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karynnj

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18. Even assuming the this is a completely good source, I am troubled by this

Reply to Bosonic (Reply #14)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 11:22 AM

Sep 2014

real time account.

What if the US was attempting a second rescue mission of the journalists still held - and this alerted ISIS? There is a very tricky trade off between the light that journalists can bring and the need for secrecy sometimes.

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Islamic State claims to have executed US journalist Steven Sotloff [View all] flamingdem Sep 2014 OP

Steven Sotloff 'beheaded by Islamic State' Bosonic Sep 2014 #1

They seem to do this when under pressure flamingdem Sep 2014 #2

It is for recruitement and fits their radical narrative. morningfog Sep 2014 #3

Especially when they are losing flamingdem Sep 2014 #5

The narrative has to be "US is a threat to you." morningfog Sep 2014 #6

I see what you mean. Plus the cache of going up against the USA flamingdem Sep 2014 #7

It may also be a warning of their brutality (as if anything were needed) to the Sunni karynnj Sep 2014 #8

And is discourages western media from getting near. morningfog Sep 2014 #9

Let's hope it discourages them. former9thward Sep 2014 #17

CNN International is now reporting this. eom Purveyor Sep 2014 #4

URGENT: ISIS evacuates its Mosul headquarters in fear of American air strikes flamingdem Sep 2014 #10

Evil bastards... PoutrageFatigue Sep 2014 #11

Repulsive barbarians leftynyc Sep 2014 #12

Barbarians. 840high Sep 2014 #13

Hmmmm Bosonic Sep 2014 #14

Even assuming the this is a completely good source, I am troubled by this karynnj Sep 2014 #18

The tweet was apparently relaying/reporting on what was on Turkish/Syria media Bosonic Sep 2014 #19

The only sense this would make is another rescue operation flamingdem Sep 2014 #20

I had assumed from the post that "on the ground" may have been a karynnj Sep 2014 #21

that poor family CTyankee Sep 2014 #15

My heart goes out to this man's family! hamsterjill Sep 2014 #16