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Brutal Viking Blood Eagle Execution ‘Could’ Have Happened
Scientists have calculated that victims’ screams would have stopped before their lungs were drawn through their backs. This is after discovering the brutal ‘Blood Eagle’ could have happened. Ancient Norse sagas talk of a brutal ritual called ‘Blood Eagle.’ Until now, no evidence had ever been gathered to determine if this bloody death rite could […]
The execution of Julian Assange
He exposed empire as a criminal enterprise. He documented its lies, its callous disregard for human life, its rampant corruption, and its innumerable war crimes. But, as history shows, empires kill those who inflict deep wounds. Let us name Julian Assange’s executioners. Joe Biden. Boris Johnson. Scott Morrison. Theresa May. Lenin Moreno. Donald Trump. Barack […]
Latest extrajudicial execution confirms ironclad Israeli support for murder of Palestinians
This Saturday, a Palestinian man stabbed an Israeli Jew close to the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, inflicting moderate wounds. The man, identified as 23-year-old Mohammed Shawkat Salameh from the West Bank town of Salfit, then ran towards Border Police officers who shot him several times – notably twice when he was already laying on the […]
Germany’s Brutal Werewolf Belt and The Gut-Wrenching Execution of Peter Stumpp
Fans of the supernatural may have noticed a curious line in William Peter Blatty’s book The Exorcist. While talking about Satanism: “Well, there’s William Stumpf, for example…a German in the sixteenth century who thought he was a werewolf”. STOP…you can Google it later! Although this bestseller was a work of fiction the actual historic source […]
NYPD Releases Shocking Video Of Daytime Execution-Style Killing Of Man Riding Citi Bike
A shocking and seemingly random execution-style killing in broad daylight has New York police searching for the unknown gunman by releasing the disturbing footage to the public. At about 2:20pm on Wednesday a young black male was captured on CCTV walking up to a man on Citi Bike just outside a Brooklyn deli. The victim, […]
Outcry over execution of Saudi minor
TEHRAN– The execution by Saudi Arabian authorities of a Shia dissident has drawn widespread condemnation from rights groups. They say Mustafa Hashim al-Darwish was a minor when he was arrested and charged for taking part in protests against the ruling monarchy. According to a statement by the Saudi interior ministry, Mustafa was executed in the […]
There’s no room for doubt: This was the execution of a helpless 60-year-old Palestinian woman
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CT Scans Reveal Ceremonial Execution of Pharaoh ‘Seqenenre the Brave’
A professor of radiology from Cairo University has uncovered new and fascinating details about the death of the famed Egyptian Pharaoh Seqenenre-Taa-II (or Seqenenre the Brave), who ruled the southern region of a divided Egypt in the 16th century BC. Using an innovative technique known as paleoradiology, Dr. Sahar Saleem deployed computer tomography (CT) technology to […]
Dustin Higgs: Trump administration carries out 13th and final execution
A 13th death row prisoner has been executed under Donald Trump – the last in an almost unprecedented spree of federal killings approved by an American president. Dustin Higgs, who ordered the murder of three women in a wildlife refuge in 1996, was given a lethal injection at an Indiana prison on Saturday morning. The […]
US carries out its first execution of female inmate since 1953
A Kansas woman was executed on Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the US government has put to death a female inmate. Lisa Montgomery, 52, was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. after receiving a lethal injection at the […]
Parler Removes Post by Attorney Lin Wood Seemingly Calling for Execution of VP Mike Pence
(Tech Crunch) — It seems that even the “free speech” social network Parler has its limits. The social network that has attracted scores of conservative commentators because of its commitment to free speech has taken down several posts from Trump affiliate Lin Wood, according to a report in Mediaite. In one of the posts removed […]
Lin Wood Claims Mike Pence Faces Arrest for Treason, Execution by Firing Squad
Attorney L. Lin Wood claims that Vice President Mike Pence could soon face arrest for treason, and execution by firing squad. In a bold tweet issued Friday, Wood referred to a theory that Pence has the power to block the election when Congress meets to certify the vote of the Electoral College on January 6th. […]
Lin Wood Claims VP Mike Pence Faces Arrest for Treason, Execution by Firing Squad
Attorney L. Lin Wood, who has made some of the boldest claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, tweeted Friday that Vice President Mike Pence could face arrest and imprisonment for treason, and execution by firing squad. Wood appeared to be referring to a theory that Pence has the power to block the […]
Execution staff have COVID-19 after inmate is put to death
Executioners who put to death a Texan man last month have since tested positive for coronavirus, it has emerged. Orlando Hall died on 19 November inside the Terre Haute prison in Indiana. Two inmates inside the prison, who are not on death row, have filed a case seeking to stop further executions because they argue […]
The Pseudo-Judicial Execution Of Maher al-Akhras
Above photo: Maher Al-Akhras, 49, in a Tel Aviv hospitalin video released by his attorney and published by Quds News Netwoek. Screenshot. Tuesday, November 3, will be the hundredth day of the hunger strike of Maher al-Akhras. That is, if he will still be alive. His body, deprived of all the vital ingredients for life except […]
Israel’s execution of Palestinian hunger striker Maher Akhras is taking place now
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US slaps sanctions on Iranians over execution of wrestler
WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on an Iranian judge who sentenced a wrestler to death over his role in protests — an execution that triggered international outrage. Navid Afkari, 27, who had won national competitions, was hanged earlier this month after being convicted of murder during demonstrations two years ago in […]
Iran summons French ambassador over comments on Zam execution
TEHRAN – French Ambassador to Iran Philippe Thiebaud was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday for the French Foreign Ministry’s statement on the execution of Amad News operator Ruhollah Zam. The French ambassador was summoned to hear Iran’s objection to France’s statement on Zam. In a statement on Saturday, the French Foreign Ministry […]