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| US increases IS airstrikes following hostage horror |
| 2014-08-22 |
| [ARABNEWS] The United States sought to maintain pressure on murderous Moslems in Iraq on Thursday, launching And, in the latest sign that a reluctant America could be dragged deeper into the fighting, officials revealed that US special forces had already carried out a failed hostage rescue mission inside Syria. On Tuesday, the Islamic State released a video in which a Lion of Islam with a British accent is seen beheading American journalist James Foley and threatening a second US hostage. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Why would anyone want to celebrate Sherman? He was a terrorist, straight up. I'm not so sure. I think he had great clarity about exactly what he was doing and why. Like the man said, war bites the Big One: Sherman's letter to Atlanta |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-08-22 22:36 |
| #4 James Wright Foley’s brutal public murder should serve as a cautionary tale to all progressive “infidels” who decry others as “Islamophobes.” According to Daniel Greenfield, writing for Front Page Magazine, “Foley came to Syria to support the Sunni Islamist rebels against the Syrian government. He cheered on the Sunni Muslim terrorists fighting to ethnically cleanse the Christians of Aleppo. In the conflict between Israel and Hamas, his tweets and retweets were chock full of pro-terrorist propaganda. Read more at http://allenbwest.com/2014/08/james-foley-found-isis-doesnt-care-voted/#8ODhDyaq2LCxX2Xr.99 |
| Posted by: Hotspur666 2014-08-22 21:03 |
| #3 Sherman whacked a mafia of slavers, every bit as bad as their business partners, the muslims. Anyway, Foley was over there supporting ISIS and he was a convenient target. http://allenbwest.com/2014/08/james-foley-found-isis-doesnt-care-voted/ |
| Posted by: Hotspur666 2014-08-22 20:57 |
| #2 Why would anyone want to celebrate Sherman? He was a terrorist, straight up. |
| Posted by: dlr 2014-08-22 19:55 |
#1 In 2008, "Spengler" wrote about the legacy of the Civil War, but part of what he wrote also applies here: Americans need a higher threshold for horror. Tragedies sometimes must play themselves out, and the losers must be allowed to lose. Whole peoples can go bad, and sometimes it is necessary to prevent them from doing evil by winnowing their ranks.... America will be on the right track when it celebrates Sherman instead of 50 Cent. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-08-22 02:25 |