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  CNN.com - Video shows American hostage beheaded - Sep 20, 2004
Armstrong wore an orange jumpsuit and was blindfolded, with his arms behind him.
Armstrong was shoved to the ground and his head severed.
Armstrong, along with American Jack Hensley and British citizen Kenneth John Bigley, were kidnapped from their residence Thursday.
www.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/meast/09/20/iraq.beheading/index.html   (555 words)

  
 Hillsdale Collegian- Michigan's Oldest College Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Armstrong was shown kneeling in an orange jumpsuit before five armed militants dressed in fl.
Armstrong, 52, was living and working in Baghdad as a civil engineer when he was kidnapped last Thursday along with two other men, Briton Kenneth Bigley and American Jack Hensley, whom Zarqawi's group claimed to have killed Wednesday.
Armstrong's brother Frank, who lives in nearby Osseo, was bombarded with media calls over the weekend, and gave a few brief statements in which he expressed his shock at the situation.
www.hillsdale.edu /collegian/128/128_3/features/armstrong.html   (1030 words)

  
 Eugene Family Law Attorney, Divorce Lawyer in Eugene Oregon
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www.donaldarmstrong.com   (360 words)

  
 Eugene Armstrong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eugene Armstrong, in orange, seated, before his decapitation by the five men standing over him.
The following day, the group beheaded another hostage, American Jack Hensley, and threatened to kill their third hostage, Briton Kenneth Bigley, unless the United States met their demands to free all women prisoners in Iraqi jails.
Armstrong, also known by his nickname "Jack", grew up in the south-central Michigan community of Hillsdale, where he lived until 1990.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eugene_Armstrong   (178 words)

  
 Heidner Report on 911 -- Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Like the execution of Nick Berg, there is reason to believe the executions of Americans Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley were not terrorist attacks on innocent victims, but were in fact, executions administered by the Israeli secret service on individuals who had willingly cast their fortunes and lives on the sea of international espionage.
Interestingly, November 1995 finds one Eugene Armstrong testifying in Washington as the spokesperson for the CIA representing of the “Ames Damage Assessment team.” Ames was the Russian mole in the CIA who leaked the names of hundreds of agents, causing the death of more than a few.
Armstrong was the CIA agent that summarized the impact of that leak on the CIA field organization.
www.the7thfire.com /9-11/EP_Heidner_report/Eugene_Armstrong_and_Jack_Hensley.html   (3334 words)

  
 The animalism of our species
It was the beheading of Eugene Armstrong at the hands of extreme Islamic fundamentalists.
In a cosmic sense… the beheading of Eugene Armstrong was no worse than a forgotten Jew cremated at Auschwitz or a peasant woman burned by Crusaders.
To me, Eugene Armstrong was a flesh and blood human who probably enjoyed almost all the things I enjoy in life.
www.shawnolson.net /a/881   (1035 words)

  
 FirstCoast News.com - Print Article
Armstrong's body was found Monday a few blocks from where he lived in the leafy west Baghdad neighborhood of Mansour, officials and witnesses said Tuesday.
Armstrong grew up in Hillsdale, Mich., but left the area around 1990.
Armstrong's work in construction took him around the world; he lived in Thailand with his wife before going to Iraq.
www.firstcoastnews.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=24567   (987 words)

  
 News of Interest to Michigan Grantmakers
Armstrong, a U.S. Civil Engineer, was executed by Islamic extremists on September 20, 2004, after he and two others were abducted from their homes in Baghdad.
The execution of Eugene “Jack” Armstrong followed the expiration of a 48-hour deadline set by the militants demanding the release of female Iraqi prisoners detained by the U.S. military.
Armstrong is survived by his wife in Thailand, mother in Germany, three brothers, one sister, and several family members in Hillsdale County.
www.cmif.org /News_Detailed.asp?ID=521   (366 words)

  
 Michigan vigil remembers slain 'good guy' | ajc.com
The militant group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the slaying of Armstrong and said another hostage — either an American or a Briton — would be killed in 24 hours.
Armstrong's brother Frank received a call Thursday from the FBI to identify his 52-year-old brother on an earlier videotape from the kidnappers, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Donna Mackay did not know Armstrong or his family, but tears shone in her eyes as she explained that she and two friends had organized the prayer vigil before they learned of the hostage's death.
www.ajc.com /news/content/news/breaking/hostage/20armstrong.html   (541 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Iraq hostages' families appeal for their lives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the footage, a sobbing, blindfolded man identified as Armstrong knelt in front of five militants dressed in fl.
The Central Intelligence Agency has determined with a "high degree of confidence" that the voice on the tape of the beheading of Armstrong is that of al-Zarqawi.
The last moments of hostage Eugene Armstrong were captured on an a militant video and made available on an Islamic Web site Monday.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2004-09-21-iraq-hostages_x.htm   (1660 words)

