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Enrique

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12. that's a good question

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #11)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 06:47 PM

Sep 2014

I plan to watch the Anderson Cooper interview of the family spokesperson. What their evidence is is a basic question, I doubt Cooper would fail to ask it.

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White House says beheaded U.S. journalist not 'sold' to Islamic State [View all] flamingdem Sep 2014 OP

I saw the spokesman for the family leftynyc Sep 2014 #1

It might have had to do with paying ransom flamingdem Sep 2014 #2

You mean the news media does not check sources before it declares Breaking News!? Huh. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #3

a government denial is not Gospel Enrique Sep 2014 #9

Of course not, but what is the evidence as opposed to an opinion? Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #11

that's a good question Enrique Sep 2014 #12

I am kind of a stickler for evidence.....makes for lonely times on the internet. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #13

It could be rather embarrassing if it was the Syrian Rebels® the US government is supporting azurnoir Sep 2014 #4

Could be bad or explained away as flamingdem Sep 2014 #5

well maybe for some it is easy to believe myself I'd have to see the evidence azurnoir Sep 2014 #6

We'll see but it's chaos down there. Just today the head of an ultra conservative flamingdem Sep 2014 #7

well if there is really that much cross over between ISIS and the Syrian Rebels it seems perhaps the azurnoir Sep 2014 #8

I don't know what they know of course but I think you're right flamingdem Sep 2014 #16

leased? yurbud Sep 2014 #10

is the Obama administration still allied with the 'Nice' rebels? .. quadrature Sep 2014 #14

Yes, but Obama asked for more money last year flamingdem Sep 2014 #15