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This is my sandbox for possible changes to the James Foley (journalist) article. --RoyGoldsmith (talk) 12:30, 24 September 2014 (UTC)


Combined

Beheading[edit]

Foley's whereabouts were unknown to most until August 19, 2014, when IS uploaded a video to YouTube entitled "A Message to America ". Though quickly deleted, it continued to circulate widely on other Internet sites.[note 1] Filmed in several takes,[4] the video starts with a preface of Obama announcing the first U.S. airstrikes against IS in Iraq. It then shows Foley kneeling in the desert next to a masked, black-clad IS fighter where Foley reads a long message expressing regret.[5][6] After Foley stops, the executioner condemns the U.S. airstrikes and threatens that any aggression by America "will result in the bloodshed of your people.”[7]

The actual beheading takes place in less than ten seconds although the entire recording uses over four and a half minutes.[5][7] It does not show the actual moment of Foley's decapitation, unlike previous beheading videos which typically show the entire act.[5][8] After Foley's beheaded corpse is shown, his executioner reveals that IS is holding another American journalist, Time magazine contributor Steven Joel Sotloff, and that he will be killed if President Obama does not halt air strikes against IS.[6][9] A video showing the beheading of Sotloff was released on September 2, 2014.[10]

The video of the Foley beheading was shot at an unknown desert location and media sources gave the name Jihadi John to the man who made the threats and spoke with a "Multicultural London English" accent.[11][12] The video was produced and distributed by Al Hayat Media Center, a media outlet of IS that is under the authority of the IS’s official propaganda arm, the Al-Itisam Establishment for Media Production, that targets specifically Western and non-Arabic speaking audiences.[13][14]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ A copy of the YouTube video that was posted to LiveLeak was deleted by that site out of concerns of promoting ISIS.[1] A copy of the video that was posted to the shock site BestGore.com on August 19[2] has remained available. The video has also been available via Bittorrent and tracked by sites such as The Pirate Bay. The legality of viewing or sharing this document in Britain has been questioned.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cook, James (August 22, 2014). "ISIS banned from controversial video site LiveLeak after James Foley execution video". Business Insider.
  2. ^ McTreblar (August 19, 2014). "Islamic State Executes Journalist James Foley". Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  3. ^ Halliday, Josh (August 20, 2014). "Police warn sharing James Foley killing video is a crime". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Foley execution footage 'may have been staged', au.news.yahoo.com.
  5. ^ a b c Rukmini Callimachi (August 19, 2014). "Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria". New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Carter, Chelsea J. (August 20, 2014). "Video shows ISIS beheading U.S. journalist James Foley". CNN.
  7. ^ a b "IS Beheads Captured American James Wright Foley, Threatens to Execute Steven Joel Sotloff". SITE Intelligence Group/Jihadist News. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014. This account gives a complete written transcription of the entire video.
  8. ^ Becker, Olivia (July 12, 2014). "ISIS Has a Really Slick and Sophisticated Media Department". Vice News.
  9. ^ Parts of James Foley execution video may have been acted: experts, theaustralian.com.au.
  10. ^ Released video shows beheading of Jewish journalist Steven Sotloff, writer for ‘The Jerusalem Report.'
  11. ^ Nick Allen and Philip Sherwell (August 20, 2014). "Hunt for 'British' Islamic State killer of US journalist James Foley". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  12. ^ "Rise of "Jihadi John"". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  13. ^ Christoph Günther (August 20, 2014). "Der 'Islamische Staat' agiert hochgradig rational". Deutsche Welle.
  14. ^ "New ISIS Media Company Addresses English, German And French-Speaking Westerners". The MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor by The Middle East Media Research Institute. June 23, 2014.


Current --RoyGoldsmith (talk) 14:51, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Beheading[edit]

Foley's whereabouts were unknown to most until August 19, 2014, when IS uploaded a video to YouTube entitled "A Message to America". Though quickly deleted, it continued to circulate widely on other Internet sites.[1] The video appears to have been filmed in several takes.[2] It does not show the actual moment of Foley's decapitation, unlike previous beheading videos which typically show the entire act.[3][4] After Foley's beheaded corpse is shown, the masked man reveals that IS is holding another American journalist, Time magazine contributor Steven Joel Sotloff, and said that he would be killed if U.S. President Obama did not halt air strikes against IS.[5][6] A video showing the beheading of Sotloff was released on September 2, 2014.[7]

