The Islamic State, who is known for their disgustingly brutal methods and tactics, has released their most recent video in which the Jordanian pilot, Muadh al-Kasasbeh, was burned alive while held hostage inside a metal-barred cage.
The militant group has been negotiating with Jordan for a great deal of time over the hostage exchange of the pilot in turn for the release of a female member of ISIL, however, it is thought that the hostage being killed could have been conducted and filmed even as early as January 3rd.
I will not be showing the video on this post, as I have seen it myself and was taken back by the sheer (obvious) gruesomeness of it. However, a quick Google search will satisfy that curiosity if it truly fits your taste.
Kasasbeh's F-16 aircraft crashed on December 24th, 2014 in an Islamic State-controlled Syria where he was then captured by the extremist group. Then, in the video, a trail of gasoline can be seen leading to the captive's cage. Once the trail was lit, the captive was engulfed in flame. After a brief struggle hanging on between life and death, the man was killed.
As a result, the captive woman belonging to the group being held by the Jordanian government was set to be executed "within hours".
This disgusting group regularly leaves me absolutely speechless. Pacifism should always be the preferred method of solving problems, as violence is never a pleasant friend to be welcomed. However, this group's horror films remind us, once again that we should not be scared of them, but see them as the cowards they are. Although violence is never ideal, it seems that in situations such as this, the option lies between sparing the lives of innocent people, or taking the lives of evil people.
However, never forget exactly what these men are, and that is cowards. Extremism is a poorly-constructed mask that they set on themselves to defend their out-of-date, unbelievably weak ideology and leadership. They spark fear in the hearts of innocent people so that they may push them into submission, where they will continue to rule with fear.
They are monsters. Nothing more. Nothing less.
That's all I have to say, but I'll be back tomorrow.
"I've always loathed the necessity of sleep. Like death, it puts even the most powerful men on their backs." -Frank Underwood
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