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Bosonic

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19. The tweet was apparently relaying/reporting on what was on Turkish/Syria media

Reply to karynnj (Reply #18)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 11:33 AM

Sep 2014

So the cat was already fully out of the bag and walking around.

But I'm assuming all of this is moot though, as no more has been heard so it appears to be a big false positive.

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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