have their infamias, things that even Al Q'aeda wouldn't touch. Child murder and cannibalism would seem -- from a distance -- far enough over the line, that not even our worst enemies would go there.
But we know Beslan was true. They would kill children, we know that.