This man was a medical relief worker --- ex-US-military who found another way to garner income from a war. very similar to a mercenary ... just lower pay.
On Monday, November 17, 2014 9:48:04 AM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: > > 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] > <javascript:>> 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. 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