At the beheading of an American engineer, the leader of the murderers stated the nature of the world’s enemy with unusual clarity. We should never forget these chilling words:

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militant on the video called President Bush “a dog” and addressed him, saying, “Now, you have people who love death just like you love life. Killing for the sake of God is their best wish, getting to your soldiers and allies are their happiest moments, and cutting the heads of the criminal infidels is implementing the orders of our lord.”’