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(3,746 posts) Tue Feb 3, 2015, 12:45 PM Feb 2015

Islamic State supporters post photos purportedly showing Jordanian pilot burnt alive [View all]

Source: Reuters

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Supporters of the Islamic State insurgent group circulated photos on social media on Tuesday purporting to show captive Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh being burnt alive.

Reuters could not immediately confirm the five images, which showed a burning man standing in a black cage. Kasaesbeh has been in Islamic State captivity since his plane crashed over Syria in December.

Read more: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/islamic-state-supporters-post-photos-purportedly-showing-jordanian-170209043.html#LDC09cV

IS claims to have burned Jordanian pilot alive: video

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/562652013117583360

#UPDATE State TV says Jordanian pilot whom Islamic State group claim to have burnt alive was killed a month ago

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/562673156964745217

#BREAKING Jordan will execute female would-be bomber Wednesday, security official says

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/562685770994298888

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Islamic State supporters post photos purportedly showing Jordanian pilot burnt alive [View all] Bosonic Feb 2015 OP

My God, what barbarians! Laurian Feb 2015 #1

These barbarians have been supported by the house of Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #51

Horrible death - I think I'd rather be decapitated by a rusty sword than be burned alive aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #2

Fucking barbarians leftynyc Feb 2015 #3

Barbarians not worthy of being considered terrorists, like Hagana, Irgun and Stern sanatanadharma Feb 2015 #24

I don't give a fuck who leftynyc Feb 2015 #25

How horrible. polly7 Feb 2015 #4

Everybody should remember that ISIS is the result of bush and Cheney's unneeded war in Iraq Botany Feb 2015 #5

So, if only we hadn't invaded Iraq, the ISIS members would all be quietly farming? brooklynite Feb 2015 #12

No some would have still turned out to be murdering thugs .... Botany Feb 2015 #29

Are you defending the war criminal Bush's war of aggression? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #31

Defending? No. Pointing out Bush isn't a simple excuse for all the world's problems... brooklynite Feb 2015 #36

They would likely still be in the Iraqi army under Saddam. The Stranger Feb 2015 #47

+1 Botany Feb 2015 #50

Bush and Cheney should be arrested for war crimes and put on trial. Cleita Feb 2015 #16

Hey it only took 5 posts before someone blamed Bush!! 7962 Feb 2015 #22

Put the blame where it belongs .... bush and Cheney they stirred up that mess Botany Feb 2015 #30

So, that's the second post of yours in 20 minutes of reading Trajan Feb 2015 #55

Of course it's all our fault. There was never any evil in the world before the USA. freshwest Feb 2015 #71

You mean like we did to women, children, old men in Vietnam, month after month? jtuck004 Feb 2015 #6

The attrocities in Vietnam spawned worldwide protests aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #10

And went on for years. How many days has it been since we incinerated a kid with a drone? jtuck004 Feb 2015 #11

Anyone who refuses to recognize the evil of ISIS and won't want to do something about it aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #13

I would say the same thing about the hypocrites in the US. n/t jtuck004 Feb 2015 #14

We still don't know CJCRANE Feb 2015 #20

I think most people still think this is some kind of defined enemy we can defeat. They jtuck004 Feb 2015 #49

Blame the USA for everything bad crowd is out Democat Feb 2015 #35

Blame? Accurately describe is more like it. We have killed more innocent people jtuck004 Feb 2015 #46

Oh please noooo! haikugal Feb 2015 #7

Psychos. These guys are acting out a real life horror movie. CJCRANE Feb 2015 #8

We are not a captive audience. Brigid Feb 2015 #15

I mean in the sense of all the media coverage. CJCRANE Feb 2015 #18

I don't watch any of them, or look at the photos - but I also won't ignore what they are doing Yo_Mama Feb 2015 #19

But it's explicitly designed CJCRANE Feb 2015 #21

You make an interesting point... haikugal Feb 2015 #59

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #38

you know your post will be deleted, such an odd hobby uppityperson Feb 2015 #39

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And the world does nothing but complain. Rhinodawg Feb 2015 #53

We need to tell Saudi's in no uncertain terms to stop supporting I.S. denbot Feb 2015 #9

Good point. Or maybe we need to take them off "friend's" list. eom Cleita Feb 2015 #17

Generally speaking, I like Greenwald, but he tweeted this.... tishaLA Feb 2015 #23

I detest Greenwald leftynyc Feb 2015 #26

his recent apologias for terrorism have been eye opening tishaLA Feb 2015 #28

He also falls into that 'enemy of an enemy is a friend' absolutism Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #56

Greenwald leftynyc Feb 2015 #63

This is indeed what pilots (like the Jordanian) do when they drop bombs on people Takashi Zara Feb 2015 #27

Because it's okay to kill people when God is on our side, is how the argument goes. closeupready Feb 2015 #43

Keep reading his TL...Greenwald tweets shit like that on a daily basis Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #57

Liveleak.com has the pics. Kaleva Feb 2015 #32

Savage beats bluestateguy Feb 2015 #33

Because 1) Jordan is a US state; and 2) killing killers makes us better people. closeupready Feb 2015 #42

Killing killers means they can't kill again. bluestateguy Feb 2015 #45

Killing killers makes you a killer. Thus, we have Israel/Palestine. closeupready Feb 2015 #48

Killing killers makes you a hero Kurska Feb 2015 #62

You are on a completely different wavelength, but you have a right to your opinion. closeupready Feb 2015 #64

Saw the video Kurska Feb 2015 #34

You don't blame them for collectively punishing en masse without due process. closeupready Feb 2015 #41

ISIS wants to be a state Kurska Feb 2015 #61

most anyone with morals thinks ISIS should be punished en masse... you want to dionysus Feb 2015 #65

Well, Nazis and anti-semites enjoyed punishing en masse. closeupready Feb 2015 #66

well, what would you do with ISIS? Talk them into stopping the massacre? dionysus Feb 2015 #67

As awful as ISIS (and its abuses) is, the execution of innocent Americans in US states is worse. closeupready Feb 2015 #68

so.. let ISIS run rampant and slaughter people.. because our justice system is dionysus Feb 2015 #69

Not our job. closeupready Feb 2015 #70

Evil barbaric bastards! hrmjustin Feb 2015 #37

i saw the full video. the most barbaric thing ive seen in my life Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #44

Awful Free Arab Feb 2015 #52

Welcome to DU! gopiscrap Feb 2015 #60

This story gets 3 Recs but there 50 f'g vaccine threads in GD. Ilsa Feb 2015 #54

How horrible can you be? Can someone please cut off their funding?? Glimmer of Hope Feb 2015 #58