Posted on 09/13/2014 2:41:03 PM PDT by Libloather
The families of two journalists beheaded by Islamic State jihadists were both warned by US government officials they could face prosecution if they raised a ransom for their release.
The recent executions of James Foley and Steven Sotloff by Islamic State (IS) extremists triggered worldwide revulsion and Washington has since declared it is at war with the radicals.
The United States has a policy of never paying ransoms, contending that doing so would endanger Americans all over the world.
Late Friday, a spokesman for Sotloff's family said the murdered journalist's parents were told by a White House counterterrorism official last May that they could face prosecution if they paid a ransom in an attempt to secure the release of their son.
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I wonder how Obama would react if ISIS threatened to behead one of his biggest donors
I have to agree with this. Better the news journalists be executed than ISIS get millions more in funding.
If a Republican was President - Bowe Bergdahl's name would be in the first paragraph...
Call it jizya tax and the Obama administration will be A-OK with it. #OBAMADOCTRINE
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