Plain Ol', did you read this article? How could this even remotely be related to "US Interventionist Failure"? This man was a medical relief worker, on his own accord in Syria. A converted Muslim, who felt the need to try and assist the Syrian people.
Again, (and without trying to become engaged in a conversation over this) I strongly suggest that you try and look at, "The Big Picture" and let go of your Anti-American/Anti-Jewish Hatreds for a moment. Try and see the whole landscape here..... On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 10:11 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > wrote: > just more US interventionist failure. > that they insist on getting involved in the affairs of other nations is > beyond logical. > > > http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2014/11/16/nd-sot-robertson-most-barbaric-isis-video.cnn.html > > http://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000003072437/curtis-pleads-for-his-life.html > > > On Sunday, November 16, 2014 6:55:03 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: >> >> President Obama called this one correctly: "Pure Evil". >> >> This man was a former soldier, a Muslim and went back over to Syria to >> offer medical assistance and aid: >> >> http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/16/world/meast/isis-kassig- >> killing-images/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 >> >> *(CNN)* -- American aid worker and former soldier Peter Kassig >> <http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/03/world/meast/isis-peter-kassig/index.html> was >> beheaded by ISIS terrorists, the White House confirmed Sunday, hours after >> a video claiming to show the victim surfaced online. >> >> ISIS held Kassig as a hostage and in previous communications had >> threatened his life. >> >> The video shows the aftermath of a beheading in which the victim is not >> clearly recognizable. >> >> President Barack Obama confirmed the 26-year-old's beheading, saying >> Kassig "was taken from us in an act of pure evil by a terrorist group that >> the world rightly associates with inhumanity." >> >> Kassig, who converted to Islam in captivity, also went by the name >> Abdul-Rahman Kassig. >> Kassig: 'Able to share a bit of hope' >> Obama: Beheading was 'act of pure evil' >> How is this ISIS video different? >> ISIS reportedly beheads Peter Kassig >> >> He first traveled to the Middle East as a U.S. soldier and returned as a >> medical worker, feeling compelled to help victims of war. >> >> He did aid work in Syria, where he was captured. He was held hostage for >> over a year. >> >> "We are heartbroken to learn that our son, Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig, has >> lost his life as a result of his love for the Syrian people and his desire >> to ease their suffering," Kassig's parents, Ed and Paula, said in a >> statement. >> >> The Kassig family expressed heartbreak over the beheadings of the other >> Westerners who came before their son, and asked for prayers for the safe >> return of other captives. >> >> "While ISIL revels in the slaughter of innocents, including Muslims, and >> is bent only on sowing death and destruction, Abdul-Rahman was a >> humanitarian who worked to save the lives of Syrians injured and >> dispossessed by the Syrian conflict," Obama said. >> >> ISIL is another term for the group ISIS, the Islamic State in Iraq and >> Syria, which calls itself simply the Islamic State. >> >> *The video* >> >> A familiar figure appeared in Sunday's beheading video, dressed in all >> black and speaking with what sounds like an English accent. >> >> A man fitting the same description appeared in previous videos of the >> apparent beheadings of other Westerners. >> >> But this recording is different from previously released ones. It is >> longer, almost 16 minutes, and does not include a statement by the victim, >> as previous ones had. >> >> And it is utterly brutal, showing in graphic detail the beheadings of >> other men, whom militants claim are pilots for the Syrian government. >> >> The narration spends much time on ISIS' history and the figure taunts >> Obama, saying he will have to return troops to Iraq in greater numbers than >> before. >> >> And for the first time in such a video, the speaker names the place where >> he is standing with the victim -- in the town of Dabiq in Aleppo province, >> Syria. >> >> *The fifth Westerner* >> >> Kassig is the fifth Westerner whom ISIS claims to have beheaded >> <http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/08/world/isis-fast-facts/>via video messages. >> >> The first was U.S. journalist James Foley. A video of his killing was >> posted online in mid-August, just over a week after Obama approved >> "targeted airstrikes" against ISIS. >> >> In early September, ISIS released a video showing the beheading of U.S. >> journalist Steven Sotloff. Sotloff's apparent killer spoke in what sounded >> like the same British accent as the man who purportedly killed Foley. >> >> Less than two weeks later, ISIS announced in a video the apparent killing >> of British aid worker David Haines. >> >> And on October 3, ISIS released a video showing the apparent beheading of >> hostage Alan Henning. >> >> Secretary of State John Kerry praised Kassig's compassion and reiterated >> the goal of defeating ISIS. >> >> "This was a young man who traveled to one of the world's most dangerous >> places to care for the innocent victims of a bloody conflict, and >> fearlessly dedicated himself to helping those in need," Kerry said. "There >> can be no greater contrast than that between Abdul-Rahman's generosity of >> spirit and the pernicious evil of ISIL." >> >> *Plea for mercy* >> >> Kassig's life was threatened on the video that showed Henning's killing. >> >> A week after its release, Kassig's family released a YouTube video of >> their own, asking his captors to show mercy and free him. >> >> Kassig's mother, Paula, addressed her son in the video. "We are so very >> proud of you and the work you have done to bring humanitarian aid to the >> Syrian people," she said. >> >> The couple noted they were releasing the video on the day of Islam's Eid >> al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, when Muslims slaughter lambs, goats, >> sheep and cattle and distribute the meat to the poor and their families. >> >> A native of Indiana, Peter Kassig founded Special Emergency Response and >> Assistance, a nongovernmental organization aiding Syrians fleeing the civil >> war there. >> >> From 2012, he delivered food and medical supplies within and outside >> Syria and provided trauma care and training, his family said. >> >> *Soldier, helper, captive* >> >> Kassig's journey began when he joined the U.S. Army Rangers in 2006 and >> deployed to Iraq in 2007. He was honorably discharged for medical reasons >> after a brief tour and returned to the United States to study political >> science and train for 1,500-meter races. But something wasn't right. >> >> "I was going to school with kids who look the same, were the same age as >> me, but we weren't the same," he said in an interview with CNN in 2012 >> <http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/world/meast/syria-us-soldier/>. "I wanted >> more of a challenge, a sense of purpose." >> >> In 2010, Kassig took time off and began his certification as an emergency >> medical technician. >> >> In the two years that followed, he fell in love, got married and quickly >> divorced. Devastated and heartbroken, he went back to school, but he >> couldn't shake his depression. >> >> "I needed a game changer," he said. >> >> He eventually traveled to Lebanon and founded SERA to deliver food and >> medical supplies to swelling refugee camps. >> >> On October 1, 2013, he was "detained" on his way to Deir Ezzor in eastern >> Syria, his family said. >> >> "Peter really believed that an individual can make a difference in the >> world through their love and compassion and intelligence," said Margaret >> Brabant, Kassig's college adviser and a professor at Butler Univeristy in >> Indianapolis. "... That is the message that I think Peter would want me to >> convey." >> >> Hostages tortured before beheadings >> <http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/26/world/meast/isis-beheading-torture/index.html> >> >> CNN's Alexandra Field, Arwa Damon, Yousuf Basil and Christine Sever >> contributed to this report. >> > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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