at the risk of turning OT into "news of the day"...
... and further angering Bert

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7894721.stm?lss

"Both Mr Hassan and his wife worked at Bridges TV, a station aimed at countering stereotypes of Muslims."

Right.

Well done with that...
(b3tamax Mate, you're fat and I'll throw you in the river, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 13:44, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

what a crazy bastard
beheading someone takes a quite lot of work (allegedly)

hardly worth the bother. stab them a few times and they are still just as dead with their head still on.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 13:52, Reply)

oh dear me, that's funny!
Beheading is merely a question of force, accuracy and a decent blade.

Vipros, as a proud kitchen technician, you should know that kind of thing.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 13:55, Reply)

I tend to use smallish knives
and go for precision rather than force ;-)

although saying that, I do have a japanese cleaver that would easily take someone's head off.

Depends what you are going for though. I doubt most people, and particularly small US TV stations, are equipped for the "one blow" style beheading, which leads me to think that he probably used some kind of knife in a sawing action. A lot of work.

A fire axe would do the job though. that would've been his best bet.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 13:58, Reply)

Chainsaw.
Is easiest.

I've got a Butcher's Cleaver that'd do the job nicely though.
( Cawl, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 14:04, Reply)

Eh?
Her body was found at the station? Not only is he rubbish at 'countering stereotypes' but he is totally poo at hiding things.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 14:10, Reply)