https://freerepublic.com/tag/gangoffourrinos/ en-us Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:50:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706825/posts What could be the first public appearance of the new leader of al-Qaida in Iraq has been posted on the Internet, showing him executing a Turkish hostage. Abu Ayyoub al-Masri succeeded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was slain in a US airstrike June Seventh. The new leader is also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajer. The video shows three men in masks standing behind a blindfolded hostage. The militant in the middle, identified as al-Masri, reads a statement criticizing companies and people that cooperate with the US military. Then he shoots the hostage three times in the head. AP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706825/posts#comment Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:50:13 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1703991/posts When you enter a boxing ring, you agree to abide by the rules of boxing. But when you are attacked from behind in a dark alley, you would be a fool to abide by the Marquis of Queensbury rules. If you do, you can end up being a dead fool.Even with a nuclear Iran looming on the horizon and the prospect that its nuclear weapons will end up in the hands of international terrorists that it has been sponsoring for years, many in the media and in the government that is supposed to protect us have been preoccupied with whether... Creator's Syndicate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1703991/posts#comment Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:04:25 GMT