Originally posted by SVT Doood:"Every time when we have a tape, there is a give and take to run it or not to run it," said Jihad Ballout, a spokesman for Al Jazeera. In this case, he said: "There was no professional reason why we should air it. Showing the beheading scene would be against decency altogether."
That seems like a RARE display of restraint by Al Jazeera...