The American forces “recently” in an operation to rescue American hostages held by the Islamic state in Syria, but failed, the Pentagon said Wednesday, after the broadcast a video showing the execution of American James Foley. “Earlier this summer, the president (Obama) gave the green light to an operation to rescue American citizens abducted and held against their will by the Islamic state in Syria ,” said the chair American in a statement. This operation failed “because the hostages were not present” in the spotted by American intelligence place, she says. However, neither the White House nor the Pentagon specify the identity or number of hostages involved in this operation.
The video showing the murder of American journalist James Foley by the Islamic state is genuine in the opinion of the Federal Police, reports GlobalPost, the website for which he worked. “The FBI said Wednesday morning at the Foley family he believes that video is authenthique. The FBI is pursuing a longer procedure authentication official “, said on its website GlobalPost. The White House also said that shortly after the pictures were not faked. “The intelligence services have analyzed the recently released video showing American citizens James Foley and Steven Sotloff. We arrived at the conclusion that the video is authentic “, said Caitlin Hayden, spokeswoman of the National Security Council, in a statement.
While the American army carried from broadcasting images of new strikes against EI – as the Pentagon did not specify what targets were covered – Barack Obama spoke on Wednesday to say that the Islamist group had “no place XXI th century “. “The EI speaks on behalf of any religion. No religion says to kill innocent people. Their ideology is hollow “, said Obama, calling for a mobilization to prevent the ” cancer “ from spreading. The American president said he spoke with the family of James Foley after a performance that “shocks the conscience of the world” .
The Islamic state, a group of jihadist extremists , said Tuesday that it had beheaded the journalist in retaliation for American air strikes in Iraq. In a video broadcast on the Internet (removed from YouTube), IE shows a masked man dressed in black who seems to cut the throat of the journalist.
James Foley, aged 40, was kidnapped by armed men in Syria in November 2012. His family, who had launched an information campaign, had heard nothing since. Independent Reporter experienced, he covered conflicts including Libya and Afghanistan before traveling to Syria, where he covered the uprising against the regime of Bashar al-Assad for the site American information GlobalPost, Agence France press and other media. The last article of Foley for GolbalPost dated October 16, 2012, described the impatience of the people of Aleppo vis-à-vis the rebel fighters.
The video is a little less than five minutes and entitled “Message to America”. It was filmed in a desert area with no possibility to know where. The masked man who seems to proceed with the execution of journalist speaks English with a British accent. In this video, the jihadists also show images of another American journalist identified as Steven Sotloff. They threaten to execute in turn if President Barack Obama does not end the American air strikes in Iraq. The two journalists were dressed in orange jumpsuits reminiscent of Guantanamo prisoners. This alleged beheading reminiscent of another American journalist. Daniel Pearl, 38, correspondent for the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal , disappeared Jan. 23, 2002 in Karachi, Pakistan. A video showing his beheading was handed a month later at the Consulate of the United States.
Obama and the “cancer” of the Islamic State
President Barack Obama urged Wednesday the world to eradicate the “cancer” of the Islamic state, which claimed the beheading of an American journalist, promising that the United States would continue the fight against the ultra-radical jihadists. Serious face, speaking from his vacation spot, the American president called “the governments and peoples of the Middle East” to work together to “extract this cancer so that it does not spread.” He assured the United States that conduct air strikes in northern Iraq since August 8, does not intend to stop there: “When Americans are covered somewhere, we do what is necessary for justice to be done. “ Earlier, the American military announced that a new wave of 14 bombings had been carried out in the last 24 hours. A senior American official, the Pentagon plans to send 300 more troops to Iraq where there are already 850 soldiers and military advisers, a little over two and a half years after the withdrawal of American troops from the country.
