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Title: Slaughtered for their entertainment: Crowds gather to watch the barbaric murder of Jordanian pilot on specially erected giant screens on the streets of Raqqa... and CHEER when the airman goes up in flames
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Daily Mail Online
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... -CHEER-airman-goes-flames.html
Published: Feb 4, 2015
Author: John Hall
Post Date: 2015-02-04 09:03:08 by cranky
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Views: 1527
Comments: 2
A sickening video has emerged showing crowds of Islamic State supporters watching the barbaric murder of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh on specially erected giant screens in the terror group's de facto capital Raqqa. The four minute video, titled 'Muslims' Joy at Burning of Jordanian Pilot', shows men and children gathering in the busy streets of the city to watch footage of Kasasbeh being burnt alive by terrorists. The crowd can be heard cheering and shouting religious slogans as the airman goes up in flames, before members of the crowd are interviewed and asked for their views on the atrocity, which has been widely condemned as one of the most sickening acts ever committed to film Among those questions is a child who appears no more than six-years-old. He is seen smiling and talking vividly about the murder, while eulogising about ISIS and their barbaric acts. Support: The video shows crowds of Islamic State supporters cheering the barbaric murder of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh on specially erected giant screens in the terror group's de facto capital Raqqa Broadcast: The four minute video, which appears to be an official ISIS release, shows young men and children gathering in the busy streets of the city to watch footage of Kasasbeh being burnt alive by terrorists Abuse: Among those watching the atrocity is this child, who appears no older than six. He is seen smiling and talking vividly about the murder, while eulogising about ISIS and their barbaric acts The short video is filmed in a documentary style using HD cameras and contains logos and slogans associated with ISIS' self-styled media centres. It begins with a short interview with a man who identifies himself as a fighter with the terror group, before going on include short exchanges with members of the local population. While the interviews take place footage from Kasasbeh's original murder video are seen being played to large crowds in the background. As those being interviewed are not paying attention to the video, it is likely the gruesome execution is being broadcast on a loop in the city centre. Even by ISIS' barbaric standards, the terror group's latest execution video - which lasts 22 minutes and was released yesterday afternoon - reached a truly depraved new low. As with previous beheading videos featuring British executioner Jihadi John, the footage is characterised by its slick production values and graphics. But unlike the others, it contains an added cinematic dimension designed to achieve unparalleled impact on the viewer - as if the horror of watching someone torched to death wasn't enough. Sick: The short video begins with a short interview with a man who identifies himself as a fighter with the terror group, before going on include short exchanges with members of the local population Professional: The short video is filmed in a documentary style using HD cameras and contains logos and slogans associated with ISIS' self-styled media centres Militants fighting for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq yesteday released the video showing Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh being burned alive while locked in a cage ISIS blames the F-16 fighter pilot for burning houses - and killing babies - with airstrikes before he was captured in December. The manner of his death is a symbolic show of strength to strike terror into 'non-believers' and encourage recruits or doubters within their ranks in equal measure. Dr Andreas Krieg, assistant professor for defence studies at King's College London in Qatar, told MailOnline: 'This is a new dimension of brutality, but ISIS had to evolve stylistically from beheadings. 'The global public got more or less used to it. ISIS shows innovation in finding new means of psychological warfare or terrorism. 'Considering the Jordanian public's emotional involvement in this case, this is not just a cruel execution, but an act of terror that is going to hit right into the hearts and minds of the Jordanian people. 'The helplessness of the victim, the viciousness and thought with which the fire was arranged make the video unwatchable. 'It is similar to the first time the world saw beheadings. It is psychological shock and awe delivered through the power of imagery. 'It's like a sickening game show. Everything is so pre-arranged and planned - just the contestant has no chance to escape. It is a new level of terror.' Brutal: The footage, which is titled 'Healing the Believers Chests', shows the captured airman wearing an orange jumpsuit as a trail of petrol leading up to the cage is seen being set alight Barbaric: An ISIS extremist lights a trail of petrol leading to the cage in which the 26-year-old stands Depraved: The flames reach the cage holding the helpless pilot. It is later flattened by a bulldozer Issaf Al-Kasasbeh, the mother of Jordanian pilot Lt Moaz al-Kaseasbeh is pictured during a protest in Amman calling for her son's release last month. She has reportedly collapsed after learning of his brutal death at the hands of ISIS yesterday after a video of him being burned alive in a cage was released by the terror group Today the mother of the Jordanian pilot was reportedly admitted to hospital hours after the horrific video of her son's death emerged. Issaf al-Kasasbeh is believed to have fainted after learning that her son, Moaz, had suffered such a barbaric killing, according to Jordanian media. Dr Ali Hamiada, the director of Karak Hospital in Jordan, said her condition was stable. News of her illness came as her husband Safi al-Kasasbeh demanded a swift and brutal retaliation to his son's murder. Jordan followed through on its promise to execute two ISIS-linked prisoners, including a would-be female suicide bomber, but Mr al-Kasasbeh said this did not go far enough. 'I demand the revenge be greater than executing prisoners. I demand the ISIS organisation be annihilated,' he said. Inconsolable: Saif al-Kasaesbeh (centre), the father of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasaesbeh, is seen at the headquarters of the family's tribe in the city of Karak today as he mourns the loss of his son Demanding a tough response: Angry Jordanians gather by a poster of pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh after hearing the news of his execution Jordan has executed two ISIS-linked prisoners including Sajida al-Rishawi (left) hours after militants released a sickening video that showed captured Jordanian fighter pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh (right) being burned alive Taken away: An ambulance believed to be transporting the bodies of Iraqis Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziad al-Karbouli leaves Swaqa prison near Amman after the Al Qaeda militants were executed 'This murderous organisation, made up of militants from all the world countries, is acting in barbaric ways, violating all the international laws, codes of ethics, and prisoners' conventions. 'That is why I strongly demand the government to swiftly take revenge for the blood of Moaz and the dignity of our country,' he told Al Jazeera. Jordan had vowed a swift and lethal response and government officials this morning revealed that two prisoners, Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziad al-Karbouli, have already been hanged. Al-Rishawi had been on death row for her role in a triple hotel bombing in the Jordanian capital Amman in 2005 that killed dozens. The executions took place after gruesome footage emerged showing Jordanian pilot al-Kasasbeh being torched to death by his captors. The gruesome death of 26-year-old Lt Al-Kaseasbeh, captured while participating in airstrikes by a U.S.-led coalition, sparked outrage and anti-Islamic State group demonstrations in Jordan. Newspaper headlines warned Jordan 'will take revenge' for his slaying as King Abdullah II, a staunch Western ally, rushed back to his kingdom from Washington.
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We should have interrupted the celebration by bombing the city and everthing around it for a distance of five miles with napalm. Leave a charcoal pit in rememberance of their celebration.
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