Posted on 08/20/2014 7:32:28 AM PDT by Kaslin
Late yesterday news broke that the terrorist group ISIS beheaded American photojournalist James Wright Foley and issued a challenge directly to President Obama. ISIS has also threatened to execute American journalist Steven Sotloff, who is still in their custody.
When news broke last night, President Obama was on his way back to Martha's Vineyard. In a statement this morning, the Obama administration has said that "if" Foley was killed then they are "appalled." More from the Washington Examiner:
“If genuine, we are appalled by the brutal murder of an innocent American journalist and we express our deepest condolences to his family and friends. We will provide more information when it is available,” National Security Council spokesman Caitlin Hayden said in a statement.We still have not heard directly from President Obama about the gruesome, savage murder of Foley. Foley's family has asked for privacy during this difficult time.
UPDATE: The White House knew ISIS was threatening to execute Foley. From ABC News:
ISIS had recently threatened to kill U.S. journalist James Foley to avenge airstrikes the United States has conducted in Iraq, a senior U.S. official told ABC News.
The White House had been aware of the threat prior to the release of a video Tuesday night that appears to show the beheading of Foley and warns that militants will carry out a similar act against U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff, who went missing in August, the official said.
Another lie from this “administration”.
B. Hussein Obama, COMMANDER IN CHIEF of all US Military Forces, will continue to lead his Generals and Admirals to continued defeat, to no ones surprise.
America is no longer a force to be respected or feared.
Skippy has achieved his goal of bringing us down to “just another nation” status as promised.
And the world has become very unsafe, with a global caliphate waiting in the wings.
Covert, accept your dhimmitude, or die.
President Obama was on his way back to Martha’s Vineyard...
Says it all right there...the US News continued to show President Bush sitting calming during the 9/11 attacks - and would not let up on why he just sat there during this attack...
ISIS is running wild and makes Ebola look like the common cold...and Barry does even worst - and there’s silence from the News...
Democrats are SO FAKE!
There, fixed it.
They’d have been more appalled if Foley was black.
Don't kid yourself. They tell you right up front that they want to,"Fundamentally change America" and then set out to do it by any means, fair or foul.They want your life, liberty and pursuit of happiness totally under their omniscient control.
Is he also surprised?
This Indonesian-Iranian-DNC-BlackPanther Administration
has already supported al Qaeda
and is rumored to have cheered the 911 Atrocities.
That is consistent with the facts that they
then opened the borders, and also let the Boston terrorists
in without a passport, etc. etc. etc.
NOTHING they say about American security is true. Nothing.
He knew this was coming, that is why he interrupted the vacation, so he can say he was aware and in DC to try to stop it.
I also mentioned on another thread, and now believe this to be true. I think there was a military operation planned to rescue Foley and it was for the period of time Obama came back to DC so he could be in the infamous situation room. It either went bad or didn’t happen, time will tell but it answers a lot of questions.
Can you imagine ANYBODY trying this when Ronald Reagan was in office???
Well, yeah.
241 Marines blown up in Lebanon.
Compare and contrast the WH ‘action’ on: James Wright Foley and ‘Bo’ Bergdahl.
They are appalled that the news now is they knew about the threats against the journalists days before the beheading took place.
White House knew ISIS planned to kill James Foley
http://hotair.com/archives/2014/08/20/white-house-knew-isis-planned-to-kill-james-wright-foley/
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