Commander PK Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 :doh: Iraqi terrorists claim to have killed 12 Nepalese workers BAGHDAD (AP) — Terrorists in Iraq issued a video Tuesday depicting their massacre of 12 Nepalese construction workers. The terrorists said the workers were killed for helping the United States and believing in Buddha. Nepalese citizens display their IDs in an earlier video. Al-Jazeera The mass murder stunned Nepal, which has seen many of its citizens head to Iraq for jobs involved in the country's reconstruction. Relatives of the dead were anguished and demanded Nepal seek revenge. The United States denounced the murders and Iraq vowed to capture the killers. "The only solution with this unjust group is to make them face justice," said interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, who appeared visibly angry in an appearance on Arab-language television station Al-Arabiya. A video from the Ansar al-Sunna Army discovered on a Web site showed a masked man in desert camouflage apparently slitting the throat of a blindfolded man lying on the ground. The blindfolded man moaned and a shrill wheeze was heard. The masked man then showed the severed head to the camera before throwing it in the dirt and later resting it on the victim's chest. Other footage showed a man with an assault rifle executing the other 11 men, who were lying face down on the ground, with a series of shots aimed at their heads and backs. Blood seeped from their bodies onto the sand. "We have carried out the sentence of God against 12 Nepalese who came from their country to fight the Muslims and to serve the Jews and the Christians ... believing in Buddha as their God," said the statement by the military committee of Ansar al-Sunna. The group also threatened anyone else working with U.S. forces in Iraq, saying executions would befall "every agent, traitor and spy." The Nepalese hostages, who had been sent by a Jordanian firm to perform construction work in Iraq, disappeared Aug. 19 shortly after crossing into the country from Jordan in two cars. The hostages were among more than 100 foreign citizens kidnapped in recent months. The kidnappers often demand that victims' countries withdraw their troops or citizens working under contract here or that their companies promise to halt all business in Iraq. The groups are linked to al-Qaeda, the terror group behind the Sept. 11 attacks that seeks to force strict Islamic theocracies in Iraq and the Middle East. The Nepalese government held an emergency Cabinet meeting amid criticism it did not do enough to save the men. "We strongly condemn the terrorist act and urge the international community to speak against this terrorist act," Nepalese Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat said. Crowds of demonstrators vented their fury in the Nepalese capital Katmandu, burning tires and demanding punishment for the men's killers. Nepal, which has no troops in Iraq, has long banned its citizens from working here because of security concerns. However, 17,000 Nepalese are believed to have slipped into the country. Many are working as security guards for foreign contractors. In Nepal, relatives grieved after hearing the news. "What sins have I committed to deserve this?" said Jit Bahadur Khadka, the father of one of those reportedly killed, 19-year-old Ramesh Khadka. "Ramesh had gone to Jordan saying he would send money in three months and return home after two years. There was no contact after that, and now we have to hear this." Mahat said his government would help the families "and take action against the people who sent them illegally to this dangerous area for work." Iyad Mansoor, director-general of the Morning Star Co., a Jordan-based services firm that employed the Nepalese workers, said he had hired them through the Nepal-based Moonlight Co. to work in factories in Jordan. The Muslim Scholars Association, an influential Sunni group believed to have links to insurgents, condemned the reported mass killing, saying it does not help Iraq. "We believe most of them were simple-minded and tempted to come to Iraq," said Mohammed Bashar al-Faidi, a spokesman for the group. "We wish they could have been released by the kidnappers so that they could have become messengers for their brothers to warn them not to come to Iraq." Meanwhile, efforts to broker a truce between militants loyal to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and the government appeared to bear fruit Tuesday as Iraq police fanned out through the Baghdad slum of Sadr City — the scene of fierce clashes in recent weeks — with no fighting reported. "The Iraqi police ... patrols have spread out in the streets of Sadr City. They have taken up their positions," said Col. Adnan Abdul-Rahman at the Interior Ministry. Allawi told tribal leaders from Sadr City earlier Tuesday that the government had allocated $115 million for projects there to improve public services including water, electricity and sewage. "The resumption and the stability of life in your city and in the whole of Iraq is a very important issue," Allawi said. Elsewhere, the second-ranking U.S. diplomat in Baghdad, James Jeffrey, met with Gov. Adnan al-Zurufi in the holy city of Najaf, the center of a three-week uprising by al-Sadr followers that ended Friday. Jeffrey said he was there to assess the "immediate needs of the city" and look at ways to rebuild it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. 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Commander PK Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 Animals, we need to hunt them down like the dogs they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon the Black Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 They deserve death. As an incredibly small wrong in this giant wrong, they weren't even Buddhists (judging from their names). They were Hindus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander PK Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 Originally posted by G-Train Terrorists in Iraq issued a video Tuesday depicting their massacre of 12 Nepalese construction workers. The terrorists said the workers were killed for helping the United States and believing in Buddha. They believe in Buddha, therefore, they are are infidels and they should be beheaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander PK Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 Originally posted by G-Train The Muslim Scholars Association, an influential Sunni group believed to have links to insurgents, condemned the reported mass killing, saying it does not help Iraq. "We believe most of them were simple-minded and tempted to come to Iraq," said Mohammed Bashar al-Faidi, a spokesman for the group. "We wish they could have been released by the kidnappers so that they could have become messengers for their brothers to warn them not to come to Iraq." Well Gee Whiz, that's a sensitive response there. I'm sure their families will really appreciate his condemnation of this attack. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon the Black Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Originally posted by G-Train They believe in Buddha, therefore, they are are infidels and they should be beheaded. Exactly. These jackasses can't even tell their "infidel" religions apart. On another note, it probably would have helped their cause to identify the Nepalese as Hindus, since there's a lot of anti-Hindu sentiment among much of the Middle Eastern and Asian Muslim community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJasMD Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Originally posted by G-Train Animals, we need to hunt them down like the dogs they are. Why dont we send a bunch of hunters and rednecks over there to take care of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander PK Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 Originally posted by BigJasMD Why dont we send a bunch of hunters and rednecks over there to take care of them. Why don't we. I perceive from your tone, that you think these animals somehow deserve better? Maybe I'm wrong...please clarify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander PK Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 Originally posted by Ancalagon the Black Exactly. These jackasses can't even tell their "infidel" religions apart. On another note, it probably would have helped their cause to identify the Nepalese as Hindus, since there's a lot of anti-Hindu sentiment among much of the Middle Eastern and Asian Muslim community. Dam, missed opportunity for the animals there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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