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From "Reuters"
Japan captive's mother pleads for his release as Islamic State deadline passes
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/23/us-mideast-crisis-islamicstate-japan-idUSKBN0KW [login to see] 3
(Reuters) - A deadline by Islamic State militants to pay ransom for the release of two Japanese hostages passed on Friday, with no immediate word on the fate of the captives.
The Japanese government said it was in an "extremely severe situation" while the mother of one of the hostages, a journalist, appealed for his safe release.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said saving the men's lives is paramount but that Japan will not bow to terrorism.
[EDITORIAL COMMENT:- Someone REALLY doesn't understand the importance of "face". PS - Read paragraphs fifteen and sixteen.]
Japan captive's mother pleads for his release as Islamic State deadline passes
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/23/us-mideast-crisis-islamicstate-japan-idUSKBN0KW [login to see] 3
(Reuters) - A deadline by Islamic State militants to pay ransom for the release of two Japanese hostages passed on Friday, with no immediate word on the fate of the captives.
The Japanese government said it was in an "extremely severe situation" while the mother of one of the hostages, a journalist, appealed for his safe release.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said saving the men's lives is paramount but that Japan will not bow to terrorism.
[EDITORIAL COMMENT:- Someone REALLY doesn't understand the importance of "face". PS - Read paragraphs fifteen and sixteen.]
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I don't like war, but I will happily redeploy to go fight ISIS. These people are a threat to the world.
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Sheryl Verhulst
You know it's bad when other terrorist organizations are condemning them for being too extreme...
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Sheryl Verhulst Same thing happened in Iraq. Forgot the guy's name now, but Bin Laden actually thought about changing the name of Al Qaeda because some were taking it too far. ISIS does not represent the 5 billion muslims in this world. They're basically killers looking to justify what they're doing.
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Wrong enemy? Well first we need to understand some things about Japan today:
1) Japan does not have the military capability to DO anything about ISIS. Nor is their military allowed to unless they change their constitution.
2) Japanese culture today is not the same as the culture of 80 some years ago that produced the legendary fanatical fighters that we faced in the Pacfic in WW2. Japan tends to take a very pacifistic viewpoint these days. Getting nuked twice tends to do that to you.
So while the Samurai spirit and spine may still lurk in their national subconscious, Japan really has no immediate capability to do anything other than throw money at the problem (either paying ransoms or funding campaigns against ISIS). Honeslty, Jordan has more capability to take it to ISIS than Japan does.
1) Japan does not have the military capability to DO anything about ISIS. Nor is their military allowed to unless they change their constitution.
2) Japanese culture today is not the same as the culture of 80 some years ago that produced the legendary fanatical fighters that we faced in the Pacfic in WW2. Japan tends to take a very pacifistic viewpoint these days. Getting nuked twice tends to do that to you.
So while the Samurai spirit and spine may still lurk in their national subconscious, Japan really has no immediate capability to do anything other than throw money at the problem (either paying ransoms or funding campaigns against ISIS). Honeslty, Jordan has more capability to take it to ISIS than Japan does.
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I don't think many Americans understand the symbolism of burning that pilot. That meant they were sending him to hell. Beheading is considered an "honorable" death - as crazy as that sounds. But burning was an insult. ISIS has really crossed the line in offending the Muslim world.
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COL Ted Mc
MAJ (Join to see) Major; As I was once told "Do not interrupt your enemy when he is busy making mistakes."
Firstly the method of murder was NOT in accordance with Shari'ah.
Secondly, "sending someone to Hell" is a usurpation of the role of "Elohim/God/Allah" and is a definite violation of the Qur'an's teachings.
ISIS couldn't do much more to distance itself from Islam if it tried.
Keep up the "good work" guys.
Firstly the method of murder was NOT in accordance with Shari'ah.
Secondly, "sending someone to Hell" is a usurpation of the role of "Elohim/God/Allah" and is a definite violation of the Qur'an's teachings.
ISIS couldn't do much more to distance itself from Islam if it tried.
Keep up the "good work" guys.
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