Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to the Mideast, seeking coalition partners to fight the rise of the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and Syria. Rob Griffith/REUTERS
Kerry: ‘The Real Face Of Islam Is A Peaceful Religion’ -- Daily Caller
Secretary of State John Kerry took pains to separate the brutal Islamic terror organization ISIS from its broader religious affiliation on Wednesday, taking time out from a statement on beheaded journalist Steven Sotloff to claim that “Islam is a peaceful religion.”
Kerry spoke to a largely-Islamic audience at the State Department Wednesday, which had assembled to recognize State’s new “special representative for Muslim communities,” Shaarik Zafar. But the planned event was overshadowed by the brutal beheading of Sotloff by ISIS fighters in Iraq, pushing the secretary to again publicly condemn the group.
“Those who have murdered James Foley and Steven Sotloff in Syria need to know that the United States will hold them accountable, no matter how long it takes,” he warned in his speech.
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Update: John Kerry calls Steven Sotloff's execution 'a punch to the gut' -- UPI
My Comment: Even at a moment like this .... Secretary of State John Kerry has to go out his way to show to the world that he are still "politically correct".
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