Posted on 01/29/2015 12:45:54 AM PST by CorporateStepsister
AMMAN/TOKYO - An audio message purportedly from a Japanese journalist being held by Islamic State militants said a Jordanian air force pilot also captured by the group would be killed unless an Iraqi female prisoner in Jordan was released by sunset on Thursday.
The message appeared to postpone a previous deadline set on Tuesday in which the journalist, Kenji Goto, said he would be killed within 24 hours if the Iraqi was not freed.
The latest audio recording, which could not be verified by Reuters, was posted on YouTube early on Thursday. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that chances were high it was Goto's voice in the recording.
"I am Kenji Goto. This is a voice message I've been told to send to you. If Sajida al-Rishawi is not ready for exchange for my life at the Turkish border by Thursday sunset 29th of January Mosul (Iraq) time, the Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh will be killed immediately," the voice in the recording says.
Jordan said on Wednesday it had received no assurance that al-Kasaesbeh was safe and that it would go ahead with a proposed prisoner swap only if he was freed.
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They are drawing another red line in the sand? Is their publicist a former member of the Obama administration?
It’s either indecision or perhaps that Japanese prisoner has already been killed, so now, they have plenty of time to negotiate. Time will tell. I had hoped that Japan was going to cut loose a surprise Ninja attack, under the light of the Full Moon, putting the ICE into ISIS, as it were, but maybe they aren’t that well structured militarily, and you know Obama won’t lift a ‘pen or a cell phone’ to help them.
Is it just me, or is ISIS oddly backing down. Normally they would have done something by now, but they’re giving the other side more time to give in.
I wonder how they would do that since their post-WWII constitution forbids them to engage in military conflict.
[snip] "I am Kenji Goto. This is a voice message I've been told to send to you. If Sajida al-Rishawi is not ready for exchange for my life at the Turkish border by Thursday sunset 29th of January Mosul (Iraq) time, the Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh will be killed immediately," the voice in the recording says. [/snip]I'm sure the Turkish armed forces will be right on top of the bust. /s
[ It’s either indecision or perhaps that Japanese prisoner has already been killed, so now, they have plenty of time to negotiate. Time will tell. I had hoped that Japan was going to cut loose a surprise Ninja attack, under the light of the Full Moon, putting the ICE into ISIS, as it were, but maybe they aren’t that well structured militarily, and you know Obama won’t lift a ‘pen or a cell phone’ to help them. ]
I’m thinking the Japanese government should just pay the Yakuza the ransom money to go in and rescue the hostage...
ISIS wants the woman as a suicide bomber, since she failed last time. So they will make concessions to get her back, if Japan doesn’t screw it up again.
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