This is probably an old, tired subject. I almost never watch news, nor do I read it often.

My friend just showed me two internet-based clips of beheadings in Iraq: one of a Korean, and one of someone by the name of Berg. They were performed after a speech by hooded executioners, with a large dagger-like object, not a sword. They were not instantaneous deaths--not by a long shot.

Have any of you seen these clips? If so, how did you feel after watching them? Can anyone give me some background information about these killings--perpetrators, victims, circumstances, etc.?

I am not a squeamish man, but after watching the Berg killing, my stomach did wiggle a bit. My mind was numbed by a combination of disgust and rage. I'm glad I watched them; seeing them provided insight into the degree of hate that some possess over there and what they are capable of. I will not watch them a second time though.