Sunday, February 1, 2015

Islamic State Murders Japanese Journalist Goto



Daily Mail: 'We have an entire army thirsty for your blood': ISIS releases new video appearing to show Jihadi John beheading second Japanese hostage

* Kenji Goto threatened with beheading in ISIS video released last Saturday
* Terror group was trying to exchange Goto for bomber Sajida al-Rishawi
* In new video fighter tells camera 'we have an entire army thirsty for blood'
* Mr Goto's body is then shown lying on desert floor in rocky gorge
* President Barack Obama has led global condemnation of apparent slaying
* Says US stands in solidarity with Japan against 'barbaric and heinous act'

More News On The Murder Of Japanese Journalist Goto By The Islamic State

Japan outraged at IS 'beheading' of hostage Kenji Goto -- BBC
Japan Mourns Goto as Caring and Courageous Reporter -- NYT/AP
Japan wakes up to bad news about Kenji Goto -- BBC
New video purportedly shows beheading of Japanese journalist by ISIS -- FOX News
‘Inhumane & contemptible’: ISIS beheads Japanese hostage Goto -- RT
Video of Japanese Journalist's Execution Appears to Be Genuine -- Sputnik
Isil militants behead second Japanese hostage -- ITAR-TASS
World leaders condemns IS beheading of Japanese journalist Goto -- Deutsche Welle
Japan outraged at IS 'beheading' of hostage Kenji Goto -- BBC
Islamic State hostage Kenji Goto mourned by family and friends -- Japan Times
Kenji Goto's mother mourns after Isis beheads her son sending shockwaves across Japan -- IBTimes

4 comments:

James said...

That ISIS's upper levels of operational military command and political is inhabited by large numbers of Iraqi Baathists is (something I've long suspected) starting to be seen in public. This begs the question of which is the dominant driving force, religious (Pan Islamic Caliphate) or secular Iraqi/Syrio political ideology? The two could easily use each other in furthering their separate goals, but in the long run they are incompatible. The answer to above question would go a long way forward in dealing with these things.

James said...

WNU,
It's 62 here and you know what that means, 10:00 tee time!

War News Updates Editor said...

James .... I missed your comment this morning because I was basically hauling wood into the chalet because they were predicting -24c (-10F) for the high today.

-11F vs. 62F .... I am clearly living in the wrong place.

James said...

It's ok WNU, if you chop your own wood you're twice warmed. Golf was a mixed bag. With as much tomahawking I did with my wedges you'd thought an Comanche war party had raided the back nine. But a nine iron from 164 to 3ft (1 metre for you Celsius people) from the hole did wonders for my attitude. As for those traitorous bastards the wedges, an inquiry will launched forthwith!