I wondered how long it would be before this happened again. The
Guardian and the
NYT are reporting a new 15 minute video has been released on the internet, showing the beheadings of three Shiite death squad members.
The Guardian reports:
Insurgents signaled the fight is still on after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death, posting an Internet video Saturday showing the beheading of three alleged Shiite death squad members in revenge for killing Sunnis.
The video - as grisly as any the al-Qaida in Iraq leader issued - was clearly designed to quash hopes that the Sunni-dominated insurgency might change tactics by ending attacks on Shiite civilians and institutions, especially the police.
And from the NYT:
The video was posted by the group Ansar Al Sunnah on a militant Web site.
I did a quick search but didn't find a link to the video.
And to think just 2 days ago, a right wing whacko told me now that Al-Zarqawi was killed the insurgency would come to an end! How anyone can believe the death of Al-Zarqawi would end the violence, is beyond my ability to comprehend.
Unfortunately, I expect we will be seeing more of the same in the days and weeks to come.
Update: There is an article from the AP posted on MSNBC now. I'm actually shocked this is being covered by traditional media. It's listed as a top story! Is the press actually starting to report the news?