The video of the Foley beheading was shot at an unknown desert location, and media sources gave the name Jihadi John to the man who spoke with a "Multicultural London English" accent[8] and made the threats.[9] The video was produced and distributed by Al Hayat Media Center, a media outlet of IS that is under the authority of the IS’s official propaganda arm, the Al-Itisam Establishment for Media Production, that targets specifically Western and non-Arabic speaking audiences.[10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ A copy of the YouTube video posted to LiveLeak was deleted by that site out of concerns of promoting ISIS: James Cook (2014-08-22). "ISIS banned from controversial video site LiveLeak after James Foley execution video". A copy of the video posted August 19 has remained available at the shock site BestGore.com. The video has also been available via Bittorrent clients and tracked by sites such as The Pirate Bay. The legality of viewing or sharing this document in Britain has been questioned by The Guardian (article).
  2. ^ Foley execution footage 'may have been staged', au.news.yahoo.com.
  3. ^ Vice: ISIS Has a Really Slick and Sophisticated Media Department
  4. ^ Rukmini Callimachi (August 19, 2014). "Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria". New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference cnn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Parts of James Foley execution video may have been acted: experts, theaustralian.com.au.
  7. ^ Released video shows beheading of Jewish journalist Steven Sotloff, writer for ‘The Jerusalem Report.'
  8. ^ Nick Allen and Philip Sherwell (August 20, 2014). "Hunt for 'British' Islamic State killer of US journalist James Foley". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  9. ^ "Rise of "Jihadi John"". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  10. ^ Christoph Günther (August 20, 2014). "Der 'Islamische Staat' agiert hochgradig rational". Deutsche Welle.
  11. ^ "New ISIS Media Company Addresses English, German And French-Speaking Westerners". The MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor by The Middle East Media Research Institute. June 23, 2014.


Mine

Beheading[edit]

Foley's whereabouts were unknown to most until August 19, 2014, when IS uploaded a video to YouTube entitled "A Message to America". Though quickly deleted, it continued to circulate widely on other Internet sites.[note 1] The video appears to have been filmed in several takes[4] and starts with a preface of Obama announcing the first U.S. airstrikes in Iraq. It next transitions to a scene somewhere in the desert where Foley is seen kneeling next to a masked IS fighter dressed in black. Foley then recites a long message of regret.[5][6] After Foley stops, the executioner condemns the U.S. airstrikes and threatens that any aggression by America "will result in the bloodshed of your people.”[7]

The actual beheading shown in the video clip takes place in less than ten seconds although the entire recording uses over four and a half minutes.[5][7] It does not show the actual moment of Foley's decapitation, unlike previous beheading videos which typically show the entire act.[5][8] After Foley's beheaded corpse is shown, his executioner reveals that IS is holding another American journalist, Time magazine contributor Steven Joel Sotloff, and that he will be killed if President Obama does not halt air strikes against IS.[6][9] A video showing the beheading of Sotloff was released on September 2, 2014.[10]

The video of the Foley beheading was shot at an unknown desert location and media sources gave the name Jihadi John to the man who made the threats and spoke with a "Multicultural London English" accent.[11][12] The video was produced and distributed by Al Hayat Media Center, a media outlet of IS that is under the authority of the IS’s official propaganda arm, the Al-Itisam Establishment for Media Production, that targets specifically Western and non-Arabic speaking audiences.[13][14]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ A copy of the YouTube video that was posted to LiveLeak was deleted by that site out of concerns of promoting ISIS.[1] A copy of the video that was posted to the shock site BestGore.com on August 19[2] has remained available. The video has also been available via Bittorrent and tracked by sites such as The Pirate Bay. The legality of viewing or sharing this document in Britain has been questioned.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cook, James (August 22, 2014). "ISIS banned from controversial video site LiveLeak after James Foley execution video". Business Insider.
  2. ^ McTreblar (August 19, 2014). "Islamic State Executes Journalist James Foley". Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  3. ^ Halliday, Josh (August 20, 2014). "Police warn sharing James Foley killing video is a crime". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Foley execution footage 'may have been staged', au.news.yahoo.com.
  5. ^ a b c Rukmini Callimachi (August 19, 2014). "Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria". New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Carter, Chelsea J. (August 20, 2014). "Video shows ISIS beheading U.S. journalist James Foley". CNN.
  7. ^ a b "IS Beheads Captured American James Wright Foley, Threatens to Execute Steven Joel Sotloff". SITE Intelligence Group/Jihadist News. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014. This account gives a complete written transcription of the entire video.
  8. ^ Becker, Olivia (July 12, 2014). "ISIS Has a Really Slick and Sophisticated Media Department". Vice News.
  9. ^ Parts of James Foley execution video may have been acted: experts, theaustralian.com.au.
  10. ^ Released video shows beheading of Jewish journalist Steven Sotloff, writer for ‘The Jerusalem Report.'
  11. ^ Nick Allen and Philip Sherwell (August 20, 2014). "Hunt for 'British' Islamic State killer of US journalist James Foley". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  12. ^ "Rise of "Jihadi John"". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  13. ^ Christoph Günther (August 20, 2014). "Der 'Islamische Staat' agiert hochgradig rational". Deutsche Welle.
  14. ^ "New ISIS Media Company Addresses English, German And French-Speaking Westerners". The MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor by The Middle East Media Research Institute. June 23, 2014.


