15 beheaded corpses found in Iraq

[ECH1969]

THE Iraqi army said today it found 15 beheaded corpses, both men and women, on an old military base near Latifiyah south of Baghdad.

The army raided the old Hatin army base, now believed to be used by insurgents, and found the corpses, said Captain Mohammed Abdel Hussein al-Saedi.

The soldiers launched the operation after reports some Shiite pilgrims on their way to the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf had disappeared near Latifiyah, around 40km south of Baghdad, where rebels frequently launch attacks, Capt. Saedi said.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12489510^1702,00.html

[RetroLounge]

1. "Hatin army base, now believed to be used by insurgents"

WTF???

They have army bases?

RL

[Renew Deal]

4. It depends on what you mean by your question.

I think it's an old Iraq base.

[RetroLounge]

20. It was leass a question than a statement of WTF

They are using old bases (posts), and we know this, yet we don't go stop them from using it?

:wtf:

RL

[bemildred]

6. Yeah, what can you say, that really sums it up.

We don't really know what's going on, but we think the
"anti-Iraqi forces" may be using old army bases. The term
is "post" BTW, the Army has "posts", the Air Force and Navy
have "bases".

[leftchick]

2. progress...

LOts more progress. I can't take this much more progress. :(

[amber dog democrat]

3. Why do you hate America so much ?

Didn't you get the message " Freedom is on the march " ?
Even if there are a few random beheadings, at least Iraqis can vote.

I can't wait til we begin the liberatoin of Iran. It just gets better.

let freedom reign

[KansDem]

9. "at least Iraqis can vote"

They could always vote, it's just they only had one candidate: Saddam Hussein, or rather "Good" Saddam, the one supported by the US before he became "Bad" Saddam, the one Bush wanted to oust in order to get Iraqi oil.

But you missed the most important point: "Even if there are a few random beheadings," gays can't marry! (Perhaps that was their last thought before the ax/sword fell"

[amber dog democrat]

11. Maybe the wealthy Iraqis can get permanant tax cuts too.

We need to help them create a social security system and then destroy it too.
Should not be too hard.

[Bo]

16. ...Let the eagle soar

[Roland99]

5. The link didn't work

Try this one

[harrison]

7. Is this the Salvadoran Option at work?

[leesa]

8. Whya are beheaded corpses such a horror to us??

It's far more humane way to die than being napalmed or burnt with white phosphorous, or having your head blown off by a bomb.

[Skeptic_All]

10. One word for this response..........

Incredible.

Here's a question..........why should these people have had to die to begin with?

Or is this not something you considered prior to scribing your latest gem?

Come on now.........this can't possibly be the start of a discussion on the best ways to die, could it?

[amber dog democrat]

14. But they are going to die anyway.

Ultimately all life is terminal.

[NickB79]

19. Good question

Let's ask the 100,000 Iraqis the US has killed so far since invading. Why did they die to begin with, when Iraq was no threat to us and had no WMD's?

[amber dog democrat]

12. That is true.

I understand they may pass laws allowing doctor assisted decapitations.
Its a cultural thing that may or may not gain ground here.

[gordianot]

15. I made the mistake of watching the videos.

Extremely gruesome. I have seen people die, the result of accidents including a neighbor who commited suicide. Even seeing this in real life it did not compare to beheadings of terrified people.

I am constantly amazed and sickened by human cruelty.

[Drifter]

13. Let Freedom Reign ...

Welcome to the Decade of Terror ... Brought to you by the US Government, a paid subsidiary of Haliburton.

Cheers
Drifter

[LynnTheDem]

17. It's DEMOCRACY breaking out.

BUSH WAS RIGHT!

[daleo]

18. We'll see how this develops

The account is sparse, and it only hints or assumes that the bodies were due to insurgents. It doesn't even specifically say these are bodies were recently killed. Many scenarios present themselves, and accounts with limited details often prove to be misleading or false.