7.19.2004

On the Beheadings of Americans and Others

I find myself not always agreeing with the folks over at WizBangblog but I'll agree with this: the beheadings of Americans and others are probably more likely to piss off Americans than they are to terrorize - at least, once the first few.

Several points go into this belief, including the fact that whenever there's a beheading, you see a mass rush by some Americans looking for the video, as in Paul Johnson's case where the video surfaced over the weekend. Talking to a few other bloggers and looking at some information, and I'm fairly convinced that most of the people going in search of the video are people who largely agree with what Mr. Bush has done as president and who have little problem with the concept of war. Many of them respond vocally and appear to be pretty pissed off.