  
 Sympathy, sadness poured out at town vigil 09/21/04
Armstrong’s brother Frank got a call from the FBI on Thursday to identify his 52–year–old brother on an earlier videotape from the kidnappers, the Detroit Free Press said.
Armstrong said several other family members attended the vigil, entering quietly and staying to the back of the crowd.
Armstrong was executed by militants in Iraq before the vigil was held Monday evening.
www.hillsdale.net /stories/092104/new_armstrong.shtml   (1456 words)

  
 Video: American Engineer Beheaded   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The video of the beheading of the man believed to be Armstrong surfaced soon after the expiration of a 48-hour deadline set earlier by al-Zarqawi's Tawhid and Jihad group for the beheading of the three civil engineers.
The men — Armstrong, American Jack Hensley and Briton Kenneth Bigley — were abducted Thursday from their home in a wealthy Baghdad neighborhood.
In a statement released after the video was posted, Armstrong's family said: "This is what we did not want to hear.
inhonor.net /videos/uped/fl_video.php?f_num=101500   (497 words)

  
 Beheaded American's body found in Iraq - After Saddam - www.smh.com.au
Photo: AP Iraqi police discovered the decapitated body of Eugene "Jack" Armstrong near a mosque in Baghdad today, US officials said after a video posted on a radical Islamic website claimed to show his captors beheading him in Iraq.
Armstrong, along with British engineer Kenneth Bigley and American Jack Hensley, were abducted on Thursday from their Baghdad home and threatened with execution unless Iraqi women were released from prison.
The nine-minute tape, whose authenticity could not be verified, identified the hostage as Eugene Armstrong and showed a sobbing man, blindfolded and wearing an orange jumpsuit kneeling in front of five militants dressed in fl.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/09/21/1095651279954.html?from=storyrhs   (1708 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > In Iraq -- Video on Web site shows beheading of man said to be American hostage
Masked men stand behind a man identified as American construction contractor Eugene Armstrong, moments before he was beheaded in Iraq, in this image from video made available on an Islamic website, Monday.
The militant group led by Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the slaying and said another hostage – either another American or a Briton held by the group – will be killed in 24 hours unless all Muslim women prisoners are released from U.S. military jails.
The taped beheading appears to be of Armstrong, but the CIA is still reviewing the tape to be sure, the official said.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/iraq/20040920-1312-iraq-americanhostage.html   (725 words)

  
 Gruesome Video of Armstrong Beheading Widely Available on Internet
The six megabyte video shows Armstrong facing the camera, sitting on the floor, wearing a blindfold and an orange jumpsuit, arms bound behind his back.
At the end of the statement, the terrorists lean down to hold Armstrong while the man who read the statement begins to cut Armstrong's throat with a knife.
Armstrong screamed horribly as blood began to gush from his throat.
www.mensnewsdaily.com /archive/newswire/news2004/0904/092104-armstrong-beheading.htm   (360 words)

  
 Darrell Armstrong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darrell Eugene Armstrong (born June 22, 1968 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is an NBA basketball player for the Indiana Pacers.
Armstrong won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award and the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1999 thus becoming the first player in NBA history to win both awards simultaneously.
During the 2003 off-season, Armstrong signed with the New Orleans Hornets as a free agent.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Darrell_Armstrong   (315 words)

  
 Michael Parker's Journal
The video of the beheading of the man said to be Armstrong, whose age was not known, surfaced soon after the expiration of a 48-hour deadline set earlier by al-Zarqawi's Tawhid and Jihad group for the beheading of the three civil engineers.
God's soldiers are coming to get you out of your chains and restore your purity by returning you to your mother and father," he said before grabbing the hostage, seated at his feet, and cutting his throat.
The taped beheading appears to be of Armstrong, but the CIA is still studying it to be sure, the official said.
blogs.salon.com /0002090/2004/09/20.html   (831 words)

  
 Armstrong Edwin Howard - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Armstrong Edwin Howard - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Armstrong, Edwin Howard (1890-1954), American inventor and electrical engineer, who made fundamental contributions to the development of radio...
More MSN Search results on "Armstrong Edwin Howard"
uk.encarta.msn.com /Armstrong_Edwin_Howard.html   (60 words)

  
 White House calls hostage Hensley's family | ajc.com
Armstrong, Hensley, who turns 49 Wednesday, and Bigley were kidnapped Thursday from the house they shared in a wealthy Baghdad neighborhood.
The man beheaded on the nine-minute videotape appears to be Armstrong, but the CIA was reviewing the tape to be sure, the official said.
Armstrong grew up in Hillsdale, in southern Michigan, but left the area around 1990.
www.ajc.com /news/content/news/breaking/hostage/21hostage.html   (1690 words)

