S. Koreans shocked, angry over beheading

[Cannikin]

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans, shocked at the beheading by militants of a compatriot, vented their anger on Wednesday at their government that had rejected the abductors' demand to drop a plan to send more troops to Iraq.

While some remained firmly committed to the government's plan to send 3,000 more troops to Iraq to join 670 already there, others questioned whether the cost was too high after the gruesome death of 33-year-old businessman Kim Sun-il.

The deep human tragedy struck a chord with all, notably Kim's desperate cries as he pleaded for his life.

"Imagine your own child dying like that," said Seo Tae-chung, a 61-year-old housewife.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5272902/

[Old and In the Way]

1. Killing businessmen is not going to make the contracts work.

Without the contracts, no profits. No profits, no pay-offs. No pay-offs, no motivation to occupy. Perhaps these terrorists/freedom fighters/criminals/patriots have figured a way to offset our overwhelming military advantage.

[LondonAmerican]

2. Sorry

But that kind of smirking comment is really offensive. Al-Qaeda barbarians cannot be tolerated. Al-Qaeda aren't 'patriots' or 'freedom fighters' any more than Goebbels or Hitler were. Or do you really think they're just misunderstood social democrats who spend their spare time dreaming of sound environmental policy, universal health care programmes and ways to improve the social status of religious and other minorities?

Wake up. They're extreme Right wingers (Nazis) who'd like to throw gays off buildings head first and stone women who don't encase themselves head-to-toe to death.

That Korean man did not deserve to die nor to be humiliated for days beforehand. That you feel you should imply otherwise through your comment is just amazing and unbelievably crass.

And they'd just as soon behead you as any other infidel so I wouldn't adopt the weird gloating tone...

[PeanutFarmer]

4. Amen

[Cheswick2.0]

5. Brian Ex-pat is that you?

I think you are missing the point the poster was making. We have all become cynical and we know why we are there. I think the poster you were responding to is being sarcastic.
IN any case, why would you be in full lecture mode already?

[Old and In the Way]

6. Who are these Al Qaedan barbarians that you speak of?

Would you have a playing card deck with their names and rank?

I'll bet you were cheering these same "freedom fighters" when they were employed by Poppy's CIA in Afghanistan in the 80's, no?

Tell me LondonAmerican.....if the Iraqi's had US military superiority and had invaded the USA with the intent of installing their brand of "democracy", while building bases, stealing our natural resources, destroying our infracture, wasting 1/4 million of our citizens in the process (relative to the general population) and occupying our country.....would you be above a little homegrown "shock and awe"?

I gotta an idea. Why don't you get your head uncorked out of Bill O'Reilly's backside and see the world without your rightwing blinders on.

[Skittles]

3. that poor family

everyone can empathize with such grief; I cannot imagine.

[Cheswick2.0]

7. It that was my child I would never get over it

burning in hell is not good enough for the people who did this.