[h=1]Was Jordanian pilot burned alive after sick Twitter campaign among ISIS supporters to name his method of death?[/h]
Thousands of ISIS supporters took to Twitter in the days after Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh was captured to suggest sick methods of execution - including the two techniques that ultimately resulted in his death, it emerged today.
Kasasbeh was seen being burnt alive before being run over by a bulldozer in a 22-minute-long video released by the terror group yesterday, in which the level of barbarism and brutality sunk to new lows, even by ISIS' depraved standards.
The method of murder raises the chilling prospect that ISIS may have been influenced by the Twitter campaign, which used the Arabic hashtag #SuggestAWayToKillTheJordanianPilotPig to elicit ideas from the terror group's supporters.
Horror: A Twitter user calling himself Black Flag suggested using wild animals to execute Kasasbeh before suggesting death by chainsaw or melting with acid as possible alternatives.
No escape: The idea to place the pilot in a cage may have come from a Twitter user calling himself Sham Islamic Echo, who tweeted: ' suggest bringing a hungry crocodile and put it in a cage with the pilot'
In the days after Kasasbeh's capture - which occurred on December 24 when his F-16 fighter jet suffered mechanical problems and crash-landed close to ISIS' Syrian stronghold and de facto capital Raqqa - militants used Twitter to crowd source ideas for his execution.
A film clip featuring a woman who claimed to be the mother of a Syrian man killed in a coalition airstrike suggested 'impalement, not with a mercy shooting or a mercy knife.'
Another horrific idea from a Twitter user calling himself Abu Ishaq Sophistication was to either place Kasasbeh in a tank and set it alight, or to use acupuncture needles dipped in acid to disfigure him, before cutting of his head and sending it head back to Jordan.
A second hashtag labelled #WeAllWantToSlaughterMoaz and carrying more brutal execution ideas and videos of children killed in coalition airstrikes, was retweeted over 11,000 times.
It is not known whether any of those taking part in the campaign - including the organisers of the hashtag - have any sway with the ISIS leadership and whether any of the ideas influenced the eventual decision to murder Kasasbeh by burning him alive.
But what the horrific suggestions do show is the outrageous levels of barbarism and hatred among ISIS' supporters, many of whom live in the West, far from the terror group's self-declared caliphate.
It is also important to note that following the gruesome video's release ISIS supporters attempted to justify death by burning and bulldozer as a similar fate met by those killed in an airstrike - suggesting bombing victims are often burnt and crushed to death in their homes.
The sickening Twitter campaigns appear to have been a reaction to the hashtag #WeAreAllMoaz where individuals praised the pilot and offered prayers and support for his family after his capture.
That original hashtag was retweeted more than 200,000 times and was supported by Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan.
The early nature of the campaign suggests reports that ISIS executed Kasasbeh at the beginning of January may well be accurate.
Experts add that the slick, professionally shot 22-minute video would have taken some time to edit.
The footage of Kasasbeh's eventual murder was laced with highly symbolic imagery, not least the fact he appears to have been killed in a rubble-strewn courtyard damaged by coalition war planes.
- ISIS supporters launched sickening Twitter campaign after pilot's capture
- Called for brutal execution suggestions, prompting thousands of ideas
- Methods suggested included burning alive and being run over with a bulldozer - the techniques that featured in the gruesome murder video
- Thousands of other ideas were also shared by depraved supporters online
- Kasasbeh's 22-minute murder video emerged yesterday, showing his gruesome death in a bomb hit courtyard in ISIS stronghold Raqqa
- Burning and crushing ritual supposed to symbolise being killed in airstrike
Thousands of ISIS supporters took to Twitter in the days after Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh was captured to suggest sick methods of execution - including the two techniques that ultimately resulted in his death, it emerged today.
Kasasbeh was seen being burnt alive before being run over by a bulldozer in a 22-minute-long video released by the terror group yesterday, in which the level of barbarism and brutality sunk to new lows, even by ISIS' depraved standards.
The method of murder raises the chilling prospect that ISIS may have been influenced by the Twitter campaign, which used the Arabic hashtag #SuggestAWayToKillTheJordanianPilotPig to elicit ideas from the terror group's supporters.
Horror: A Twitter user calling himself Black Flag suggested using wild animals to execute Kasasbeh before suggesting death by chainsaw or melting with acid as possible alternatives.
No escape: The idea to place the pilot in a cage may have come from a Twitter user calling himself Sham Islamic Echo, who tweeted: ' suggest bringing a hungry crocodile and put it in a cage with the pilot'
In the days after Kasasbeh's capture - which occurred on December 24 when his F-16 fighter jet suffered mechanical problems and crash-landed close to ISIS' Syrian stronghold and de facto capital Raqqa - militants used Twitter to crowd source ideas for his execution.
