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| == Beheading == | == Beheading == | ||
| Foley's whereabouts were unknown to most until August 19, 2014, when IS uploaded a video to ] entitled "A Message to America". Though quickly deleted, it continued to circulate widely on other Internet sites. |
Foley's whereabouts were unknown to most until August 19, 2014, when IS uploaded a video to ] entitled "A Message to America". Though quickly deleted, it continued to circulate widely on other Internet sites.{{#tag:ref|A copy of the YouTube video that was posted to ] was deleted by that site out of concerns of promoting ISIS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/isis-banned-from-liveleak-over-james-foley-video-2014-8|title=ISIS banned from controversial video site LiveLeak after James Foley execution video|date=2014-08-22|first=James |last=Cook |date=August 22, 2014 |publisher=Business Insider}}</ref> A copy of the video that was posted to the shock site ] on August 19<ref name="BG.Foley">{{cite web |title=Islamic State Executes Journalist James Foley |author=McTreblar |url=http://www.bestgore.com/beheading/islamic-state-executes-journalist-james-foley/ |date=August 19, 2014 |accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> has remained available. The video has also been available via ] and tracked by sites such as ]. The legality of viewing or sharing this document in Britain has been questioned.<ref name="Guardian.PoliceWarn">{{cite web |title=Police warn sharing James Foley killing video is a crime |last=Halliday |first=Josh |url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/20/police-warn-james-foley-video-crime-social-media |date=August 20, 2014 |publisher=]}}</ref>|group="note"}} The video appears to have been filmed in several takes<ref>, au.news.yahoo.com.</ref> and starts with a preface of Obama announcing the first U.S. airstrikes in Iraq. It next transitions to a scene somewhere in the desert where Foley is seen kneeling next to a masked IS fighter dressed in black. Foley then recites a long message of regret.<ref name=NYTimes.FoleyVideo>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/world/middleeast/isis-james-foley-syria-execution.html|title=Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria|work=]|author=Rukmini Callimachi|date=August 19, 2014|accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name=cnn>{{cite web |title=Video shows ISIS beheading U.S. journalist James Foley |last=Carter |first=Chelsea J. |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/19/world/meast/isis-james-foley/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 |date=August 20, 2014 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> After Foley stops, the executioner condemns the U.S. airstrikes and threatens that any aggression by America "will result in the bloodshed of your people.”<ref name="SiteIG.Foley">{{cite web |title=IS Beheads Captured American James Wright Foley, Threatens to Execute Steven Joel Sotloff |url=https://news.siteintelgroup.com/Jihadist-News/is-beheads-captured-american-james-foley-threatens-to-execute-another.html |date=September 3, 2014 |publisher=SITE Intelligence Group/Jihadist News |accessdate=September 24, 2014}} This account gives a complete written transcription of the entire video.</ref> | ||
| The actual beheading shown in the video clip takes place in less than ten seconds although the entire recording uses over four and a half minutes.<ref name=NYTimes.FoleyVideo/><ref name="SiteIG.Foley"/> It does not show the actual moment of Foley's decapitation, unlike previous beheading videos which typically show the entire act.<ref name=NYTimes.FoleyVideo>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/world/middleeast/isis-james-foley-syria-execution.html|title=Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria|work=]|author=Rukmini Callimachi|date=August 19, 2014|accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Vice.MediaDept">{{cite web |title=ISIS Has a Really Slick and Sophisticated Media Department |last=Becker |first=Olivia |url=https://news.vice.com/article/isis-has-a-really-slick-and-sophisticated-media-department |date=July 12, 2014 |publisher=Vice News}}</ref> After Foley's beheaded corpse is shown, his executioner reveals that IS is holding another American journalist, ] contributor ], and that he will be killed if President Obama does not halt air strikes against IS.<ref name=cnn/><ref>, theaustralian.com.au.</ref> A video showing the beheading of Sotloff was released on September 2, 2014.<ref></ref> | |||
| ⚫ | The video of the Foley beheading was shot at an unknown desert location |
