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  • AQ monsters release video of Koda beheading

    11/02/2004 12:50:48 PM PST · by mhking · 46 replies · 1,028+ views
    Rambings' Journal ^ | 11.2.04 | Michael King
    As we noted Saturday, Japanese hostage Shosei Koda was beheaded by the Al Qaeda-associated terrorist group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.The monsters have now released stills and video of the beheading.Al Qaeda Organization of Holy War in Iraq said Tokyo had offered a ransom of "millions of dollars" for 24-year-old Koda. It warned Japan to withdraw its forces from Iraq or "drown in the hell of the mujahideen" along with "crusader forces."Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hatsuhisa Takashima denied the ransom claim. "It's just groundless. We have not done that," he said, denouncing the video posting as "disgusting." ...The video showed...