Alan Henning killed
Very sad.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/alan-henning-beheading-isis-video-appears-to-show-murder-of-british-aid-worker-9774009.html
Isis militants have released a video purporting to show the beheading of British aid volunteer Alan Henning.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/alan-henning-beheading-isis-video-appears-to-show-murder-of-british-aid-worker-9774009.html
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Proper war?
I do think the words of some British Muslim leaders about changing the name of Islamic State need to be seriously considered. I would prefer that they were referred to as bandits, or similar, inside Syria and Iraq.
I can't argue against military action continuing as I can't see any other way of stopping this.
I think you will find it's these barbaric murdering bastards who "follow the old rules" we fortunately are 'civilised' (it says here) and it's because we find the "old rules" so utterly vile that there is such outrage about the behaviour and actions of these dark age primitives with guns and and tanks, (because that's exactly what they are)
IF we adopted the same ruthless brutality towards anyone not of "our religion" as these butchers use, then, we would soon not be quite so 'offended and outraged' at their actions, because we would be doing exactly the same thing to them,
What I am saying is, aren't we supposed to be "the good guys"? the civilised ones? what are we if become the thing we hate and the thing that hates us?
Would they not have won?
I despise these religious extremist bigots as much as anyone else, I just don't want to us becoming what they are.
We have the weapons the technology and the will, to defeat this filth without the need to resort to beheading defenceless unarmed civilians and videoing it.
It might take a long time and cost a lot of money but if we (the wast and other nations who are against this scum) stay determined and united, they really have no chance of getting their way.
They hope to cause fear and division , they also want a ground war as they said on a video, they are goading the alliance who are bombing them and if they react with a ground war they then hope they will get sympathy for their cause from worlwide Muslims who they now claim to be the people they should all answer to.
I think we should avoid blaming Muslims generally for Mr Henning's death. The BBC did nothing wrong.
If you mean Thought for the Day on R4, I heard it and thought it was perfectly acceptable.
It made me think.
a Nuclear bomb or 5 would be nice!!
I wonder if poor Mr Henning would agree with you...I suspect he would not since he clearly rose above matters of race/religion to see what really mattered in this world...doing more than his "bit" for others born out of common humanity.
What kind of action are you suggesting?
Put in a theological context IS are "quoting scripture". They are the Devil, the Subtle Serpent.
What the uk and usa governments say in public is one thing, but do deals with terrorist all the time
I'm having difficulty thinking of a "just cause" which would warrant a holy war. Have you any examples?