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Alan Henning, ISIS video "Another Message to America and its Allies" *EXECUTION SCENE DELETED*
- Published_at:2014-10-03
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Daniel Brett
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- description: It is unnecessary to see Mr Henning's corpse, but the depravity of his murder must be understood. Mr Henning was a working class British man who worked for a Muslim charity to help the victims of the Assad regime and instead was executed by its supposed opponents (who sell oil to the Syrian government). He harmed no-one. He was a friend of Syrians. To conspiracy theorists: there really isn't convincing proof this execution did not happen. The original video clearly showed the decapitated body with the head placed on top of it. However, there are indeed reasons to question the authenticity of events displayed due to the lack of footage on the decapitation itself and the fact that the blade does not draw blood even when sawing away at the neck. There's no reason for them not to show the gory details. So, here's my theory. The men were not killed by decapitation. In order to get them to acquiesce and read out a prepared statement, they were promised a quick death. A dummy knife was used and then the film was cut. The men were then shot dead and decapitated after death. But they were killed and ISIS is very real. Does this necessitate bombing Iraq and Syria? I think the Western military strategy lacks efficacy. An aerial bombardment is unlikely to significantly damage ISIS, but it is likely to increase local recruitment for the group which is currently dominated by ex-Baathists and an assortment of foreign jihadists, particularly Chechens. They need some local legitimacy. When the Americans are performing air strikes against a group that has had some success in establishing a government with a full range of public services, the local population will not see ISIS as terrorists they will see the Americans as their enemies. As such, air strikes are counter-productive and possibly illegal. They further erode US influence in the region.
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