The following is not for the squeamish. David Kirkpatrick writes in the N.Y. Times 3/11/13 date line Cairo, Egypt "After centuries of public beheadings , the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is considering firing squads as an alternative means of execution."........"because of the scarcity of swordsmen and their unavailability in a number of regions." "The few officially authorized swordsmen were so busy traveling between different regions to conduct executions that they sometimes arrived late - "which causes security confusion"!!! The "kingdom" has beheaded more than 75 in each of the past two years saying they are adhering to the precepts of their Holy Book - literally! When will those folks come into the twenty-first century? Even the French did away with the guillotine.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/world/middleeast/saudis-consider-firing-squads-for-executions.html
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