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| ⚫ | The video of the Foley beheading was shot at an unknown desert location and media sources gave the name ] to the man who made the threats and spoke with a "]" accent.<ref name=video>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/11044977/Hunt-for-British-Islamic-State-killer-of-US-journalist-James-Foley.html|title=Hunt for 'British' Islamic State killer of US journalist James Foley|work=]|author=Nick Allen and Philip Sherwell|date=August 20, 2014|accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rise of "Jihadi John"|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-wp-wp-frgnp-bc-journalist-comment22-20140822-story.html#page=1|accessdate=22 August 2014|publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> The video was produced and distributed by ], a media outlet of IS that is under the authority of the IS’s official propaganda arm, the Al-Itisam Establishment for Media Production, that targets specifically Western and non-Arabic speaking audiences.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dw.de/g%C3%BCnther-der-islamische-staat-agiert-hochgradig-rational/a-17866907|title=Der 'Islamische Staat' agiert hochgradig rational|work=]|author=Christoph Günther|date=August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.memrijttm.org/new-isis-media-company-targets-english-german-and-french-speaking-westerners.html|title=New ISIS Media Company Addresses English, German And French-Speaking Westerners|work=The MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor by The Middle East Media Research Institute|date= June 23, 2014}}</ref> | ||
| == Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 00:31, 27 September 2014
This is my sandbox for possible changes to the James Foley (journalist) article. --RoyGoldsmith (talk) 12:30, 24 September 2014 (UTC)
Beheading
Foley's whereabouts were unknown to most until August 19, 2014, when IS uploaded a video to YouTube entitled "A Message to America". Though quickly deleted, it continued to circulate widely on other Internet sites. The video appears to have been filmed in several takes and starts with a preface of Obama announcing the first U.S. airstrikes in Iraq. It next transitions to a scene somewhere in the desert where Foley is seen kneeling next to a masked IS fighter dressed in black. Foley then recites a long message of regret. After Foley stops, the executioner condemns the U.S. airstrikes and threatens that any aggression by America "will result in the bloodshed of your people.”
The actual beheading shown in the video clip takes place in less than ten seconds although the entire recording uses over four and a half minutes. It does not show the actual moment of Foley's decapitation, unlike previous beheading videos which typically show the entire act. After Foley's beheaded corpse is shown, his executioner reveals that IS is holding another American journalist, Time magazine contributor Steven Joel Sotloff, and that he will be killed if President Obama does not halt air strikes against IS. A video showing the beheading of Sotloff was released on September 2, 2014.
The video of the Foley beheading was shot at an unknown desert location and media sources gave the name Jihadi John to the man who made the threats and spoke with a "Multicultural London English" accent. The video was produced and distributed by Al Hayat Media Center, a media outlet of IS that is under the authority of the IS’s official propaganda arm, the Al-Itisam Establishment for Media Production, that targets specifically Western and non-Arabic speaking audiences.
Notes
- A copy of the YouTube video that was posted to LiveLeak was deleted by that site out of concerns of promoting ISIS. A copy of the video that was posted to the shock site BestGore.com on August 19 has remained available. The video has also been available via Bittorrent and tracked by sites such as The Pirate Bay. The legality of viewing or sharing this document in Britain has been questioned.
References
- Cook, James (August 22, 2014). "ISIS banned from controversial video site LiveLeak after James Foley execution video". Business Insider.
- McTreblar (August 19, 2014). "Islamic State Executes Journalist James Foley". Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- Halliday, Josh (August 20, 2014). "Police warn sharing James Foley killing video is a crime". The Guardian.
- Foley execution footage 'may have been staged', au.news.yahoo.com.
- ^ Rukmini Callimachi (August 19, 2014). "Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria". New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ Carter, Chelsea J. (August 20, 2014). "Video shows ISIS beheading U.S. journalist James Foley". CNN.
- ^ "IS Beheads Captured American James Wright Foley, Threatens to Execute Steven Joel Sotloff". SITE Intelligence Group/Jihadist News. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014. This account gives a complete written transcription of the entire video.
- Becker, Olivia (July 12, 2014). "ISIS Has a Really Slick and Sophisticated Media Department". Vice News.
- Parts of James Foley execution video may have been acted: experts, theaustralian.com.au.
- Released video shows beheading of Jewish journalist Steven Sotloff, writer for ‘The Jerusalem Report.'
- Nick Allen and Philip Sherwell (August 20, 2014). "Hunt for 'British' Islamic State killer of US journalist James Foley". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- "Rise of "Jihadi John"". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- Christoph Günther (August 20, 2014). "Der 'Islamische Staat' agiert hochgradig rational". Deutsche Welle.
- "New ISIS Media Company Addresses English, German And French-Speaking Westerners". The MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor by The Middle East Media Research Institute. June 23, 2014.