A film clip featuring a woman who claimed to be the mother of a Syrian man killed in a coalition airstrike suggested 'impalement, not with a mercy shooting or a mercy knife.'
Another horrific idea from a Twitter user calling himself Abu Ishaq Sophistication was to either place Kasasbeh in a tank and set it alight, or to use acupuncture needles dipped in acid to disfigure him, before cutting of his head and sending it head back to Jordan.
A second hashtag labelled #WeAllWantToSlaughterMoaz and carrying more brutal execution ideas and videos of children killed in coalition airstrikes, was retweeted over 11,000 times.
It is not known whether any of those taking part in the campaign - including the organisers of the hashtag - have any sway with the ISIS leadership and whether any of the ideas influenced the eventual decision to murder Kasasbeh by burning him alive.
But what the horrific suggestions do show is the outrageous levels of barbarism and hatred among ISIS' supporters, many of whom live in the West, far from the terror group's self-declared caliphate.
It is also important to note that following the gruesome video's release ISIS supporters attempted to justify death by burning and bulldozer as a similar fate met by those killed in an airstrike - suggesting bombing victims are often burnt and crushed to death in their homes.
The sickening Twitter campaigns appear to have been a reaction to the hashtag #WeAreAllMoaz where individuals praised the pilot and offered prayers and support for his family after his capture.
That original hashtag was retweeted more than 200,000 times and was supported by Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan.
The early nature of the campaign suggests reports that ISIS executed Kasasbeh at the beginning of January may well be accurate.
Experts add that the slick, professionally shot 22-minute video would have taken some time to edit.
The footage of Kasasbeh's eventual murder was laced with highly symbolic imagery, not least the fact he appears to have been killed in a rubble-strewn courtyard damaged by coalition war planes.
The crowd sourcing of execution ideas, the digital release of the video and the way attempted justifications for the gruesome murder were posted online all reinforce the importance of social media to the ISIS propaganda machine.
Although the group have been fighting in Iraq since at least 2004 and have had a presence in Syria for many years, ISIS' declaration of a caliphate last summer saw support for the terror group rocket, largely driven by the highly active social media use of its fighters.
Jihadis who appear in the group's officially released propaganda videos become virtual online celebrities, holding question and answer sessions and giving advise on the website Ask.Fm, and using Twitter to share details of the daily life as a terrorist fighting in the Middle East.
Many of the militants use English as a lingua franca, not least for its potential to reach, influence and possibly even recruit would-be jihadis still living in the West.
The use of a British national as ISIS' executioner in chief has had the same effect, leading to supporters regularly sharing images of the killer known as Jihadi John and sharing quotes taken from the sickening murder videos in which he has appeared.
Although the group have been fighting in Iraq since at least 2004 and have had a presence in Syria for many years, ISIS' declaration of a caliphate last summer saw support for the terror group rocket, largely driven by the highly active social media use of its fighters.
Jihadis who appear in the group's officially released propaganda videos become virtual online celebrities, holding question and answer sessions and giving advise on the website Ask.Fm, and using Twitter to share details of the daily life as a terrorist fighting in the Middle East.
Many of the militants use English as a lingua franca, not least for its potential to reach, influence and possibly even recruit would-be jihadis still living in the West.
The use of a British national as ISIS' executioner in chief has had the same effect, leading to supporters regularly sharing images of the killer known as Jihadi John and sharing quotes taken from the sickening murder videos in which he has appeared.
[h=1]ISIS beheads four Syrians who took to Facebook to condemn burning Jordanian pilot to death… and has two Muslim clerics who also criticised the murder shot by firing squad[/h]
ISIS militants have executed six people, including two Muslim clerics, for condemning the horrific execution of the Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh.
Two Imams where shot and four civilians were beheaded in Mosul, Iraq, the largest city controlled by the so-called Islamic State in Syria, local media reports.
- Two Imams shot and four civilians beheaded in ISIS-controlled Mosul
- They had condemned the immolation of Jordanian Moaz al-Kasasbeh
ISIS militants have executed six people, including two Muslim clerics, for condemning the horrific execution of the Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh.
Two Imams where shot and four civilians were beheaded in Mosul, Iraq, the largest city controlled by the so-called Islamic State in Syria, local media reports.
Jordan has released a slickly-edited video that shows its war planes being prepared for bombing strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Syria.
Dozens of jets bombed ISIS training centers and weapons storage sites in Syria and struck targets neighbouring Iraq for the first time - intensifying attacks against the militants.
