Beheading of humans
I felt ashamed and greatly shocked when I saw the scene of Norman Berg being beheaded and Kim Sun crying out loud in vain to beg for his life. As usual in this world of heartless executions, nothing could stop their inevitable deaths. The head of the US government didn't care for thousands of Norman Bergs and Johnsons when he waged the war and the Koreans too did nothing but being deaf and blind when Kim screamed for his life. Their excuse was that they would not negotiate with the 'terrorists'. I wonder, whether they could do the same if President Bush's daughter or children of the Korean prime minister had been captured in place of Berg or Kim. I guess in that case it would have been a completely different story. These world leaders are no less emotionless than those who commit crimes in the name of religion. As a member of the Muslim community, I express my uttermost grief and sympathy to the families of the people who had become victims of extremism in the name of Islam. I feel sorry that our civilization is not mature enough to create a better world full of humane values and compassion. The ruthless creatures that behead human beings do not know that by beheading innocent men they are beheading one of the core principles of Islam, and that principle is--'Respect for humanity'.
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