"Show No Mercy"

A response to questions posed about summary executions, posted July 25th, 2007.

And peace upon you, my generous brother.

Those killed were members of the police and the Interior Department, and they didn't think twice of claiming to be part of the Islamic State, God strengthen it.

They hid from no one their sponsorship by The Treachery (Badr) Brigade and The Liar (Mahdi).

The majority of these groups (the police and the Interior Department) are Shi'a. If they were Sunni, they would be subject to an apostasy trial for their cooperation with the infidels.

And do not look, generous brother, with forbearance or mercy upon them. Do not forget what they do to our brothers in their prisons. They do not fool anyone.

The Badr Brigade is a paramilitary organization sponsored by SCIRI, the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a major party in the government with strong ties to Iranian Shi'ism. "Treachery Brigade" is an Arabic pun (ghidr/badr) that doesn't work as well in English.