Militants Claim Execution of US Embassy Staff

As with much of what I find and post, I can't verify this article other than to link to it to show it exists, but it sure sounds probable. I also seem to have a knack for recognizing stories which are true. Only time will tell.

An Iraqi militant group with links to the al-Qa'ida network has apparently issued a statement claiming that it has executed two employees of the US embassy in Iraq.

Internet forums carried a statement in Arabic attributed to the so-called “Islamic State of Iraq,” claiming that the group had “implemented God’s judgment” on the two, along with having obtained money from them.

The apparent statement was dated Thursday, but referred to the executions as having taken place on Monday.

The statement has not been independently verified, but it bears the hallmarks of earlier “Islamic State of Iraq” communiqués, and appears in Internet sites that regularly carry the militant group’s propaganda.

However, my point is two-fold. I hope the story is wrong. Embassy employees are just government grunts trying to get along. They are not part of Bush's "grand scheme" for the Mid-East.

And what's the point of building the world's largest embassy, a colossal show of ostentation, if the government will have trouble staffing it because they can't protect the grunts?

I hope you appreciate the talent I have of pulling Bush's name into almost all posts. It ain't always easy.

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