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Japan PM in Jerusalem demands release of Islamic State hostages
2015-01-21
[IsraelTimes] Shinzo Abe says lives of two captive Japanese 'top priority' after video emerges demanding $200 million ransom

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe demanded Tuesday that the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group immediately free two Japanese hostages unharmed after the jihadists posted a video threat to kill them.
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  Iff Yukawa is indeed a Convert to Islam, his new faith is seemingly NOT good enough for the ISIS/ISIL = "Jihad John" to save him.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-01-21 23:24  

#2  You might want to pay attention. The Japanese know a few things about suicide bombing. Great opportunity to employ Eastern inscrutability in which one demonstrates one's seriousness to others (like Chinese) by hammering some miscreant that makes the 'theater' possible.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-01-21 08:47  

#1  Other Net Artics earlier today say up to US$265.0Milyuhn is being demanded for the hostages' release.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-01-21 01:22  

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