June 18, 2004

AQ beheads hostage Paul Johnson in Saudi Arabia

Word just in from Fox News & the BBC.

Arabic television network al-Arabiya said Paul Johnson had been executed, while an Islamist website showed photographs of the apparent beheading.
Those bastards!

That "Instant Win" button I talked about yesterday is looking more and more appealing...

(More coverage from Wizbang, OTB, The Command Post and others)

UPDATE 2:50P ET: One link to the terrorists' statement regarding Johnson, along with the pictures is at http://www.hostinganime.com/neda3/sout/.

Traffic there, from what I understand, has been very heavy. I'm sure that site'll disappear by the end of dinner tonight.

According to Reuters, the body of Paul Johnson has been recoverd in the Saudi capitol of Riyadh; Al Qaeda is claiming responsibility for Johnson's murder.

These are links to the photos of the decapitation from multiple sources. THE IMAGES ARE VERY GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING. THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING.

Posted by mhking at June 18, 2004 02:20 PM
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Rumor has it that the new head of Iraqi Security plans to retaliate with "an eye for an eye." So even though this was Saudi Arabian, we can at least hope for some hearty enemy decapitations should this ever happen again in Iraq.

I heard the news about Paul Johnson when I was driving home from a lunch date with my husband, and I got so mad I punched the damn steering wheel. These people need to be nuked off the face of the planet.

Posted by: Julie Anne Fidler at June 18, 2004 02:45 PM

There are no words to say for the abuse we must deal with. Now Mr. Johnson is with god and he will not feel pain. He wife must be brave and not give up faith. God Bless the Johnson children for being so strong. And there prayers were herd by god, and is free thanks to prayer.
As for the others , they should all be punished for what they have done. The devil we soon take them all.

Posted by: mdl at June 19, 2004 12:31 AM

i feel that we should just do what we did to the japanesse and just drop a conventional bomb that the us has and end that part of terror i think they would stop after all they would not be anyone left just tell all the good people to leave or died with the terriorst if we dont take care of the problem there it will end up at our door steps i know because of 9-11 the gov. knew it then and they know it now just get rid of them all

Posted by: jesse at June 19, 2004 12:39 PM

Why is it that we cannot view photos of the saudi asshole, but we get to view all we want of Paul Johnson?

Posted by: mike606 at June 19, 2004 08:19 PM

i feel very, very sorry for mr.johnson's death, but i hope his death tells bush that it is him who causes this tragedy. he always claims to beat down the terriorists but i doubt his heroism makes him a bit out of mind. he is too boastful to ignore his comrades' lives. he always claims to bring peace to the world but it is him who intensifies the clash. can't he say something else other than 'never give up'? retaliation can't solve problems. it deepens hatred. personally, i do not take sides with anybody. frankly, al-qaeda's beheading is really a very cruel act, and they should not even post the photos on the website. it pains johnson's family a lot.

if the 'war' goes on, i believe the earth will someday come to the end, not because of the exhaustion of natural resources but it is war who destroys the world.

Posted by: sad guy at June 20, 2004 10:27 AM

Like all Israeli Jews I was shocked by the news of mr. Johnson's beheading by the hand of Moslem terrorists.
My heart goes out to the family and friends, and especially to mr. Johnson's wife who must remain strong for the rest of the family.
I no longer feel any surprise at the depths to which certain people will sink in their hatred.
God bless us all.
Mike Ben-Ami
Israel

Posted by: Mike Ben-Ami at June 20, 2004 12:58 PM

Sad Guy, you're full of used food.

President Bush did not kidnap Mr. Johnson. President Bush did not decapitate Mr. Johnson. President Bush did not fly airplanes into skyscrapers. President Bush did not subjugate women. President Bush did not imprison children because of the political views of their parents. President Bush did not feed people into shredders, only to relish in their dying screams. President Bush did not gas his own people.

For you to blame him for Mr. Johnson's death is to ignore the terrorists. For you to blame President Bush is to give credence to the people who felt it right to murder more than 3000 people on 9/11, and those that seek the destruction of America and the American way of life.

