Posted on 10/03/2014 2:08:55 PM PDT by Chgogal
The former U.S. Army Ranger from Indianapolis was deployed to Iraq in 2007, and he decided to aid Syrian refugees after his service. He started his own aid group called Special Emergency Response and Assistance (SERA).
ISIS has threatened to execute former U.S. soldier Peter Kassig, who has given most of his young life to others, next in the gruesome video showing the beheading of British citizen Alan Henning.
A former U.S. Army Ranger from Indianapolis who was deployed to Iraq in 2007, Kassig went to help Syrian refugees in a Lebanese hospital and, in the spirit of humanitarianism shared by his fellow Islamic State captives, started his own aid group.
The group, called Special Emergency Response and Assistance, supplied Syrian refugees with blankets, cooking stoves, propane fuel tanks and other necessities, according to a 2013 Time article about the Indiana native.
The 26-year-old said he was inspired and touched by the warm reaction of Syrian locals who received the assistance.
“I did not meet a single man woman or child who could not muster a smile and a message of strength and hope that was nothing short of earth-shatteringly humbling,” he said then.
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Probably just another White guy.
Its not a brutha
Obola doesn’t care
Former soldier in ISISs hands? I can’t imagine what they’ve done to this poor guy. But honestly why in gods name would a ex-US solider be doing in a civil war plaqued Syria???
If the executioner is wearing golf shoes, that may mean something.
That, and having to make decisions takes time away from golf, vacations, campaign speeches and fundraising.
How did he get captured? Article doesn’t say.
Since he's always in the weeds, I'm guessing he'll use a 9 iron.
They think they are intimidating us. If it is their goal to piss us off, then watch out. Our current milk toast leadership will be gone in 2016, people are beginning to see what is coming. Its just a matter of new leadership, and the removal of the current appointees. I fear that Benghazi Clinton with her reset button and Fauxcohantas will not be able to handle it. If there was ever a time for a change it is 2016. Hopefully the RNC will get their heads out from their butts and get us the Leader we need, not the next guy in the seniority line.
Read the article at the source. He’s a decent, if somewhat misguided young man. Prayers up for him.
Is the penalty worse for premeditated workplace violence?
Another hateful white baby murdering soldier—no support forthcoming from CinC and the current Administration.
How many hostages do these psychos have??
Did 0bamas pals sell him to ISIS like they did the last American hostage?
He’s dead—think of all hostages to these people as dead. Take no prisoners. for every one of our guys they behead—Take the heads of ten people in Gitmo—bury them with a pigs head replacing their own—video it and send it back to ISIS.
Imagine a republican president allowing a terrorist to be released and this terrorist becomes the leader of a group beheading Americans. THIS is THE outrage and Obama should be impeached immediately. I am amazed that this isn’t more significant.
>why in gods name would a ex-US solider be doing in a civil war plaqued Syria?
Good question. He was likely sold to the muzzys by some of the same people he was misguidedly helping. There is no help for people who are stuck on islamo stupidity.
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