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inyouagain -> RE: Beheading (6/19/2004 1:05:45 AM)
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Here's a short but informative article about the Islamic beheading ritual, and it's true origin back to Muhammed who ordered a mass population of Jewish men to be executed by beheading. The article describes the four options available to the Islamic ruler regarding his conquered prisoners:
1) Execution by beheading (most common choice for males)
2) Enslave them (most common choice for females and children)
3) Use them for ransom (today's #1 choice for terrorists, ie. non conquerers)
4) Pardon them (rare exception to the above)
Since "westerners" are considered to be infidels (not because some of us believe in a faith derived from Hebrews, but mainly because we do not believe in Islam, and Allah), and the popular Hebrew based religion involves spirituality, it combines an age old warrior philosophy of defeating the body and the soul of your enemy. Instead of simply a mortal wound, the objective is to behead the enemy to kill his soul. Western "infidel" religions and social structure do not include martyrdom, which is fanatically embraced by Muslims. In their eyes, either killing all us infidels is in order... else force our submission by the sheer terror of their "sacrifices of us".
Western terror is achieved by the murder of defenseless westerner captives with the ritualistic Muhammed twist of beheading, followed by mocking with placement of the severed head. If you've followed world events, most all terrorists factions that have beheaded captives claim allegence to Al Quaeda, and Bin Laden. He and his organization have distributed CD-ROMS of training and teachings of his interpretation of Islam, and of the Muslim fundamentals. Since beheading of captives has taken place worldwide by Al Qaeda linked terrorists, I'd venture a guess it is a ritual defined by Bin Laden or his cronies... as the ultimate insult after death... to infidels.
One thing I've noted among the terrorist organizations is that the executions (sacrifices per Allah), only involve males... never hear of female captives being beheaded. I believe this folds back to the 2nd Muhammed option above... not that they show favor to the female gender, but rather see it as something to use to their advantage, as in slavery. If I'm not mistaken, an exception would have been the 9/11 Flight from Washington that hit the Pentagon. I recall there were cell calls made in which the callers described a female flight attendent having had her throat cut in order for the hijackers to gain access to the flight deck and cockpit (but she was dead either way).
The easy answer is it's to terrorize, and apparently with a designed protocol to depict clearly a sacrifice of infidels, and a total destruction of their spirit and soul. This aspect not only exists in organized terrorism, but was practiced in numerous combat theaters by western militaries. In Vietnam there was an Army practice of severing the ear from your confirmed kills, and adding them to your string of severed ears. Also, using death cards to show the enemy which US outfit killed their members. Yes, even our own freedom protecting military has barbaric tactics, to terrorize the perceived enemy.
I never said I agreed or condoned any of it, but then again I don't fanatically pursue a religion that promises me breakfast with god, a wheelbarrow full of gold, and 12 brown-eyed virgin wives simply for giving my life as a martyr.
Inyouagain
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