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News: ISIS behead US Journalist
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Originally posted by hello_world
I watched it. The worst part was how composed he was, he seemed so resigned
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This tragic and sad
RIP
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Originally posted by Starburst
I really hope this doesn't escalate further because the western world should have nothing to do with this stupid conflict.
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I hope so
All they want is attention, war and conflicts are their lifestyle, they make a living of it after all
Reacting to this and entering in their worthless game is already losing, feeding a continuous cycle of events like this
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Originally posted by fabbriche
The Crusades were basically Christian defense versus Muslim agression. Without the Crusades everyone in Europe and possibly most of the world would now be praying to Mecca 5 times a day.
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So they were good, you say? Hmm. Wouldn't the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan be like a new Crusade then?
I know the US was issuing troops so-called "Jesus rifles": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trijico...es_controversy
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I broke down and watched. The video I watched was blurred and it didn't show him actually being cut. Is that only version or was it edited?
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Originally posted by Adonis
Obama strikes me as the type to try to play nice but once you shock his conscience he is relentless and he may do something spectacular. I'm hoping for a spectacularly executed military display from Obama and our armed forces as a response that we won't tolerate it.
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Let's Hope
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Time to up the airstrikes. America needs to show it's ready to put the force of the world's strongest military down the throat of monsters who have no regard for human life or decency.
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Originally posted by Adonis
Obama strikes me as the type to try to play nice but once you shock his conscience he is relentless and he may do something spectacular. I'm hoping for a spectacularly executed military display from Obama and our armed forces as a response that we won't tolerate it.
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I completely agree.
This bothered me so much I wish I could go over there myself to kill them. I wish I could of saved him
If I become rich I'm working on an iron man suit so that I can hunt down terrorists.
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Member Since: 8/12/2012
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The killer is as good as dead, they wil hunt him down now.
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The English jihadist who beheaded the American journalist James Foley is believed to be the leader of a group of British fighters holding foreign hostages in Syria, sources have told the Guardian.
As an international manhunt got under way on Wednesday, the English-speaking militant was identified to the Guardian by one of his former hostages as the ringleader of three British jihadists thought to be the main guards of foreign nationals in Raqqa, a stronghold of Islamic State (Isis) rebels.
The militant who appeared on the Foley video, who called himself John and is believed to be from London, was said to be the main rebel negotiator during talks earlier this year to release 11 Islamic State hostages – who were eventually handed to Turkish officials after ransom demands were met.
The FBI, MI5 and Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism command were all on Wednesday night racing to identify the militant who fronted the propaganda video that showed the brutal murder of Foley, the journalist who had been missing in Syria since 2012.
Sources in Syria recognised the man as a point-man for hostage negotiations in Raqqa, where he is said to have held discussions with several families of jailed foreign nationals over the internet.
One former hostage, who was held for a year in Raqqa, told the Guardian the British executioner is intelligent, educated and a devout believer in radical Islamic teachings. The three UK-born militants were referred to as "the Beatles" by fellow hostages because of their nationality, the former captive added.
Experts in the the counter-terrorism and linguistics fields said the man appeared to be one of up to 500 British-born jihadists "brutalised" by Isis after fleeing the UK to fight in Syria and Iraq.
Security services in the UK and US were analysing the propaganda footage, with forensic phonetics experts among those thought to be involved in trying to identify the masked militant from his accent.
Prof Paul Kerswill, a linguistics expert at the University of York, said he believed the man spoke in "multicultural London English" most commonly found in London's East End. "He probably has a foreign language background but it sounds like multicultural London English, which is people from all kinds of backgrounds who mix in the East End, a new kind of cockney," he said.
Dr Claire Hardaker, a linguistics experts at Lancaster University, studied the clip and said the man's vowels marked him out as likely from the south-east of England, but most likely from London. "We're definitely looking at a British accent, from the south, and probably from London, Kent or Essex."
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...guards-british
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First time in the history of the Federal Republic Of Germany, we will provide weapons (to the Kurds) in a crisis region. By by ISIS.
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Could someone explain something to me? : how in hell are they gonna find him ? I mean he didn't even show his face, they don't know where he is, seems like they don't know anything about that person .. this is just I did watched Zero Dark Thirty but real life is sometimes worse than movies.
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Originally posted by Gabriel_Spears
Could someone explain something to me? : how in hell are they gonna find him ? I mean he didn't even show his face, they don't know where he is, seems like they don't know anything about that person .. this is just I did watched Zero Dark Thirty but real life is sometimes worse than movies.
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They will let the ISIS fighters know that they want him and they will pay $ 1 million for him, now with the Peschmerga army fight off the ISIS, someone will talk.
And don't forget the unit who is responsible for the hostages have an own name, they are called The Beatles because they are British. And believe me there is a lot of rivalry among the fighters from Europe, Syria and Iraq and I'm sure many of the Iraqies want to go back if the new president makes them an offer.
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Originally posted by Ressti
I watched up until he put the knife against his throat. Not watching the bloodshed, there's no point and it's not entertaining. Seen it before and it's horrific.
He sounds delusional. Does this guy really believe that they represents Islam? Most muslims hate them. They're psychopaths who decided to form a group.
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they are already in my country
All Islamic organization in my country against them
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Originally posted by Pecinta Mariah
they are already in my country
All Islamic organization in my country against them
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Where do you live?
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They asked for a ransom to save his life and America refused. As if his poor parents haven't been through enough already, why did the US release this info? It serves no one
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2011 letter shows how James Foley's faith gave him strength
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James Foley, the American journalist beheaded by Islamic militants, once wrote that while held captive in Libya he prayed the rosary on his knuckles and was given strength by the knowledge that a prayer vigil was being held at his alma mater, Marquette University.
The article published in Marquette Magazine in 2011 shortly after Foley was released,along with two colleagues, in Libya, focused on how prayer and faith helped him get through the ordeal.
"I began to pray the rosary," he wrote "It was what my mother and grandmother would have prayed. I said 10 Hail Marys between each Our Father. It took a long time, almost an hour to count 100 Hail Marys off on my knuckles. And it helped to keep my mind focused."
Foley also described how, in a conversation with his mother while he was being held, she told him Marquette University was holding a prayer vigil for him. Foley wrote that this knowledge strengthened him, and affirmed his belief in the power of prayer and faith.
"If nothing else, prayer was the glue that enabled my freedom, an inner freedom first and later the miracle of being released during a war in which the regime had no real incentive to free us. It didn’t make sense, but faith did," Foley wrote.
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READ FULL LETTER HERE
Gotta read the entire letter
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It seems fake to me. One of my classmates told some of these videos are fake just to make them seem even worse by the rest of the world. Plus, I don't understand why he said everything he was asked for if he was going to be killed. I would have cried or just closed my eyes.
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Originally posted by Elvenpath
It seems fake to me. One of my classmates told some of these videos are fake just to make them seem even worse by the rest of the world. Plus, I don't understand why he said everything he was asked for if he was going to be killed. I would have cried or just closed my eyes.
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Something much worse and much longer could have happened to him if he didn't comply.
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Originally posted by Goosey
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No it's not the same, the Crusades wanted to take over that area. The US just wants the terriorists out
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Originally posted by JayEl
I broke down and watched. The video I watched was blurred and it didn't show him actually being cut. Is that only version or was it edited?
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The actual video (unedited, unblurred) was only up on YouTube for about an hour before it got taken down. I happened to be online and so I was able to see it.
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