The
Islamic extremist organization the Islamic State released video earlier this
week apparently showing a Jordanian pilot, who was captured in December, being
burnt alive as he was confined in a cage. News agencies in Jordan believe he
was killed weeks ago but the release of the video sparked a vow to avenge his
death. Within a few hours the government of Jordan hanged two Islamic
extremists that had been on death row in Jordan for multiple years. Jordan also
announced an “earth shattering and severe response” to the killing of its
citizen. Currently four Arab countries are working with the United States
fighting the Islamic State, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab
Emirates. The UAE has suspended its work with the United States until the U.S
improves search and rescue due to the killing of hostages.
Most Muslims do not condone the
burning of the Jordanian hostage as it violates “not mutilating the human body’
as mentioned in the article. The Islamic
State recently has experienced loss in support even within those who once let
the group control. The most recent execution appears to cross a different
imaginary line. The world has become accustomed to the beheading of hostages
but burning another human being in a cage is more cynical. This comes only ten
days after the Islamic State released the video of of the beheading of a
Japanese hostage. The U.S and Jordan call for the complete elimination of the
Islamic State and more countries are beginning to call out the actions that go against
the religious beliefs they are supposedly trying to enforce.
Christopher Eakes
Wednesday, January 4, 2015
9:07 PM
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