Wampum

The head of Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti was severed from his body this morning, so perhaps the death squads that are conducting the ritual assassinations of persons in the physical custody of the United States are using wire, rather than hemp. Also killed this morning was Aouad Hamed al-Bander.

The killers did not disclose the killings until 8 hours had passed, and the claim is that there was no chanting, none of the circus that took place two weeks ago. Still, persons in the physical custody of the United States were abandoned to persons known to the United States intending to cause them harm ...

I see Juan has the story. I'm reading les depeches at Le Monde.