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Preparation: A woman is seen writing a message in Arabic on a plane-mounted missile before the air assault
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The video also features a pilot holding up a sign that reads: 'And do not think that God is unaware of what the evildoers are doing' - an apparent warning to ISIS militants. The message is based on a passage in the Quran
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Show of force: A fleet of Jordanian F-16 fighter jets are lined up at a base ahead of air strikes in Syria and Iraq
Dozens of jets bombed ISIS training centers and weapons storage sites in Syria and struck targets neighbouring Iraq for the first time - intensifying attacks against the militants.
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Preparation: A woman is seen writing a message in Arabic on a plane-mounted missile before the air assault
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The video also features a pilot holding up a sign that reads: 'And do not think that God is unaware of what the evildoers are doing' - an apparent warning to ISIS militants. The message is based on a passage in the Quran
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Show of force: A fleet of Jordanian F-16 fighter jets are lined up at a base ahead of air strikes in Syria and Iraq
It’s astounding what Obama will do or in this case won’t do to try and save his buddies.
The Obama administration this year turned down a request from Jordan for Predator spy drones that would help it locate targets in the war against the Islamic State.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/5/obama-denied-request-jordan-predator-drones-islami/
The Obama administration this year turned down a request from Jordan for Predator spy drones that would help it locate targets in the war against the Islamic State.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/5/obama-denied-request-jordan-predator-drones-islami/
LOL. OK I read it, you terrorist supporting POS ;-)
My take:
A congressional aide said Jordan does not quality for armed Predators but could be given the limited platform. The source said the administration’s denial has to do with making sure Israel maintains military superiority in the region. IOW they don't want to give valuable tech to Arab governments that might be turned on Israel later. (Yet they keep arming and training the Palestinian "Security" forces, and the guns are turned on Israel).
King Abdullah’s father's army drove into an armed Palestinian camp and killed about 20,000 people in 1970 (Google "Black September") to save his throne.
Jordan's king can't get too involved in Syria without exposing his own reign to the local Jihadis in his own country, particularly with a ground force. Staying in power and avoiding the bayonet up the ass are further up the ladder in his mind. Like most rulers / governments in the world the king knows that he and his country stand alone and can't count on Comrade Obama to come to his defense.
Israel is more likely to help out with airstrikes and intel than the U.S. is. Both Israel and Jordan have a deadly common enemy.
Plenty of Fuckups already to pin on Obama. I'll grudgingly side with this decision. ISIS has lost half its structural command already. Civilization will win this battle. The entire WOT though will probably last another 30-50 years.
My take:
A congressional aide said Jordan does not quality for armed Predators but could be given the limited platform. The source said the administration’s denial has to do with making sure Israel maintains military superiority in the region. IOW they don't want to give valuable tech to Arab governments that might be turned on Israel later. (Yet they keep arming and training the Palestinian "Security" forces, and the guns are turned on Israel).
King Abdullah’s father's army drove into an armed Palestinian camp and killed about 20,000 people in 1970 (Google "Black September") to save his throne.
Jordan's king can't get too involved in Syria without exposing his own reign to the local Jihadis in his own country, particularly with a ground force. Staying in power and avoiding the bayonet up the ass are further up the ladder in his mind. Like most rulers / governments in the world the king knows that he and his country stand alone and can't count on Comrade Obama to come to his defense.
Israel is more likely to help out with airstrikes and intel than the U.S. is. Both Israel and Jordan have a deadly common enemy.
Plenty of Fuckups already to pin on Obama. I'll grudgingly side with this decision. ISIS has lost half its structural command already. Civilization will win this battle. The entire WOT though will probably last another 30-50 years.
From the article…
The Obama administration this year turned down a request from Jordan for Predator spy drones that would help it locate targets in the war against the Islamic State.
It doesn’t say anything about armed drones.
We seem to have different interpretations about the article.
We will have to agree to disagree.
In any event I still ain't cleaning that up!
Yours truly,
The Obama administration this year turned down a request from Jordan for Predator spy drones that would help it locate targets in the war against the Islamic State.
It doesn’t say anything about armed drones.
We seem to have different interpretations about the article.
We will have to agree to disagree.
In any event I still ain't cleaning that up!
Yours truly,
Israel Bolsters Ties to Jordan as ISIS Looms - Elise Labott and Jeremy Diamond (CNN)
The crucial security relationship between Jordan and Israel is gaining new meaning after the brutal execution of a Jordanian pilot at the hands of ISIS.
Israel has already flown drone sorties over the Jordanian-Syrian border to help Jordan thwart potential attacks from ISIS.
Full Story:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/06/politics/israel-jordan-relationship-strengthened-isis/
The crucial security relationship between Jordan and Israel is gaining new meaning after the brutal execution of a Jordanian pilot at the hands of ISIS.
Israel has already flown drone sorties over the Jordanian-Syrian border to help Jordan thwart potential attacks from ISIS.
Full Story:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/06/politics/israel-jordan-relationship-strengthened-isis/
