ISIS Twitter Accounts Claim British Aid Worker Has Been Beheaded, Another Hostage Threatened
Apparently ISIS has released another beheading video, this time of the British aid worker, David Haines.
I posted the video earlier, but it has been taken down by YouTube.
From Twitter:
Isis photos appear to show murder of british hostage. Same Desert location. Masked man. Beheading. Disgusting.
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) September 13, 2014
The Islamic State has just released a new video showing another hostage being executed, this time the British hostage shown previously.
— Brown Moses (@Brown_Moses) September 13, 2014
This time the video opens with David Cameron talking about Iraq, rather than Obama as with the previous two videos.
— Brown Moses (@Brown_Moses) September 13, 2014
Based on the voice it appears to be the same executioner giving a speech as the previous two videos.
— Brown Moses (@Brown_Moses) September 13, 2014
Another hostage is shown at the end of the video, another British citizen.
— Brown Moses (@Brown_Moses) September 13, 2014
The hostage shown at the end of the video is someone I don't recognise, nor can I find information on through Google.
— Brown Moses (@Brown_Moses) September 13, 2014
This video is filmed in similar terrain as previous videos, but with no landmark of any kind visible.
— Brown Moses (@Brown_Moses) September 13, 2014
Supposedly the second British hostage threatened by IS at the end of the video is another aid worker.
— Brown Moses (@Brown_Moses) September 13, 2014
Executioner – "This British man has to pay the price for your promise, Cameron, to arm the Peshmerga against the Islamic State."
— Brown Moses (@Brown_Moses) September 13, 2014
"Ironically, he has spent a decade of his life serving under the same Royal Air Force that is responsible for delivering those arms."
— Brown Moses (@Brown_Moses) September 13, 2014
Here’s a transcript from the video of the victim’s comments:
My name is David Cawthorne Haines. I would like to declare that I hold you, David Cameron, entirely responsible for my execution. You entered voluntarily into a coalition with the United States against the Islamic State, just as you’re predecessor, Tony Blair, did. Following a trend amongst our British Prime Ministers who can’t find the courage to say no to the Americans. Unfortunately, it is we, the British public, that will in the end pay the price for our Parliaments selfish decisions.
Here’s a tweet of the man after being beheaded – it’s very graphic.
And some screencaps from the video:
If you wish to see the gruesome aftermath, here’s a screencap from the video.
Evil exists and will prevail unless we obliterate it.
[Ed. note: I wrongly reported that Haines was a reporter, and have corrected this.]
