NBC: Handling of Sons “Quite Offensive to Islamic Sensibilities”

MRC ^ | Monday July 28, 2003 | BrentBaker

[fight_truth_decay]

NBC’s Richard Engel offered a more sweeping scolding than did other reporters of the U.S. for laying out for video cameras the bodies of Uday and Qusay Hussein. He called the decision “controversial” and insisted “all of this has been quite offensive to Islamic sensibilities here. Muslims are generally buried in a simple white shroud without any embalming process at all.”

On Friday’s NBC Nightly News, Tom Brokaw asked Engel in Baghdad: “Richard, as you well know, there’s fresh video tonight as well of the bodies of Saddam’s two sons after they were cleaned up by Army morticians. We want to warn everybody, the images are still very graphic, but are those new images any more persuasive to the Iraqi people?”

Richard suggested the U.S. messed up again: “They are not really more persuasive. But they certainly are more controversial. These bodies were quite radically altered. First, the men were shaved, then putty was used to remodel their faces, make-up was also applied to make them look more life-like. The Americans, however, say these are certainly the men and even displayed a metal plate that bears the identical serial number to a plate that was inserted in Uday’s leg after an assassination attempt in the 1990s. All of this has been quite offensive to Islamic sensibilities here. Muslims are generally buried in a simple white shroud without any embalming process at all, Tom.”

[Publius6961]

Oh yeah, I should add...
Sandmaggots don't have sensibitities.

So how can this post make sense?

[mafree]

LOL!! Never saw that one before.

[sheik yerbouty]

I find most Islamic handling of non Moslems to be offensive.

[Terriergal]

Secondly, it is Haraam for strange males and females to see the face of the opposite gender even though after the person has passed away.

Totally wacky. Do they think it'd be a turn on or something? Maybe they do.

How the heck do they handle women's physical exams, I'd have to wonder. What kind of topsy turvy thinking goes on here? Maybe you can look at the rest of the body but not the face?

[Robert_Paulson2]

NBC: Handling of Sons “Quite Offensive to Islamic Sensibilities”

roflmao...
this is FANTASTIC news!
these murderous "religion of pieces" cult members need to be REALLY offended. the more the merrier in my book.

[Redcloak]

I agree. Photographing their bodies was offensive.








They should have been properly hanged from a minaret at the Grand Mosque in Baghdad and left for the crows.

[Terriergal]

:-)

[mass55th]

"We wouldn't be seeing the pictures of Uday and Qusay Hussein if some of the Iraqi whose families were raped, tortured or murdered had gotten hold of them."

My sentiments exactly. The U.S. handling of the bodies was probably more humane than if they'd fallen into the hands of those they'd abused. We more than likely did them a favor.

[Republic]

I am incensed. ( I know-so what's new? lol, sort of.)

I am off to write to little tommy brokaw right now. I sure wish a few others would do this as well. At least someone on his staff will have to feel the wrath. Think I'll mention the words fair and balanced and give tommy a good old fashioned word lashing.

[Roughneck]

You guys have some what I would consider appropriate ideas...


Whats sad about it is, that even what we may suggest is still too good for two krappy pieces of. . .well, I dont want to be thrown out of here . .

[Mo1]

We want to warn everybody, the images are still very graphic, but are those new images any more persuasive to the Iraqi people?”

And I might add that NBC didn't have to air the video .. That was THEIR decision to do so

[CrystalClear]

HMMMM that was exactly what I said days ago when this issue first came up...let's see...they were murdering, whore mongering, drug abusing alcoholics. I guess that will move them right to the front of the line concerning Islamic morals.

[Terriergal]

You guys won't believe this... but then again, maybe you will. :-( It *is* all too common nowadays after all.

[PatrioticAmerican]

"Islamic Sensibilities"

It doesn't seem that they have any to begin with, so, who cares?

[fortunecookie]

Seems to me the brothers Gruesome loved video. Making video of themselves and others. Watching hours of the many, many videos they, especially Uday, made. You know, the usual stuff - birthdays, weddings, parties, sporting events, torture, murder, rape, killings, gruesome details of each, played for themselves and guests, guests who knew enough to watch and feign enjoyment lest they become subjects of the next installment. And they sometimes randomly became subjects anyway. Oh, how fitting that the brothers became subjects of their 'final' video. Do you suppose they have Sony in hell??

We wouldn't be seeing the pictures of Uday and Qusay Hussein if some of the Iraqi whose families were raped, tortured or murdered had gotten hold of them.

Absolutely!! Plus others are probably afraid to defy the Hussein administration or what's left of it - the Baathists who still crave power, without proof that the leaders of the regime are falling. I'm sure some are skeptical of the photos if they have seen them. Their fear is understandable.

[Terriergal]

I feel your pain.

[autoresponder]

Dead on!

How about couples holding hands jumping from the WTC?

[Terriergal]

The U.S. handling of the bodies was probably more humane than if they'd fallen into the hands of those they'd abused.

Doesn't matter. they won't be happy with ANYTHING we do until we convert to Islam. then we can do whatever the h*ll we want and call it our sacred right.

[Alouette]

Oh, how fitting that the brothers became subjects of their 'final' video.

Here they are sporting with their virgins.