Is that what you want?

Posted by: mhking at June 20, 2004 02:40 PM

President Bush is not to blame for any of these barbaric actions. Why do we blame him???? Are you not happy that the President has GUTS AND BALLS of a MAN???

What do you want? Do you want those barbarians and stupid ignorant animals to rule your country??
Think. Think again.

Posted by: rosie at June 20, 2004 05:24 PM

Please make and distribute flyers to all and every Arab Islamic peoples so they can smartly understand that killing innocent peoples and doing terrorist acts ARE NOT respectful HOLY MARTYR actions, instead by doing so they just for sure guarantee themshelves a terrible place after death living IN HELL together with the devil forever and ever eternally without any chance for remorse, forgiveness or mercy from THE ONE AND ONLY ALMIGHTY GOD IN HEAVEN.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS THE TRUTH!!!!
REPENT AND DO THE RIGHT GOOD THINGS FOR YOUR OWN DESTINY!
AMEN

Posted by: James God Servant at June 21, 2004 12:57 AM

Humans are horrible: they rape, they kill, they invade other countrys, they relentlesly abuse prisoners, they behead others, etc.

Yet, they are beautiful: they create art (poetry, music, plays, fine art), they play games, they are romantic, they make love, etc.

But whether a person is the worst, despicable, greedy person.
Or a beautiful, artistic, romantic person.
Does not matter at all.

If the human race were to all of a sudden become extinct, it would not matter in the least. In fact, it would be better for the earth. All the things that humans have destroyed would grow back, all of the waste we have left on this world, would decompose.
The extinction of the human race would not change the cosmos in the least.

I am sick and tired of hearing about god, the devil, and religion in general. All religion is is a fairy tale!!!!! A fairy tale made up by past generations to either find a meaning in they're life, control entire populations, or ease pain, etc. Yet people today are still too ignorant to see a difference, try to change it, or even question the the fairy tales that were taught to them when they were children.

Even though there is a separation of chruch and state, the catholic church is still trying to but in and make a legal disrimination of gays.

In my opinion religion is fake. There is no god, there is no satan, and whether you are the worst person in the world or the best person in the world, you still end up a rotting corpse lying in a hole.

Posted by: rean at June 21, 2004 11:49 AM

I THINK THEY NEED TO SEND ALL THE FOREIGNERS BACK WERE THEY COME FROM. AND I ALSO AGREE WITH SOMEONE ELSE ABOUT WE NEED TO NUKE ALL THOSE S.O.B. OVER THERE FOR DOING THAT TO THIS INNOCENT GUY. THAT IS SO SAD!!!!!!!!!!! THIS WORLD IS ABOUT TO END. GOD BLESS US ALL!!

Posted by: ann at June 21, 2004 11:57 PM

al qaeda are nothing but brutal murderers. they say they "executed" paul johnson... that could not be worded more wrong. they "BRUTALLY MURDERED" paul johnson. al qaeda have no idea about the value of human life and they all need to be beheaded. allah akhbar? haha... allah fuckbar.
ally -x-

Posted by: ally at June 22, 2004 11:09 AM

THE DECAPITATIONS ARE BARBARIC, INHUMANLY CRUEL AND DEPRAVED.

