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cali

(114,904 posts) Fri Oct 3, 2014, 05:19 PM Oct 2014

Peter Kassig, former U.S. soldier and current aid worker, threatened as next ISIS victim

ISIS has threatened to execute former U.S. soldier Peter Kassig, who has given most of his young life to others, next in the gruesome video showing the beheading of British citizen Alan Henning.

A former U.S. Army Ranger from Indianapolis who was deployed to Iraq in 2007, Kassig went to help Syrian refugees in a Lebanese hospital and, in the spirit of humanitarianism shared by his fellow Islamic State captives, started his own aid group.

The group, called Special Emergency Response and Assistance, supplied Syrian refugees with blankets, cooking stoves, propane fuel tanks and other necessities, according to a 2013 Time article about the Indiana native.

The 26-year-old said he was inspired and touched by the warm reaction of Syrian locals who received the assistance.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/peter-kassig-u-s-soldier-current-aid-worker-threatened-isis-victim-article-1.1962652

How many hostages do these vile fuckwads have?

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Peter Kassig, former U.S. soldier and current aid worker, threatened as next ISIS victim (Original Post) cali Oct 2014 OP

Thanks, Bush Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #1

Quite a few. And we are putting more westerners near them. morningfog Oct 2014 #2

If you mean military members, I doubt they'll be captured. cali Oct 2014 #5

One should heed travel warnings. Historic NY Oct 2014 #3

there are millions of displaced persons in refugee camps cali Oct 2014 #6

When your government says yes...then they stay at their own peril. Historic NY Oct 2014 #7

many of them appear to have been captured over a year ago cali Oct 2014 #12

When ISIS started brewing how come the State Dept didnt order the Americans home? SummerSnow Oct 2014 #4

They did long before. Historic NY Oct 2014 #8

Amazing, and they stayed there? Oh my. SummerSnow Oct 2014 #9

He was with 75th Ranger Regiment riverwalker Oct 2014 #10

he certainly is. Heartbreaking. I'm not much for praying but I'm cali Oct 2014 #11

Oh, please God, no! FourScore Oct 2014 #13

They tried that once--unsuccessfully. Maybe they're working on another try. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #14

Cali_Democrat

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1. Thanks, Bush

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2014, 05:22 PM

Oct 2014

The ISIS monster YOU created is beheading aid workers.

You happy?

It's time for you to put on a uniform, grab a rifle and get your ass to the Middle East.

And take your boy Cheney with you.