I think it probably was February 3 (that is, today) - they probably have all sorts of things set wrong in terms of time and location in order to confuse people who are trying where they are.
When there was so little response to the beheading of the second Japanese prisoner, I thought at the time that they were going to have to up the ante because we have become so accustomed to Islamic beheadings that they’re reported on page 5 (at best) in the American press. Also, it’s Obama’s technique to downplay anything they do; not to crush them and prevent them from doing it again, but to shrug it off as a sort of “boys will be boys” thing.
Of course, they want to terrify, and they’re upping the ante now since Obama and the West have done virtually nothing to them in response. They are showing that they can get away with anything they want and we’re powerless to stop them.
I think perhaps the King of Jordan realizes that he could be next, so to speak. His kingdom could be overrun by them very easily because the terrorists have the momentum and support, whereas anybody decent in the ME is just on their own. So perhaps he really will respond forcefully, even though I’m sure Obama is begging him not to do so.
The Jordanians were none too gentle when they threw out the PLO. This ought to be good for about 10x the response...