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“I’m back, Obama”: Islamic State jihad murderer from UK taunts President as he beheads second US journalist

Sep 2, 2014 4:16 pm By Robert Spencer

Sotloff2Jihadi savage flaunts his strength in the face of Obama’s obvious weakness and fecklessness.

“‘I’m back, Obama’: ISIS executioner Jihadi John taunts President as he beheads second US journalist, Steven Sotloff . . . and then threatens to kill a Briton next,” by James Nye and Michael Zennie and David Martosko, Daily Mail, September 2, 2014 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

ISIS has released a video that shows the beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff and says the murder is retaliation for the Obama administration’s continued airstrikes in Iraq.

Sotloff is the second American journalist to be killed by ISIS, and his death comes two weeks after James Foley was executed in a similar video.

In the video entitled ‘A Second Message to America,’ Sotloff appears in a orange jumpsuit before he is beheaded by an Islamic State fighter.

The executioner appears to be the same man who killed Foley – known as ‘Jihadi John’ – and tells the camera: ‘I’m back, Obama, and I’m back because of your arrogant foreign policy towards the Islamic State.”

He also threatens to kill a Briton held hostage by the group next.

Tonight Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the video and said: ‘It is an absolutely disgusting and despicable act.” He added he will be making a statement on the video later.

Sotloff, 31, from Miami, who freelanced for Time and Foreign Policy magazines, vanished in Syria in August 2013 and was not seen again until he appeared in a video released online last month that showed Foley’s beheading.

In the new video that shows the killing of Sotloff, the executioner points his knife menacingly at the camera as he speaks.

Clad in the same black garb he wore during Foley’s execution, the killer has a pistol strapped under his arm in a shoulder holster. The black flag of the Islamic State can be seen waving in the background.

‘I’m back Obama, and I’m back because of your arrogant foreign policy towards the Islamic state, because of your insistence on continuing your bombings and … on Mosul Dam, despite our serious warnings. You Obama, have but to gain from your actions but another American citizen. So just as your missiles continue to strike out people, our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people.

‘We take this opportunity to warn those governments that enter this evil alliance of America against the Islamic State to back off and leave our people alone’

Sotloff calmly read a statement moments before his murder. ‘I’m sure you know exactly who I am by now and why I am appearing,’ he says.

He adds to the camera: ‘Obama, your foreign policy of intervention in Iraq was supposed to be for preservation of American lives and interests, so why is it that I am paying the price of your interference with my life?’

While he speaks, a militant calmly holds a knife at his side and stands next to Sotloff.

The man believed to be ‘Jihadi John’ – the same militant who killed James Foley and suspected to be Briton Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary – then taunts Obama on camera.

He says: ‘As your missiles continue to strike our people, our knife will continue to strike necks of your people.’

‘I’m back Obama, and I’m back because of your arrogant foreign policy towards the Islamic state, because of your insistence on continuing your bombings and … on Mosul Dam, despite our serious warnings. You Obama, have but to gain from your actions but another American citizen. So just as your missiles continue to strike out people, our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people.’

Two hours after the video was released, Mr. Sotloff’s family issued a statement to say they believe he has been killed.

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  1. prman says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 4:31 pm

    Isn’t it ironic, and also anachronistic, that in the 21st century, we are having to deal with beheading as an instrument of government policy?

  2. Champ says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 5:19 pm

    test

  3. [FA] says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 5:24 pm

    Until we name the enemy for who they are and admit what motivates them bombing is useless.

    • voegelinian says

      Sep 2, 2014 at 5:44 pm

      Only 10-20% of the insurgents trying to overthrow the elected government of Iraq (by rampaging, terrorizing, shooting, bombing) are “ISIS”. The rest are a rag-tag collection of various Sunni groups, with probably a majority sympathy from ordinary Iraqi Muslims (other than Shia, of course).

      I.e., the problem is not ISIS, but Islam.

      http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2014/07/06/my-pjm-blog-this-past-week-on-why-u-s-should-stay-out-of-iraqs-sectarian-morass/

      • [FA] says

        Sep 2, 2014 at 7:02 pm

        Persactly! I wonder why no one refers to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as Dr. Baghdadi? We are always called out for “telling Muslims about their religion” yet it’s perfectly acceptable for non-Muslims to tell a Muslim man with a doctorate in Islam he’s wrong if it involves him following his religion literally.

  4. Anon says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    Obama, Pretender In Chief, refuses to get serious about such things.

    • islamisdeath says

      Sep 2, 2014 at 11:13 pm

      He’s serious about golf and he could give a piss how many Kufar heads get whacked.

