| Al-Qaida released a video on Saturday of the cold-blooded execution of five Iraqi security guards saying they were "American dogs," the latest move in a campaign to intimidate Iraqis and target those who collaborate with U.S.-led forces. The video, made by the group led by Jordanian terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, showed the five men lined up, their hands bound behind their backs, and shot publicly in a street in broad daylight from the back. The sounds of gunfire and the cries of the victims could be heard as they fell to the ground. The video was posted on a Web site that frequently carries similar messages from Islamic militant groups. It did not say where the executions took place, but separate photos of the event indicated it occurred in the western town of Ramadi on Dec. 26. |