Wnt's

Beheading[edit]

Foley's whereabouts were unknown to most until August 19, 2014, when IS uploaded a video to YouTube entitled "A Message to America". Though quickly deleted, it continued to circulate widely on other Internet sites.[note 1] Filmed in several takes,[4] the four and a half minute video was prefaced by Obama's announcement of the first U.S. airstrikes against IS in Iraq, then showed Foley kneeling in the desert next to a masked, black-clad IS fighter. It showed Foley reading a long message.[5][6] When Foley finished speaking, the executioner condemned recent U.S. airstrikes and threatened that any aggression by America "will result in the bloodshed of your people.”[7] After this the video appeared to show the beginning of Foley's decapitation, fading to black a few seconds later.[5][7] In this regard it differed from previous Iraqi decapitation videos that showed killings in their entirety.[5][8] The video followed up by showing Foley's beheaded corpse, after which his executioner threatened American journalist Steven Joel Sotloff, who was killed two weeks later, unless President Obama halted air strikes against IS.[6][9][10]

The video of the Foley beheading was shot at an unknown desert location and media sources gave the name Jihadi John to the man who made the threats and spoke with a "Multicultural London English" accent.[11][12] The video was produced and distributed by Al Hayat Media Center, a media outlet of IS that is under the authority of the IS’s official propaganda arm, the Al-Itisam Establishment for Media Production, that targets specifically Western and non-Arabic speaking audiences.[13][14]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ A copy of the YouTube video that was posted to LiveLeak was deleted by that site out of concerns of promoting ISIS.[1] A copy of the video that was posted to the shock site BestGore.com on August 19[2] has remained available. The video has also been available via Bittorrent and tracked by sites such as The Pirate Bay. The legality of viewing or sharing this document in Britain has been questioned.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cook, James (August 22, 2014). "ISIS banned from controversial video site LiveLeak after James Foley execution video". Business Insider.
  2. ^ McTreblar (August 19, 2014). "Islamic State Executes Journalist James Foley". Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  3. ^ Halliday, Josh (August 20, 2014). "Police warn sharing James Foley killing video is a crime". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Foley execution footage 'may have been staged', au.news.yahoo.com.
  5. ^ a b c Rukmini Callimachi (August 19, 2014). "Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria". New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Carter, Chelsea J. (August 20, 2014). "Video shows ISIS beheading U.S. journalist James Foley". CNN.
  7. ^ a b "IS Beheads Captured American James Wright Foley, Threatens to Execute Steven Joel Sotloff". SITE Intelligence Group/Jihadist News. September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014. This account gives a complete written transcription of the entire video.
  8. ^ Becker, Olivia (July 12, 2014). "ISIS Has a Really Slick and Sophisticated Media Department". Vice News.
  9. ^ Parts of James Foley execution video may have been acted: experts, theaustralian.com.au.
  10. ^ Released video shows beheading of Jewish journalist Steven Sotloff, writer for ‘The Jerusalem Report.'
  11. ^ Nick Allen and Philip Sherwell (August 20, 2014). "Hunt for 'British' Islamic State killer of US journalist James Foley". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  12. ^ "Rise of "Jihadi John"". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  13. ^ Christoph Günther (August 20, 2014). "Der 'Islamische Staat' agiert hochgradig rational". Deutsche Welle.
  14. ^ "New ISIS Media Company Addresses English, German And French-Speaking Westerners". The MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor by The Middle East Media Research Institute. June 23, 2014.
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