ScrappleFace: Bin Laden Seeks Geneva Ruling on Beheadings:
"(2005-01-07) -- Al Qaeda chief executive Usama bin Laden today requested a formal ruling from the U.N. Human Rights Commission on how to conduct beheadings of civilian and military prisoners in ways that comply with the Geneva Conventions.

'Al Qaeda seeks the global credibility that comes only from adherence to the Geneva Conventions,' Mr. Bin Laden wrote. 'Specifically we want to know what kind of cutlery is permissible, guidelines for videotaping the beheading and any advice about dealing with crowds as they burn, hang and mutilate the corpses of the infidels.'"
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Hat tip Volokh Conspiracy  ¶ 1/07/2005 11:53:00 AM