Beheadings: Comparisons and Contrasts Westerners are funny. They treat the beheading of three of their men by ISIS as if it being the most horrific act since the killing of Adam’s son, by his other son. It seems that it will always be written in western psyche that in 2014, ISIS beheaded three western men. However, by simple reading of history, one will find so many other cases of beheading to engage the western imagination. The French Revolution: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, these being the slogans of the French revolution, have always captivated and fascinated the West. Westerners consider the French Revolution to be the cradle of modern western civilization and their culture of freedom, equal citizenship, and sense of community. Except that the French revolution was far from being a model or a symbol for anything other than mayhem, extreme violence, death, destruction, backwardness and, of course, the Guillotine. The French did away with a king, who they beheaded and then raised his severed head to the crowds. However, the French soon were content to install an emperor to escape the horrors of their own revolution that caused the death of hundreds of thousands of French men, women and children. At the lowest estimate, 16,594 French men and women were guillotined during the revolution; others estimate the true number to be at least 40,000. This did not stop the West from glorifying this revolution, never using the word terrorist to describe those who supervised this bloody carnage, nor did they attack the culture that produced this terrible violence with the same choice of words they now use against jihadis. People who were beheaded: I do not have much confidence in Wikipedia, but most of the cases on this list are verifiable: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_were_beheaded. On this Wikipedia page, press ‘control’ then ‘f’, and type: ‘terror.’ You will find that every case of the word ‘terror’ found, is indeed ascribed to Muslims where they are said to be the aggressor. Every case of a Christian listed here is either mentioned as a martyr, or being killed for not becoming Muslim, or killed by jihadi terrorists. Except for this entry, “Note: some estimates place the number of persons executed by the guillotine, particularly during the Reign of Terror, at 40,000.” However, even though the word ‘terror’ is used here, it does not necessarily mean that those who did it were terrorists as we know the word today. UK Beheadings: On the same Wikipedia page, look up the history of the UK with regards to beheadings. Britain may very well be qualified to be the mother of all beheaders. Huangdi Beheadings: However, there is very strong competition coming from the first Chinese emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi. He reportedly had 435,000 people beheaded, but who is counting? He offered his soldiers a cash prize for every severed head of enemy soldiers. Mexican Cartel: How many times did you hear of the four women who were beheaded by the Mexican cartel? DO NOT SEE THE VIDEO, PLEASE! But you can read about the violence of Mexican drug cartels here: edition.cnn/2013/09/02/world/americas/mexico-drug-war-fast-facts/. El Ponchis Beheadings: Ever heard about this American man? On the same page mentioned above, read this: “July 27, 2011 - Edgar Jimenez Lugo, known as El Ponchis or The Cloak, a 14-year-old American citizen with suspected drug cartel ties, is found guilty of beheading at least four people and sentenced to the maximum for a juvenile, three years in a Mexican correctional facility.” Note how El Ponchis is not called a terrorist, and how his religion is not attached to his crime. He only spent a total of 9 months for each head he severed. ISIS got a collation of 50 countries for beheading only three western men, one less than El Ponchis! Mexican Cartel Beheadings: Here, read how a Mexican drug cartel beheaded nine people … youtube/watch?v=tSuxpPVEVpg. Here read about the reign of terror by Mexican drug cartels, which includes beheadings, and ask your-self if this news was circulated more or less than ISIS. CBS says that Mexican drug war toll is 47,500 killed in 5 years: cbsnews/news/mexican-drug-war-toll-47500-killed-in-5-years/. The beheading of an elderly man in America made CNN news, but briefly. The criminal(s) have not been found yet, and the good news is, it was not a terrorist (i.e., a Muslim) who did it, or else, it would have really made CNN news just like the recent beheading of a woman in Oklahoma by a mad lunatic who is claimed to be Muslim. edition.cnn/2014/05/08/justice/georgia-elderly-man-decapitated-wife-missing/. British beheading crime went almost without mention in the news (of course the man was mad when he did it, but if it were a Muslim who is mad, he is still called an Islamic terrorist). news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/4755617.stm. When Was the Final French Beheading? Most people, including the French, may think that the Guillotine was ‘fired’ with the beheading of the revolutionary bloodthirsty lunatic Robespierre. Think again. Do you know when the French government disallowed using the Guillotine? Do you know that in 1977 the Guillotine was used for the last time! Also, “In the 1950s to the 1970s, the number of executions steadily decreased … President Valéry Giscard dEstaing oversaw the last executions. Up to 1981, the French penal code stated that: Article 12: Any person sentenced to death shall have his head cut off. Article 13: By exception to article 12, when the death penalty is handed down for crimes against the safety of the State, execution shall take place by firing squad.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_France. Well, this is not exactly execution by beheading, but why is not this crime classified as terrorism? edition.cnn/2014/10/01/us/intruder-kills-chickens/index.html?hpt=hp_t3. So, Which Is the Mother of All Beheadings? According to the West, the killing of 3 western men is the mother of all beheadings deserving a collation of 50 countries. The fourth ISIS beheading of a western man happened after the western war against ISIS has already started. According to all others: None can compete with the first Chinese emperor; the Guillotine comes in a second; the UK comes in a close third; ISIS comes far later on list, right after El Ponchis! The hypocrisy that reigns today is not normal. Jalal Abualrub (IslamLife)
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 19:04:01 +0000
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