The slur on Islam...

The hottest video in Baghdad at the moment is apparently a recording of the beheading of an Egyptian accused by other Muslims of 'planting electronic devices in houses that guided bombs dropped from U.S. warplanes.'
"The video shows a terrified Mohammed Abdel Aal kneeling in front of masked militants with AK-47 assault rifles," Reuters reports. "One of the militants pulls out a knife, knocks down Abdel Aal, then severs his head and places it on his body over a pool of blood."
Some Baghdad residents think this video is a fake, an Israeli conspiracy: "A Muslim could not do something so barbaric. This was the work of Israeli intelligence trying to give Muslims a bad image in the world," said video shop owner Abu Safwat. "Besides, Islam does not permit beheadings from the side of the neck like in the video. It must be done from the back of the neck."
Phew -- glad we cleared that one up. For a moment there, Islam's reputation was in danger...