The President of the United States ruled that the IU, which seeks to establish a caliphate in Iraq and Syria, had “no place in the twenty-first century” and that ultra Islamist group -radical “spoke on behalf of any religion” as “no religion says to kill innocent people.” The Secretary General of the UN Ban Ki-moon denounced a “abominable crime” , Secretary of State John Kerry holding on Twitter that the IU should be “destroyed” is “crushed.”
Michael Morell, a former CIA assassination is the ‘first terrorist attack “ of IE against the United States. Also the eyes of Republican Senator Marco Rubio, IE “has declared war on the United States.”
Parents grieving
Very experienced, the father of American journalist James Foley said Wednesday that his son had died in “martyr for freedom,” , and did not deserve to be so “massacred.” S ‘Speaking at their home in Rochester (New Hampshire, northeast of the United States) the parents of James Foley, beheaded by Islamist jihadists State (EI) in Syria, have paid tribute to their son, remained “courageous to the end.”
“All this makes no sense,” said his father John. “The way he died is awful. This testifies to his courage. We believe that he died as a martyr, a martyr for freedom. ” “It was his passion. He was not crazy. He was motivated by what he thought it was his duty to “ he also added about his eldest son four, who had been kidnapped once . Libya in 2011 and late 2012 in Syria
The voice broken by sobs, John Foley added that the last words of his son were: “I wish I had more time to see my family. ” “We know that Jimmy is free, and it is now in the hands of God,” he also said.
Jeb Boone, a brother of James Foley, called on Twitter not to watch the video of the murder in order to respect his memory.
Others call not to circulate the video on social networks.
“We have never been so proud of our son Jim” , responded his mother, Diane Foley, in a message on Facebook. “He gave his life trying to show the world the suffering of the Syrian people.” “We implore the kidnappers to spare the lives of other hostages. Like Jim, they are innocent. They have no power over the policies of the American government in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere in the world. “
” On behalf of John and Diane Foley, and also GlobalPost, we are very touched by the messages of sympathy and support we have been inundated since the possible execution of James was released, “ writes GlobalPost CEO Philip Balboni.
James Foley in September 2011 in Libya. Photo Aris Messinis. AFP
The French journalist Didier François said Wednesday that he had been held hostage in Syria alongside James Foley. “It was an extraordinary boy [...], an extremely pleasant fellow prisoner, very solid” , the reporter told Europe 1 radio, announcing that he was detained with James Foley of October 2013 until his release in April. “This is a terrible shock, especially for his family,” , said Didier François, who called James Foley “very experienced journalist” .
“I had never spoken publicly [...] because the kidnappers had threatened us before leaving retaliation on the remaining hostages” , has he said. Contacted by AFP, Didier François emphasized the courage of James Foley: “This is someone who has never fully submitted to the kidnappers. It was extremely collective throughout detention, in particular requesting food for everyone. “ Didier Francois also said he was detained for nine months with Steve Sotloff, yet another American journalist held hostage.
“We are appalled by the spread of this video – that has not been authenticated – and claim the murder of James Foley” , has meanwhile said AFP CEO Emmanuel Hoog. “James was a brave, independent and impartial journalist who was kidnapped in November 2012 while covering the conflict in Syria. Reports he has made to the AFP and other media were recognized and admired by a wide audience. Nothing could justify depriving James liberty, or that the threat of death. Our thoughts are with his family at this painful time “, has he added.
James Foley had previously been detained in Libya in 2011 for 43 days by the Gaddafi regime. Clare Morgana Gillis journalist, detained with him, described James Foley as a conscious approach to the generous man, turned to others, always in action. “It is always moving to the next place, closer to what is really going on, to understand what motivates people with whom he speaks. Captivity is the situation most violently opposed to his nature. But when we were detained in Tripoli, Jim immediately devoted his energy to keep us strong and give us hope. [...] Everyone, regardless of the place, like Jim when he meets him. Men love it for its sense of humor and his tendency to call everyone “my brother”, “dude”, after the first handshake. Women love him for his big smile, his broad shoulders, and because, well, they like it. “
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