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| Brother Confirms Bigley Murdered |
| 2004-10-08 |
| We can confirm that the family has now received absolute proof that Ken Bigley was executed by his captors," Phil Bigley said in a statement he read on national television in Britain. "The family here in Liverpool believe that our government did everything it possibly could to secure the release of Ken in this impossible situation." A witness who saw a videotape sent to Abu Dhabi TV said it showed six hooded, armed men standing behind the kneeling Bigley, whom the witness recognized from two previous tapes released by the kidnappers in which he pleaded for his life. so..it was the same kidnappers. Report that he was being held by Baathists must have been false One of the six then spoke in Arabic for about a minute, saying they planned to carry out "the sentence of execution against this hostage" because the British government "did not meet our demand" to release Iraqi women detained by the U.S.-led command in Iraq. The U.S. military in Iraq said it had not found Bigley's body. "We're aware of the reports but can give no further information," a spokesman for Blair's office said. Abu Dhabi TV said it had the video showing Bigley's beheading but decided not to air it. Bigley, 62, was abducted Sept. 16 along with two Americans from their home in the upscale Mansour neighborhood by members of Tawhid and Jihad, Iraq's most feared terrorist group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The two Americans — Eugene Armstrong, 52, and Jack Hensley, 48 — were beheaded a few days later. "It could be that the fate of Ken, Eugene and Jack was sealed from day one. We will never know," Phil Bigley said. I wonder when he was killed. Two videos surfaced last month showing Bigley begging Blair to save his life by meeting his captors' demands. Early Friday, American warplanes struck a building in rebel-held Fallujah where the U.S. command said leaders of al-Zarqawi's network were meeting. A doctor said the attack killed 13 people, including a groom on his wedding night, and wounded 17 others. The U.S. command said "credible intelligence sources" reported terrorist leaders were meeting at the targeted house in Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad. The report of Bigley's death came a day after Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi hinted there might be progress in efforts to secure his release. released the video to embarrass and prove him wrong? Kidnappers have abducted more than 150 people in Iraq this year. Most hostages have been freed, but at least 27 have been killed. Some kidnapping groups seek political objectives such as the withdrawal of foreign forces or companies from Iraq in a bid to undermine the U.S.-backed interim government, while others demand ransom money. The attack in Fallujah was among a dozen "precision strikes" launched since last month against al-Zarqawi's network. Besides claiming to have kidnapped and beheaded foreign hostages, the group is also believed to be behind mortar attacks, suicide bombings and shooting sprees that have killed scores in recent months. The U.S. military said those strikes dealt a "significant blow" to al-Zarqawi's movement, killing several key figures, including chief lieutenant Mohammed al-Lubnani and spiritual adviser Abu Anas al-Shami. very sad indeed. |
| Posted by:2b |
| #1 Curtis LeMay is my spiritual leader and guide. He advises holding "Populations at risk". He also advises me via timeo-gram to say "Ha, I told you bastards we would be able to put one thru a window" Sends his love and tells of winning big in Hells Power Poker. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-08 5:20:50 PM |