MORE GENERALLY : THE VERY FACT THAT YOU PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN INDULGE YOUR GHOULISH FASCINATION WITH THIS GORY HORRENDOUSNESS REFLECTS BADLY ON YOU AND SPEAKS VOLUMES. THE IMPRESSION MUCH OF THE REST OF THE WORLD HAS OF NORTH AMERICA IS OF AN IMMATURE, CORRUPT, EFFETE, (BUY A DICTIONARY INSTEAD OF HAMBURGERS)OVERFED POPULATION OF OBESE MICHELIN MEN. TAKE A GOOD HARD LOOK AT YOUR POPULAR 'CELEBRITY' CULTURE, TYPIFIED BY ITS ROCK MUSIC CULTS AND THE SEAMIER FILMS (MOVIES) THIS IS THE CULTURE WHICH HAS THOUSANDS OF FANS TURN OUT IN SUPPORT OF A HORRIFICALLY (YET VOLUNTARILY)DEFACED DEVIANT PEDERAST SINGER WHOM THE LEGAL SYSTEM VIRTUALLY PARDON. SO-CALLED 'GAY' SAME GENDER MARRIAGES ARE APPLAUDED. YOU TRUMPET YOUR CONTRIBUTION OF FREEDOMS TO THE WORLD AND LOUDLY DECLARE THAT IT IS MORE OR LESS MANIFEST DESTINY THAT THE U.S.A. SETS THE AGENDA FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD, AS THE LAST AND ONLY 'SUPERPOWER' ! DO YOU REALISE THE TRAIL OF BLOOD AND DESTRUCTION THAT THE PENTAGON LEFT AROUND S.E. ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA , EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY PROXY ,THROUGH ARMING, TRAINING AND SUPPORTING CORRUPT 'CLIENT'REGIMES? EVER HEAR OF THE MILITARY COLLEGE OF THE AMERICAS DOWN IN GOOD OLE NIGGER LYNCHING DIXIE, WHERE LATIN AMERICAN OFFICERS ARE TRAINED IN TERROR, 'PSYCHOPS', AGAINST THEIR OWN PEASANT POPULATIONS? SWITCH OFF THE JUNK T.V./MUSIC AND START READING , RESEARCHING , STUPID WHITE MEN !! EVER READ MICHAEL MOORE ? YOU GET OFF ON GUNG HO CHEAP SHALLOW PATRIOTISM . KNOW HOW MANY VIETNAMESE DIED 1963 - 1975 ? 2,000,000 ! KOREANS, 1950 - 1953? DO YOU THINK THEY WERE KILLED BY MARTIANS ? WHO WAS GUILTY OF USING THEIR OWN ARMED FORCES AS GUINEAPIGS FOR EXPERIMENTS WITH L.S.D. ? WHO TESTED ATOMIC TEST BLAST FALLOUT ON THEIR OWN CITIZEN SOLDIERS IN THE 1950 s ? THE U.S. GOVERNMENT - PENTAGON, THAT'S WHO! WHERE IS THE PIONEERING, IDEALS OF THE U.S A.THAT SURVIVED WELL INTO THE LAST CENTURY ? YOU'RE LIKE THE LATE ROMAN EMPIRE, IN A STATE OF DECLINE. YOUR ARMY GOT ITS ASS WHIPPED IN FALUJA AND NAJARA AND IN A REVENGE TANTRUM THE U.S ARMY BLITZED THE PLACE AND KILLED 700 CIVILIANS : SOME PROFESSIONAL ARMY, FOR ALL ITS TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWHOW !!

Posted by: ROBERT CAPPA at June 22, 2004 04:25 PM

Al-qaida and the Iraqi insurgents are hitting us where it hurts the most and where they know they have a chance to change the political agenda. Our weakness is the way we fight. We are too concern about our enemy's wellfare and this gets aplified by the media's biased reports that only focus on the wrong doings of our soldiers.

We (soldiers) have a job to do in Iraq, and no matter how many poor souls may perish by the hand of our enemy, we will finish our mission.

Posted by: A Soldier at June 23, 2004 04:41 AM

hey im new to this comment suff anyhow im a 16 year old kid from Australia and i have recently heard about paul johnson's horrific murder and i would like to express my sadness for his family and people who knew him but we should never give up cuz aamerica is gonna find those Bastards who did that to paul and i hope they do worse to them.

Posted by: Anthony at June 24, 2004 12:09 PM

Better check the beading video of the koreon, if you listen real carefully you can hear them saying White Power,now since when do they say that.I think more is going on over there than we relize.

Posted by: Red at June 24, 2004 04:37 PM

Fuck the terrorists...I would love to get my hands on them and get midevil on there sick asses. Being a women, I would fuck them up so bad it would be the most gruesome, painful thing known to man.

Posted by: Johnson at September 21, 2004 05:54 PM
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