IRAQ: VIDEO OF US HOSTAGE KILLING POSTED ON INTERNET
Baghdad, 19 Dec. (AKI) -
The Islamic Army in Iraq has released a video which it says shows the killing of Ronald Schulz, a 40-year-old American security consultant taken hostage in Iraq earlier this month. It had already announced that he had been killed in a statement issued on 8 December, which said pictures of the killing would be released later. In the new video, which was posted on the Internet and lasts just a few seconds, the screen is split in two. On the left side the identity documents of the hostage are shown as proof of who he is, while on the right the hostage appears with his face covered.
The man, who is blindfolded and has his hands tied behind his back, has his back turned to the camera. The video then shows a gunman repeatedly firing an automatic weapon at the man, whose face is never shown.
The group had demanded that all Iraqi prisoners be released and compensation be paid to families in Iraq. Following the announcement of his killing, Schulz's family said that until they received confirmation he was dead, they would work on the assumption he was still alive.
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.241172591&par=0#
(As a side note, notice in the picture at the top of the article that the news video has a sign language interpreter for the deaf.)
If you want to see the actual video here is the link:
http://www.hyscience.com/video/FLURL-dot-com-21896-ronald.mpg
I am not recommending, nor have I checked this link myself, so you are warned.