  
 The Morning Journal - Web site claims American hostage beheaded in Iraq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The men -- Armstrong, American Jack Hensley and Briton Kenneth Bigley -- were abducted Thursday from their home in a wealthy Baghdad neighborhood.
The taped beheading appears to be of Armstrong, but the CIA is still reviewing it to be sure, the official said.
Armstrong's slaying came on the heels of the beheading -- apparently by a group of Sunni insurgents -- of three Kurdish militiamen taken hostage in the north.
www.morningjournal.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=12967322&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6   (1472 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Report: Second American Hostage Killed - U.S. & World
The new posting followed the passing of the militants' 24-hour deadline for the release of all Iraqi women from prison, and after anguished relatives in the United States and Britain begged for the lives of Bigley, 62, and Hensley, who would have marked his 49th birthday Wednesday.
On Monday, by contrast, the video of Armstrong's killing was posted within an hour of the initial statement claiming he was dead.
Armstrong's body was discovered only blocks from where he lived, officials and witnesses said.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,132980,00.html   (1585 words)

  
 EUGENE ARMSTRONG, 73, SAYREVILLE | Home News Tribune Online
Eugene T. Armstrong, 73, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died Sunday, April 9, 2006, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge.
He was also predeceased by two sisters, Catherine C. Armstrong in 1992 and Mary L. Lockwood in 2005.
Surviving are 10 nieces and nephews, Michael Lockwood of Morgan, William Lockwood of Holmdel, Robert Lockwood of Morgan, Cathy Wisneski of Parlin, Patricia Rose of South Amboy, Mary Ann Langan of Sayreville, Janet O'Connor of Morgan, Judy Speicher of Brielle, Ellen Harrigan and Theresa Lockwood, both of Morgan.
www.thnt.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060411/OBITS/604110331/1094   (287 words)

  
 olin eugene armstrong
decapitazione olin armstrong - filmato decapitazione ostaggio in irak...eugene armstrong ostaggio americano decapitato...
Olin Eugene “Jack Jr.” Armstrong was taken from his Baghdad home Thursday by Islamicmilitants.
C'è la te-sta di Olin Eugene Armstrong, le gole tagliate dei lavoratori nepalesi,i capi mozzati di Nicholas Berg e quello di Daniel Pearl.
itapplitto.com /publi/olineugenearmstrong-2A791.html   (465 words)

  
 CNN.com - Abductions, beheadings continue in Iraq - Sep 20, 2004
Eugene Armstrong is seen sitting in front of five masked insurgents.
The video shows the painful and brutal beheading of Eugene Armstrong.
An Islamist Web site showed video of American Eugene Armstrong being beheaded by members of insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group Jihad and Unification.
www.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/meast/09/20/iraq.main   (900 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Video Shows Beheading of American - U.S. & World
The nine-minute tape, whose authenticity could not be verified, showed a sobbing, blindfolded man identified as Armstrong kneeling in front of five militants dressed in fl.
In an earlier video, Tawhid and Jihad had threatened to kill Armstrong, fellow American Jack Hensley and Briton Kenneth Bigley— all construction contractors — unless Iraqi women are released from two American prisons here.
In Washington, a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Armstrong's body had been recovered, but the official would provide no information about where or when it had been found.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,132880,00.html   (1254 words)

  
 The Jawa Report: Eugene Armstrong Beheading Video Pulled from College Art Show
Outrage from the Michigan family of beheaded hostage Eugene ''Jack'' Armstrong prompted Watkins College of Art & Design to pull a controversial video installation Friday from the Nashville exhibit in which it won first prize.
Armstrong charged that Penny and Phelps are ''almost as inhuman as those people who did what they did to Jack.'' [nice comparison, and I guess Steven Spielburg is 'almost as inhuman as' the Nazis he portrays in Schindler's List]
Eugene Armstrong died a horrific and unnecessary death.
mypetjawa.mu.nu /archives/051686.php   (1954 words)

  
 CNN.com - Report: Al-Zarqawi group kills American hostage - Sep 21, 2004
CNN's Walter Rodgers on the beheading of Eugene Armstrong.
Armstrong and Hensley were kidnapped September 16, along with Kenneth Bigley of Great Britain.
The group Unification and Jihad, believed to be led by al-Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for killing Hensley and Armstrong.
www.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/meast/09/21/iraq.beheading/index.html   (903 words)

  
 American Hostage Eugene Armstrong Beheaded, Body Recovered
Eugene Armstrong, one of the Americans being held hostage by Muslim extremists in Iraq, has been beheaded and a video of the killing distributed on the Internet.
According to an anonymous U.S. official, Armstrong's body has been recovered and identified.
Armstrong was kidnapped along with two other victims last Thursday from an upscale neighborhood in Baghdad by terrorist group headed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian member of al Qaeda.
www.mensnewsdaily.com /archive/newswire/news2004/0904/092004-armstrong-beheading.htm   (226 words)

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