Beheadings stir American horror across cultures
The piece notes strong American aversion to beheadings, attributing it to personal horror and cultural fears. It cites Edward Volkman of Temple University, contrasts historical beheadings across civilizations, and references recent cases in Pakistan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. The Council on American-Islamic Relations condemns violence and promotes an online petition.
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Al-Jazeera
Busan
Roh Moo-hyun
Iraq
Roh
Mark Kimmitt
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Baghdad
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Fallujah
Gana General Trading Co
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South Korea
Nicholas Berg
Saudi Arabia
Paul M. Johnson Jr
al-Qaida
Philadelphia
Middle East
Edward Volkman
Temple University Hospital
School of Medicine
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Greece
Roman Empire
England
Germany
Japan
China
France
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Anne Boleyn
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Marie Antoinette
Daniel Pearl
Pakistan
Johnson
Council On American- Islamic Relations
Washington
Terror report revised shows 2003 terror rise despite corrections
Washington revised 2003 terror data show 208 incidents and 625 killed, with 35 U.S. citizens dead. The State Department said Muslim militants caused most attacks, half the casualties from 11 incidents in seven countries, and noted no Iraq combatant deaths in the tally.
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Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
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