This Reuters article describes how Afghan forces beheaded four Taliban guerillas as a reprisal of the beheading of an Afghan soldier and an interpreter. Hopefully, this will not spread to the conflict in Iraq, especially after the handover at the end of this month, when Iraqi government forces are supposed to be in charge of security; I have seen and heard about enough beheadings for a lifetime.
At 8:41 on June 24, 2004, Xor: The Musings of Martey Dodoo wrote:
War Crime? What War Crime? In an none-too-surprising development in the story of the Afghan army beheadings, the "army" officer who made the original report has now retracted his statement in response to criticism from human rights groups. Apparently, beheading prisoners viola...