President Barack Obama called the Islamic State's execution of journalist Steven Sotloff, “a horrific act of violence.” Moreover the spokesman for the family of murdered American journalist directly and personally challenged the leader of the ISIS jihadist group to debate the peaceful teachings of the Koran. The spokesman, Barack Barfi, released a statement Wednesday explaining the fact that … [Read more...]
Captors of American Journalist James Foley Demanded Ransom of $132.5 Million
The captors of American journalist James Foley apparently demanded an initial ransom of $132.5 million. According to Philip Balboni, the president and chief executive of GlobalPost, the sum was asked from both Foley's family and GlobalPost. Foley was abducted in northern Syria while covering that country's civil war and had not been heard from since. But on Tuesday, Islamic State, the … [Read more...]