An al-Qaida-linked group posted a Web video Tuesday purporting to show the mutilated bodies of two U.S. soldiers, claiming it killed them in revenge for the rape-slaying of a young Iraqi woman by American troops from the same unit.
The Mujahedeen Shura Council previously claimed responsibility for killing the two soldiers, who were snatched in a June 16 attack near the town of Youssifiyah, southwest of Baghdad. A third soldier was killed in the attack.
But the statement was the first time the group linked the slaying to the rape case.
A statement by the group said the video was released as "revenge for our sister who was dishonored by a soldier of the same brigade."
It said that as soon as fighters heard of the rape-slaying, "they kept their anger to themselves and didn't spread the news, but were determined to avenge their sister's honor."
"God Almighty enabled them to capture two soldiers of the same brigade as this dirty crusader," said the written statement posted along with the video.
So who are the bad guys, and who are the good guys?
America has never had the moral high ground in this conflict and now we are not even able to pretend we are not invaders. How is it possible for any Iraqi's to see us as liberators now?
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