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May 7, 2006
The Cruel And Inhuman Beheading Of Atwar Bahjat
Topics: Iraq
Just how cruel and barbaric are the Islamic terorists in Iraq? From the Sunday TimesOnline comes yet more evidence of the stupefying cruelty of Iraq's unspeakable violence - the beheading of Atwar Bahjat, one of the country's top television journalists. Until last week, no one but her killers knew just how much she had suffered, and now her family's worst fears of what might have happened have been far exceeded by the reality:
Then her arms were bound behind her back. A golden locket in the shape of Iraq that became her glittering trademark in front of the television cameras must have been removed at some point -- it is nowhere to be seen in the grainy film, which was made by someone who pointed a mobile phone at her as she lay on a patch of earth in mortal terror.
By the time filming begins, the condemned woman has been blindfolded with a white bandage.The voice of Atwar Bahjat, one of the Arab world's most highly regarded and outspoken journalists has been silenced - she was 30 years-old. Read all of the horrifying story...It is stained with blood that trickles from a wound on the left side of her head. She is moaning, although whether from the pain of what has already been done to her or from the fear of what is about to be inflicted is unclear.
Just as Bahjat bore witness to countless atrocities that she covered for her television station, Al-Arabiya, during Iraq's descent into sectarian conflict, so the recording of her execution embodies the depths of the country's depravity after three years of war.
A large man dressed in military fatigues, boots and cap approaches from behind and covers her mouth with his left hand. In his right hand, he clutches a large knife with a black handle and an 8in blade. He proceeds to cut her throat from the middle, slicing from side to side.
Her cries -- "Ah, ah, ah" -- can be heard above the "Allahu akbar" (God is greatest) intoned by the holder of the mobile phone.
Note that this is Muslim on Muslim violence. In the minds of the jihadists, there is no room for tolerance of anyone that doesn't endorse their brand of Islam. (Video of story here).
Posted by Richard at May 7, 2006 2:18 PM
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