Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Reaction To The Murder Of Jordanian Pilot Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh By The Islamic State



Daily Mail: Jordan Announces Execution Of Six ISIS Prisoners 'Within Hours' In Retaliation After Terrorists Release Lavish Video Of Jordanian Pilot Being TORCHED To Death In A Cage In Yet Another New Low For Humanity

* Video titled 'Healing the Believers' Chests' shows brutal murder of pilot
* Moaz al-Kasasbeh is filmed being burnt alive while locked in a cage
* He was captured in December after his jet crashed over ISIS-held territory
* Jordan has confirmed pilot was brutally murdered by ISIS on January 3
* Barack Obama condemned the killing, branding it 'vicious and barbaric'
* King Abdullah II called it 'cowardly act of terror' before meeting Obama
* David Cameron said 'sickening murder' would 'strengthen our resolve'
* Jordan vowed to execute six of its ISIS-linked prisoners at dawn today
* Army spokesman said revenge will be 'as big as calamity that hit Jordan'
* Security sources said execution of failed female suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi likely to take place tomorrow

More News On The Reaction To The Murder Of Jordanian Pilot Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh By The Islamic State

Thousands gather in Jordan to demand blood: Female suicide bomber ISIS had claimed they wanted freed will be the first of six Islamist prisoners executed tomorrow -- Daily Mail
Jordan's King Promises Justice for Murdered Pilot -- Bloomberg
Islamic State shows burning of hostage, Jordan vows 'earth-shaking' response -- Reuters
Jordan Vows Revenge for Pilot's Grisly Death -- VOA
ISIL video purports to show Jordanian pilot's killing -- Al Jazeera
Jordan mourns murdered fighter pilot, vows revenge on Islamic State -- CSM
Jordan vows vengeance as pilot reportedly burned alive by Islamic State -- L.A. Times
Jordan pilot death 'will be avenged' -- BBC
Jordan threatens revenge for gruesome killing of pilot -- USA Today
Outrage follows images appearing to show ISIS hostage burned alive -- CNN
Obama, King Abdullah vow not to let up against Islamic State -- Washington Post
Obama: ISIS only 'interested in death and destruction' -- CNN
Arab celebrities mourn Jordanian pilot Mou'ath al-Kasasbeh's death at the hands of ISIS -- Al Bawaba
Jordanian pilot’s grisly execution draws world condemnation -- Toronto Star
One of the most sickening acts ever committed to film: 22 minutes of carefully edited, and highly choreographed footage that ISIS knows will horrify the West - and entice even more jihadists to their cause -- Daily Mail
U.S. hopes pilot's murder will toughen Jordan's resolve -- Reuters
ISIS' claim it executed the captured Jordanian pilot was not only barbaric but strategically foolish -- Armin Rosen, Business Insider
ISIS Execution Video Presents Grim Choice for News Media -- Ravi Somaiya, NYT
Horrific tactics will backfire on ISIS, says CIA insider -- CBS
Immolation of Jordanian pilot aims to drag us back to barbarism -- Philip Kennicott, Washington Post
4 Takeaways From the Fight Against ISIS After the Death of Jordan’s Pilot -- Aaron David Miller, WSJ

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