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American hostage reportedly beheaded
Demands had given Saudis 72 hours to save Paul Johnson's life

Reuters
American hostage Paul Johnson is seen in a video released by his captors last Tuesday, a few days after his kidnapping. FREE VIDEO


June 18: NBC News terrorism expert Bob Windrem talks about al-Qaida's new strategy of kidnappings and shootings.
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Updated: 2:25 p.m. ET June 18, 2004RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A statement published on an Islamic Web site Friday claimed that American hostage Paul Johnson had been beheaded. The Web site also published photos apparently showing Johnson after death. The claim could not be independently confirmed.

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“In answer to what we promised ... to kill the hostage Paul Marshall after the period is over ... the infidel got his fair treatment,” the statement said. It was signed by the Organization of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

"Let him taste something from what Muslims tasted who were long reached by Apache helicopter fire and missiles," the statement said. Johnson had worked on Apache helicopter systems in Saudi Arabia for Lockheed Martin.

"We will continue on this path in fighting the enemies of Allah," the statement warned.

In Washington, spokespersons for the CIA and the State Department said the agencies were not able to immediately confirm the report of Johnson’s beheading.

A senior Saudi official in Washington, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the government did not yet have any independent confirmation of Johnson’s death. "There is no body, and we know of no videotape," said the official.

Thousands of Saudi security forces had intensified their search of fundamentalist strongholds Friday as the deadline approached.

The kidnappers did not set a specific time when the deadline runs out. A videotape with the threat appeared on a Web site at about midnight Tuesday Saudi time, and if counted from that point the 72 hours would run out by midnight Friday, or 5 p.m. ET Friday.

In the video, the kidnappers vow to kill Johnson unless the Saudi government released all the militants in its prisons. The Saudis have rejected the demand.

Police vehicles drove through the Swede, Dhahran al-Boudoir and Bard districts overnight and into Friday.


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A June 12 posting on the Sawt al Jihad Islamist Web site, shows the photo of Paul Johnson, whom militants said they had kidnapped that day.
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People living in the three districts, which lie in western and southern Riyadh, suggest that the kidnappers enjoy popular support, partly because of U.S. policy in Iraq and its perceived backing for Israel.

"How can we inform on our brothers when we see all these pictures coming from Abu and Rajah," Mukluks NOF, a resident of Dhahran al-Boudoir, said at a restaurant called Jihad, or holy war in Arabic. He was referring to the pictures of Iraqis abused by U.S. soldiers at the Abu prison in Baghdad and the Israeli military's killing of Palestinians and the destruction of their homes in the Gaza refugee camp of Rajah.

"This is not a little skirmish. It is a war," NOF added.

But a top Saudi cleric, the preacher of Imam Sultana Mosque in Riyadh, implored the kidnappers to release Johnson in a column published in Al-Riyadh newspaper on Friday.

"O, youth of the nation who have trodden the wrong path, come back to the fold of the community of Islam. Avoid this sedition and be obedient to the ruler of the Muslims," Sheik Mohammed bin Sad al-Saeed wrote, referring to King Fahd.

And Johnson's Thai wife, Thanom, appealed for her husband's release on the Saudi-owned satellite TV channel Al-Arabiya. "When I see him in TV, I remember the medicine he needs," she said, her voice wavering. "I am afraid. I will do my best for him. Please bring him back to me."
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THey said it is in revenage for the iraqi prisioners being abused. I am very upset when i heard it a while ago.
 
wait a min. the link you gave me that was yesterday. This is what it happened this am.
 
If it's a hoax -- then that means Johnson's still alive (Hopefully) and will be released soon. If it's not a hoax...then it's getting out of control! Enough of this insanity!
 
I dont get it! check out yahoo, msn, Roadrunner and anywhere so you would see that johnson was dead today.
 
