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Former Calgarian John Ridsdel beheaded by captors in Philippines, officials confirm
calgaryherald.com ^ | 04/25/2016 | AP

Posted on 04/25/2016 12:35:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Abu Sayyaf had vowed to behead one of the four, abducted last fall from a marina at an island resort in the south of the country, if their ransom demand was not met by a Monday deadline.

“We have received information that a headless body was found at 8:30 p.m. of a Caucasian man in Jolo City, Jolo Island,” Dick Gordon, chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, said in an interview....

“A motorcycle driver threw a plastic bag in the road in front of where there were five children playing at 7:30 p.m.. But there was a brown-out (power failure). When the lights went back on it was seen that there was blood on the plastic bag and police were called.”

The Philippine military also confirmed to Reuters that a severed head had been found.

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After armed gunmen seized the four hostages last fall on Samal Island, near the southern city of Davao, Philippine authorities believe they were transferred about 700 kilometres by sea to Abu Sayyaf’s stronghold on Basilan Island, also in the south of the country.

Abu Sayyaf — the group’s name is Arabic for Bearer of the Sword — is considered a terrorist organization by Canada, the U.S. and many other countries.

For years aligned with al-Qaida, the group — itself a collection of different factions — has more recently been kidnapping people for ransom in the name of the Islamic State.... Abu Sayyaf’s most deadly attack was the 2004 bombing of a Philippine ferry, which killed 116 people. While it has long carried out low-intensity attacks against Philippine security forces, the group is also known for drug-running and other criminal activities.

(Excerpt) Read more at calgaryherald.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abusayyaf; bearerofthesword; canada; hostage; islam; muslims; psychopaths; terrorism
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1 posted on 04/25/2016 12:35:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

muslims are the same the world over.

It doesn’t matter the environment or race or climate.


2 posted on 04/25/2016 12:37:19 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: BenLurkin

I guess Allah isn’t satisfied if you just cut off an innocent guy’s head. You have to go a step further, and throw the head among a bunch of playing children.


3 posted on 04/25/2016 12:39:38 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: BenLurkin

There is a downside but the exchange rate is very favorable.


4 posted on 04/25/2016 12:41:13 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: BenLurkin

Typical moozlums.


5 posted on 04/25/2016 12:48:35 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or eradication Camp?.)
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To: BenLurkin

Typical moozlums.


6 posted on 04/25/2016 12:49:25 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: 2banana

General Pershing knew what to do with these guys.


7 posted on 04/25/2016 12:49:29 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: BenLurkin

At this point the only thing we can say with certainty is: “This has nothing to do with Islam.”


8 posted on 04/25/2016 12:53:21 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Harvey Dent -- can he be trusted?)
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To: BenLurkin

Religion of Pieces.


9 posted on 04/25/2016 1:00:16 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: 2banana

Rest in peace, John.... you didn’t deserve to die at the hands of these scumbags.


10 posted on 04/25/2016 1:10:26 PM PDT by hecticskeptic (In life it's important to know what you believe�.but more more importantly, why you believe it.)
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To: BenLurkin

What will Trudeau do?

Send Abu Sayef a sternly worded letter along with some smoked meats?


11 posted on 04/25/2016 1:45:11 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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Ah yes the group that McNicols and his buddy McCeigh were associated with


12 posted on 04/25/2016 1:45:47 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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13 posted on 04/25/2016 1:51:08 PM PDT by SparkyBass
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The opening scenes of The Real Glory shows what are friends in the Philippines have been up against since before the Spanish showed up.
14 posted on 04/25/2016 2:09:47 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: BenLurkin

Lesson. Do not vacation where Muslims are over 2 per cent of the population.


15 posted on 04/25/2016 2:16:44 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (The Confederate Flag is the new "N" word.)
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To: VanShuyten

Suprisingly enough, Little Justin had the cojones to call it an ‘act of cold-blooded murder’...

Of course, I fully expect him to back off once the howls of outrage start up from the various Muslim groups.


16 posted on 04/25/2016 2:32:56 PM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: BenLurkin

Is it my imagination or is it true that *anywhere* on earth where you find noteworthy numbers of moslems you find medieval savagery?


17 posted on 04/25/2016 2:44:47 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Obamanomics:Trickle Up Poverty)
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To: Nifster

Did anybody ever get to the bottom of all that? One things was striking: who else got actually Death Penalty in record time like that? Amazing.


18 posted on 04/25/2016 2:56:38 PM PDT by Jack Black ( "Disarmament of a targeted group is one of the surest early warning signs of future genocide")
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To: Jack Black

Jayna Davis did tremendous research it was ignored


19 posted on 04/25/2016 3:04:52 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: BenLurkin
The current leader of the Philippines is a weakling, Benigno Aquino III. He's the son of the the Aquino who was assassinated by Marcos, shortly after returning to the Philippines from exile in the USA back in 1983. That led to his mother being President.

He was a student of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the former President.

He's been negotiating with the Muslim rebels in the South, and has agreed to give them a "semi-autonomous" area, which is so obviously idiotic it barely needs refutation. His plan fell through after the Moro Liberation Front killed 44 Special Ops soldiers trying to capture or kill one of their leaders. (The got him, but paid a high price.) This made average Filipinos quite mad, and the Congress scrapped the bill without even a vote.

Bangsmoro Basic Law

It's a small country aligned with the USA, they should kill every Muslim terrorist in the country, nd expel every Muslim citizen who complains about it, by boat directly to Indonesia or Malaysia.

The Muz already have their islands.

20 posted on 04/25/2016 3:14:59 PM PDT by Jack Black ( "Disarmament of a targeted group is one of the surest early warning signs of future genocide")
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