Posted on 05/15/2015 11:57:24 AM PDT by drewh
A mother-of-three from North Carolina is the latest Westerner to volunteer to fight against ISIS in Iraq. Samantha Johnston, 25, from Emerald Island, who previously served in the US Army, is believed to have joined the Kurdish Peshmerga troops, who are battling ISIS in northern Iraq and Syria. She said she wanted to fight ISIS because: 'I decided to come fight because I felt like it was my duty.
'I couldn't look my children in the eyes and say, "I didn't do anything to help."' Ms Johnston told the site her children are in 'a safe place'. 'To me this has nothing to do with religion,' said Jay. 'I am a Christian but I'm protecting humanity. No matter race or religion.'
She told the website that she joined the Kurdish fighters by seeking them out. She claims she made 'the right connections and verified they were reliable'. Ms Johnston says she plans to start a humanitarian organization after her return so she can continue helping the Kurdish community.
She regularly updates her Facebook page with pictures of her in Iraq. On April 25 she posted a selfie showing her with the Kurdish flag and a Kalashnikov firearm.
On May 9 she posted a picture of a badge she has pinned to her jacket with the word 'Mom' emblazoned on it. There are estimated to be around 100 westerners fighting alongside Kurdish militias against ISIS, which has recruited thousands of foreign fighters into its ranks. Ms Johnston said she began researching Kurdistan after ISIS swept through parts of Iraq and Syria last year, claiming territory and terrorizing religious and ethnic minorities.
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Check his posting history. At least 9 recent Nostradamus references.
She’s a better man than I.
He/she/it seems like they might be a troll...don’t we typically “zot” trolls?
I re-read.
FTA....
The Times reports that pictures of Ms Johnston, a divorced mother of a five year-old and three-year-old twins....
Well, I will certainly state that Nostradamus was a false prophet.
But I was wondering, too, after encountering this on 2 or 3 threads today alone.
I implied that her large, gaudy tattoo, and her obvious pride in it, is what’s ugly.
Yes, tattoos are ugly, and the decision to get them are motivated by self-love and attention-seeking.
Has she heard about the circumcision requirement? Would love to see her when they tell her.
I hope she keeps a cyanide pill in her tooth — because if the Muslims catch her she will be brutalized beyond all ordinary conception.
I admire her bravery and love of country but her job is being at home raising her kids. Its not fair to them.
so you know the whole story? geeeeez
This does make for an interesting parental scold.
“If you kids don’t stop fighting and sit there quietly for the rest of the trip, I swear I’ll go to Iraq and fight for the Kurds! And no dinner!”
Looks like he’ll have to Nostradamus elsewhere, now.
Tats are unbiblical too...somewhere in Leviticus.
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord. - Leviticus 19:28
Buh bye...we will miss you Colehill1999
Guess he thought he was a cutie-pie since many of us have been talking about stuff related to end-times events.
He made it almost 2 years or so. Hope he got the zot he wanted.
Tattoos are Haram in Islam also. Allahu Akbar!
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