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December 2, 2006

Saudi Government-Funded Executioner (Beheader) 'On A Mission'

Topics: Understanding Islam

Jules Crittenden says Larry King can't touch this - and he's right. On the other hand, it does take a special kind of sicko to give an audience to an even more special kind of sicko, even in the very special sicko wahabbist culture of Saudi Arabia. For sake of simplicity, let's subtitle this piece - "Chopping off heads for Allah":

Reporter: "This is the most renowned executioner in Saudi Arabia, Abdallah Bin Sa'id Al-Bishi, who carries out the executions. His sword delineates the border between seriousness and play. There is no negotiating with him once the heads have ripened. When it's harvesting time, he is the most suited for the job."

Abdallah Al-Bishi: "I started to work in this field after the death of my father - about a week or 10 days after his death, in 1412 [1991-92]. I was surprised that the people who supervise this field summoned me, saying I had a mission. Allah be praised. Of course, I did not have swords or anything back then, but I used the swords of my father, may he rest in peace, and carried out the execution. My first mission was to execute three people."

More at Jules' place ...

Related reading: Saudi Arabia's Beheading Culture

Posted by Richard at December 2, 2006 8:37 AM

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