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.
My thoughts exactly.
I know the lapdogs are a disgrace but I’m hoping someone in the MSM is a little more than appalled & asks some hard questions.
And yet the Tea Party is a bigger threat according to the administration.
Obama Administration “Appalled” that the NFL wants entertainers to Pay to take part in HalfTime
Was that “appalled” in capital letters?
Ask questions?- of this administration?
LOL,LOL
(O’bummer is appalled that a reporter was killed-
That may be true- especially if he thought the
guy was a Washington correspondent-!
#appalled
“appalled”
No they aren’t. This administration will never condemn its true bosom buddies.
Wait a minute here!! Beheading five year olds and raping women and crucifying Christians is one thing but killing a JOURNALIST!!! Now they have gone to far.
FORE!!! The One is going to get on this and shall only play nine (9) holes today.
..and thing is - this is probably 100% accurate!
oh my - the next 2 yrs are going to be painful for us all!
..and that’s if a conservative is voted in @ 2016 and begins to reverse all this...
chrisitans being murdered, buried alive, set on fire, raped, tortured, beheaded, shot, stabbed by isis- but only now that a reporter is murdered is dear leader ‘appalled’? Was the reporter muslim? if so, that would be the only reason to motivate the dear leader to say anything- if he was Christian, I doubt dear leader would even blink at the news
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