[Codek]

The guy was NOT beheaded on public television, he was just filmed as they beheaded him, then put the footage on a website. And it's disgusting footage at that.

America does NOT need to make a big fuss about the fact that they killed one American. What America needs to do is listen to the Iraqis and stop fucking torturing/shaming the prisoners.

There are over 600 dead American soldiers now, and it will be typical of America if they make a massive fuss over this single one. America has created its own disaster with this war - 2000 or so died in 9/11, and so far forces in league with Saddam have accomplished a death toll one quarter of the twin towers collapse. And I don't like to put 9/11 and Saddam in the same setence, but it has to be noted that it is getting to a point now where the losses are beginning to look similar.

Removing nationality or sides from the picture now, and just identifying loss of life as a result of war in Iraq, it probably now goes way over the loss of life on 9/11. The reason it is not sensationalised by the press is because the lives were taken one by one, not all at once. This is for some reason considered less of a tragedy.

Go figure.

But the probability is, America will ignore the requests of the Iraqi extremists, because they will be drowned out by Americas zealously patriotic feelings of anger at the death of the single American.