Tag: James Wright Foley
By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Tue Aug 19, 2014 at 04:31:04 PM EST
Tags: ISIS, Steven Sotloff, James Wright Foley (all tags)
Posted on Tue Aug 19, 2014 at 04:31:04 PM EST
Tags: ISIS, Steven Sotloff, James Wright Foley (all tags)
Truly horrifying. al Furqan Media (aka Furqan Foundation for Media Production) and al Hayat Media Center have just released a video threatening the United States if it continues strikes against ISIS.
In the video, which I won't link to but have watched, U.S. journalist James Wright Foley is beheaded. Here is the FBI notice of Foley's kidnapping in Syria in 2012. In 2011, he was held by Libyan government forces.
Just before Foley is beheaded, the beheader, who speaks in English, says:
Any attempt by you, Obama, to deny the Muslims their right to live in safety under the Islamic Califphate will result in the bloodshed of your people.
After that, the beheader shows U.S. journalist Steven Joel Sotloff in the same position, and says "The life of this American citizen Obama depends on your next decision." [More...]
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