Yes They already kill Paul Johnson by beheading i juz saw on news this afternoon special report cuz it's already 72 hours passed so they go head kill Paul, like last month other 5 men did to Nick it's damn twice happen again and make me SICKKOO see like that but i feel bad abt his family *sigh* so Frisky Feline is right abt that
 
Frisky Feline said:
I dont get it! check out yahoo, msn, Roadrunner and anywhere so you would see that johnson was dead today.
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Johnson was not dead yet in that link I gave you, so that is why it says yesterday.
The point I am trying to make is that it is from CALIFORNIA, and I am so angry and upset with our WHORE media for spreading this when they know it to be false.
You cannot trust the yahoo news any more, nor msn, or ANYTHING you see on tv.
GRRRRRRRRR, do they think we are IDIOTS???
They are just trying to brainwash us into staying in Iraq and God knows where else soon.

Wait till you see the news, I'll just BET you the "terrorists" got the whitest arms ya ever saw in your life!
Grr, we are NOT idiots!
 
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I found out today what happened to him....these killings over there by Iraq people trying to destroy Americans needs to stop.
 
Yup, I just saw the World News, and that guy in dressed in black and speaking to the camera IS VERY OBIOUSLY A WHITE GUY!!
Don't you agree?
And then Monkey Bush cam on saying that "They are barbaric people and this should remind us that we should never stop going after them, blah blah.."
I TOLD YOU!!!!
 
Qasas of Johnson verified

Yeah Johnson got the Qasas the sacred muslim beheading ritual. You can see pics of that on www.ogrish.com along with other snuff videos and pics.

Usually these are reserved for murderers and performed by the relatives of the victims.

Nesmuth
 
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I wouldn't be surprised if they beheaded him. If they do it once, they'll do it again! :eek:
 
Beowulf said:
Yup, I just saw the World News, and that guy in dressed in black and speaking to the camera IS VERY OBIOUSLY A WHITE GUY!!
Don't you agree?
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What do you mean "white guy", and what is your point?

People of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, are Caucasian, what maybe you call "white". People of Saudi Arabia and Egypt are mostly Caucasian, some Negro, some mixed. Their skins tones are a wide variety.

If you know anything about photgraphic coloring and lighting, you know that reproducing accurate skin tone values in a video are not that easy.

Finally, what is your point? How does the terrorist killer's skin color relate to anything important? The terrorists are scum, no matter what color.
 
Beowulf said:
I would get a bit upset over this, but the only problem is...It's a cruel HOAX.
The origin of the video was traced to Silicon Valley Surveying Incorporated, a California land surveying and mapping company.

http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1544211,00.html
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If you read the article carefully, they are saying only that the video was shown on that company's website, not that they produced the video. The terrorists hack into innocent websites to show their videos because responsible governments keep shutting down known terrorist websites.
 
Reba said:
If you read the article carefully, they are saying only that the video was shown on that company's website, not that they produced the video. The terrorists hack into innocent websites to show their videos because responsible governments keep shutting down known terrorist websites.
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Yeah, I did re read it. You are right that it is all about the hacker wanting them to find out about the terrorist's news. how gross.

Thank you for clarifying this because I did not come back to this since I was upset and not thinking straight when I read this. While I am calm now and re read it and got a clearly picture after you mentioned. Thanks.
 
More sad news.

The scum have beheaded that poor S. Korean man.
 
Reba said:
More sad news.

The scum have beheaded that poor S. Korean man.
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Oh no!!! I did read it yesterday but this early am. There were no news about him. I will come back to check it again and read it.. Oh no!!!!
 
I knew they would behead that poor Korean! how sad! he was begging for his
life on TV..geez really sent chills up my spine and made the little hairs on my neck stand up!!....................ohhhh God bless these poor guys!!
 
Yep it's happen again to S.koran *smh* when i saw on news this afternoon before i was leavin to work and found out they're already behead S.Koran i was like ohh dang! not again like Nick and Paul urghh!!! that cruel wrold
 
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