Posted on 07/19/2018 9:52:37 AM PDT by BeadCounter
WASHINGTON (CN) – The family of James Foley — a journalist who was tortured and beheaded by the Islamic State group in 2014 — brought a $200 million complaint Tuesday to hold the Syrian government liable.
Represented by Steven Perles, Foley’s mother, father and three siblings contend that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government “facilitated” the rise of IS from its precursor groups, including the al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq.
“The Assad regime provided Daesh with material support at crucial times during its metastasis from an isolated group of terrorists into a quasi-terrorist ‘state’ that subsequently kidnapped, tortured, and beheaded James Wright Foley,” the 21-page complaint says, using an alternative name for IS.
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ISIS: chop -- slice.
“provided Daesh with material support at crucial times during its metastasis from an isolated group of terrorists into a quasi-terrorist ‘state’ that...”
Under this theory are John McCain and the US government also defendants?
That theory is patently absurd. Sue Saudi Arabia— The are Sunni and actively support — financially— the Cut throat Sunni ISIS. But not Syrian , dummies. What a joke.
They should sue Obama, he created ISIS and materially supported them.
Why not sue ISIS?
It has huge amounts of funds Squirreled away in banks all over the world including here in the good ole’ US of A.
Better still sue islam.
Assinine nuisance suit!
Didnt obama go golfing after commenting on this guy’s death?
If they want to sue the govts supporting ISIS and al Qaeda in 2014 they’d go after the US and Turkey and maybe Saudi and Gulf States
This is like suing France for World War 2. Syria is a victim of ISIS & ISIS started in Iraq after the US invaded and later left.
Question. What initially triggered Rebels in Syria to go to armed warfare to overthrow Assad?
It all started when HRC was Sec. of State, right?
A time when our Govt. was fanning the flames of Islamic Spring, right?
It is time expose the BIG PICTURE of this Brilliance of this failed foreign policy.
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