  5. Fia says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 5:33 pm

    THIS WRETCHED FILTH NEEDS TO BE WIPED OUT. PERIOD.

  6. Bezelel says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 5:49 pm

    obaMUD getting his butt reamed in front of the whole world and I bet he still has supporters making excuses for him. Providing close air support for the Iraqis and Kurds would have prevented this mess and is the only way to avoid our boots on the ground now. Where the F is our Joint Chiefs on this? Westpoint and Annapolis graduates doing things the obaMUD’s way? Oh yeah, iran is how close to being a nuclear threat? But our southern border is more secure than ever, right? How’s that arab spring thing working out? Resign obaMUD, just resign.

  7. wolfgang says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    With Australia now also using RAAF Hercules and Globemaster jets to supply the Peshmurga, I wonder how long before an Australian Journalist or citizen lose their head, gurrantee its on the cards, I saw a few days ago, when the US started using jets to bomb these cavemen, the militants went back to using IED’S and blending in with ordinary people,they may be psychopaths and ruthless killer fanatics, but stupid their leaders are not. My prediction is we [ the West] will have to back and fight these Satanists with boots on the ground, because of our useless meddling leaders there will be no choice, but the second problem will be the fifth column left behind in western countries ie, USA, England, Denmark, Germany, Norway, France.

    sadly many people will die, the leaders never learn do they ? this will be one hell of a S!@#T fight this time !

    • Kepha says

      Sep 2, 2014 at 9:06 pm

      Wolfgang, you insult cavemen. These ISIS types are pigs sired by apes.

      • wolfgang says

        Sep 2, 2014 at 9:44 pm

        Kepha

        I am so sorry for insulting cavemen ! [ May the Prophet burn in hell in eternal fire and brimstone ] I apolagise !

  8. wolfgang says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 6:19 pm

    Sotloff and Foley both are educated Democrats, while I have sympathy for them, I have no time for them trying to bargain with their left leaning ideas that the USA must bargain with these vile savages, when you find cancer you kill it……you don’t take out most of it or leave some behind, you kill it stone dead, there must be NO bargaining with these rats, the western politicians are too soft and these scum know it.

  9. King Dave says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 6:45 pm

    Well, they really listened to the overwhelming effort from the American left to praise the peaceful nature of Islam, whilst simultaneously blaming the American right for the ills in every corner of the Earth.

    Needles to say, to no avail.

    There is only two ways genocide like the one the Islamic State is conducting comes to an end.

    The first and most common reason is when one side is exterminated

    The second and seldom ever used, is with military intervention.

    As the death toll rises, will the left call for real intervention, or demand the victims suffer in silence?

    Just as in Rwanda

  10. americasson says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 6:45 pm

    Look at this…

    http://teespring.com/justsaynotoisis

  11. duh_swami says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    John certainly seems to enjoy his role as super savage. He gets to dress up in that weird outfit and murder people on camera. I wonder how tough he is without the knife and ninja suit?

  12. Jewcat says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 10:33 pm

    Let’s hope we find the answer to your question real soon, Duh_swami.

  13. CogitoErgoSum says

    Sep 2, 2014 at 11:12 pm

    Mr. Jihadi John: Your day of reckoning will come. Be aware that the serpent has wound itself tightly about you and the unrelenting squeezing of its coils will soon begin. It is near, John. The blackness of the garments you wear will soon engulf your withered soul in an endless night of a soundless void where your stifled cries and pleas for the help of the Light will go unheard. But even now there is still hope for you, John, if in the time that is left to you, you admit that what you have done is wrong and you take the steps necessary for forgiveness. If you do not face up to your failure as a human being, John, and you do not not take the necessary steps, there is no hope for you. You are condemning yourself and no one is to blame but you. You will be held accountable, John. Dust you were and dust you will be again one day. The expiration of your moment in the sun is coming, much sooner than you think …. time itself will end for you and the darkness with which you have covered yourself will go on forever. But you don’t even understand what I’m saying, do you? As you have given, it will be returned to you, Jihadi John.

    • MacUalraig says

      Sep 3, 2014 at 12:13 am

      Indeed, CES. And this “As you have given, it will be returned to you,” …. a message for every being to try to be mindful of.

      I pray to have a thankful heart everyday, for peace, and to show my patience, my love and my respect to everyone I meet.

      But I also pray that to be a brave Infidel Savage when I have to wage violence of action to preserve my civilization.

      Because I want to be in the light.

  14. Champ says

    Sep 3, 2014 at 4:20 pm

    Being a journalist is becoming one of the most dangerous jobs out there …

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