May 04, 2009

Graphic Video: Chechen Rebels Behead Russian Soldier

Here is a graphic video purportedly showing members of the Chechen branch of al Qaeda (The Islamic Emirate of the Caucuses) beheading another Chechen loyal to the murtadeen (apostate) rulers of the Russian province. The video was posted at the official website of the Islamic Emirate of the Cuacuses but is hosted at Blip.TV, where jihadis regularly post videos they know would be taken down from YouTube.

The most troubling aspect of the video may not be the very real and graphic images in the video of a beheaded Russian soldier. No, the most troubling aspect may be the warning of the graphic nature of the video accompanying posts at various online jihad forums. No, the warning isn't over graphic violence or outrage over the murder of a prisoner of war.

The warning the eHadis post is that Muslims might be offended since there is instrumental music in the video.

Warning: This video contains music.

Also, images of a Russian soldier who has been beheaded (allahu akhbar!)

They claim the Russian soldier is named Ahdan and that the incident took place in 2008. Ahdan allegedly kidnapped some people and the "mujahideen" attacked him when the ransom was supposed to take place. There's no way to know if any of this is true and I strongly suspect that none of it is -- save, perhaps for the name of the dead soldier. In fact, the text accompanying the video has some freaky deaky story that the "mujahideen" were poisoned by some orange juice and presumed dead until they miraculously woke up two days later. Right.

As always, let me explain why I show these images and post these videos. I wish to show those we fight as they see themselves. Remember, the jihadis who posted this online are proud that they beheaded this man. There is no sense of remorse or embarrassment for this obvious violation of the Geneva Conventions. They are animals.

WARNING: GRAPHIC BEHEADING IMAGES BELOW. IF THESE IMAGES DON'T OFFEND YOU BUT THE MUSIC DOES, PLEASE KILL YOURSELF AND SAVE THE CIVILIZED WORLD THE TROUBLE.

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Some graphic images from the video. Last warning!

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Here is the video. It appears to have been taken from a cell phone. If and when the video is taken down from The Islamic Emirate of the Caucusess BlipTV account, do me a favor and drop me an email at the contact link. I saved it and can repost.