From the wires:
“The heads of the two criminal agents of Italian intelligence, Simona Pari and Simona Toretta have been chopped off by knife without pity or mercy,” said the claim. “The video of cutting off the heads of the two Italian hostages will be issued soon.” [...]
Pari and Torretta, both 29, were seized from their Baghdad offices by armed militants on Sept. 7. They worked for “Un Ponte Per …” (“A Bridge to …”) and were involved in school and water projects in Iraq.
In the eyes of those rabid dogs, helping to rebuild Iraq in any form is considered to be “criminal”.
When a dog becomes rabid, it is put down for health and safety reasons. Now more than ever, our forces and our allies must put down the dogs of terror for the sake of Iraqi health and the safety of the world.
Update (9/29/04): The claim was a hoax; the two women are alive and were freed.
