Iraq Beheading

An Iraq beheading is always an unnecessary tragedy performed by insurgents.

This beheading took place at a checkpoint outside Baghdad where these three workers lived. Due to the proximity of our camp to Baghdad, we had workers who drove in everyday from Baghdad. They were pulled over at a staged checkpoint when they were returning home from our camp.

Apparently the insurgents were waiting for them. They knew who our workers were, what they drove and that they worked for the American Army.

It is interesting to note that those beheaded that day were not Americans. They were local Iraqis. You see, the insurgents have no qualms about killing their own. They hate everyone, not just the Americans. Usually on American television, the media shows the Americans who have been kidnapped. These sick insurgents kidnap and kill more of their own people than anyone else.

Someone was spying on them, probably a neighbor who kept track of their every move. They made plans for these three to become part of a beheading just because they worked for the American military.

But despite this, our surviving workers continued to come to work each day and due their part to end the insurgency.

There was a generator contractor who came to our base to do work on the generators there. He was telling me that he slept at his shop and never went home because he was afraid the insurgents would find out where he lived and kill him and his family.

The last time I spoke to him he had decided to move to Jordan until things calmed down in Iraq. I have not heard from him in over two years. I pray the Lord has protected him and his family from harm.

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