December 31, 2001

Severed Head Watch

"Teenager Forced Bystanders to Kiss Severed Human Head," is probably the weirdest headline of a weird week.

But there must be something in the air. Have you seen al Qaeda's latest hit video?

THE video begins innocently enough: a wildlife documentary presented by Sir David Attenborough shows him raving about rare insects and exotic plants against the backdrop of an active volcano. There is no sign of Al-Qaeda’s evil here, nor at the end of the tape, which features Princess Diana and Prince Charles at the start of a visit to Kuwait more than a decade ago...

Sandwiched incongruously between them, however, is a macabre insight into the gruesome world of Osama Bin Laden’s disciples: a group of Arab soldiers, somewhere in the mountains of Afghanistan, are tossing a severed head around for the camera. They taunt the bloody skull, shaking it by the hair, lift an eyelid to simulate blinking, and throw stones at it, while chanting a chorus in praise of Allah.


What a great bunch of guys...

Posted by Dr. Frank at December 31, 2001 12:09 PM | TrackBack