(July 20, 2016 at 9:57 am)Bella Morte Wrote:(July 20, 2016 at 9:55 am)PETE_ROSE Wrote: Sad, but I cannot help but think that is one less combatant that we will have to face at some point in the future. If you subscribe to the thought that there is a coming showdown between Islam and the world.
But we don't know for sure if he was a combatant or not. The group he was alleged to have been a member of has denied it and the executioners haven't exactly provided proof.
Meh, they have every reason to deny it. Do we trust them anymore than we trust the shitbirds that did the beheading? This is kindof what I was angling for, though...when a person uses the term combatant the first order of business becomes ruling that out or casting doubt on it. It must be relevant, it must be important. If it weren't...there'd be no need to debate it.
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