In the article "British journalist, now ISIS hostage, sends message from terror group", Atika Shubert and Catherine E. Shoichet from CNN inform people about the detrimental situation that is occurring in Syria. In July of 2012 a British Journalist named John Cantlie was abducted by the terrorist group ISIS. Fortunately he was saved by the Free Syrian Army rebels; unfortunately he was captured yet another time in November of 2012. Currently Cantlie is being forced to convey a message from the ISIS terrorist group which is not his. ISIS is a malicious group that is holding multiple citizens of different nations hostage; they need to be stopped. ISIS is a terrorist group that is trying to recruit people to join their heinous cause. They are
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In the video released by ISIS Cantlie is presented as a prisoner "wearing an orange shirt." Cantlie says "You're probably thinking that he's got gun to his head... well it's true. I am a prisoner." Cantlie must have so many emotions running through his head, and for Cantlie to sit there and keep a straight face in order to stay alive, is a very distressing and emotional thing to think about. I see that the British and American government both have very few options when it comes to saving these innocent hostages, as by trying to save them they are also putting the hostages lives at stake. Both governments have to be very careful in the approach that they take. This being said ISIS wants to try and manipulate people into thinking otherwise. After Cantlie says he is a prisoner he goes on to say "but seeing as I've been abandoned by my government and my fate now lies in the hands of the Islamic state, I have nothing to lose." By forcing Cantlie to say this the ISIS team wants to manipulate people into thinking that both the American and British governments aren't doing anything and that they are letting people die in front of their eyes. Most people would know that this is completely false and that the governments are doing everything in their power to try and save all the hostages without putting their lives in danger; some people who are
In the video released by ISIS Cantlie is presented as a prisoner "wearing an orange shirt." Cantlie says "You're probably thinking that he's got gun to his head... well it's true. I am a prisoner." Cantlie must have so many emotions running through his head, and for Cantlie to sit there and keep a straight face in order to stay alive, is a very distressing and emotional thing to think about. I see that the British and American government both have very few options when it comes to saving these innocent hostages, as by trying to save them they are also putting the hostages lives at stake. Both governments have to be very careful in the approach that they take. This being said ISIS wants to try and manipulate people into thinking otherwise. After Cantlie says he is a prisoner he goes on to say "but seeing as I've been abandoned by my government and my fate now lies in the hands of the Islamic state, I have nothing to lose." By forcing Cantlie to say this the ISIS team wants to manipulate people into thinking that both the American and British governments aren't doing anything and that they are letting people die in front of their eyes. Most people would know that this is completely false and that the governments are doing everything in their power to try and save all the hostages without putting their lives in danger; some people who are