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from the when-you-DO-NOT-want-them-to-"think-of-the-children!" dept.
A couple of weeks ago this story was reported by The Daily Beast :
Members of an American-backed rebel group in Syria beheaded a young child in a grisly execution video.
The footage surfaced early Tuesday of members of Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki and a captured child in Handarat, near Aleppo. The young boy, who appears to be prepubescent, is then executed on the back of a pickup truck.
The gruesome videotaped murder of a child drew outrage on social media and the promise of an inquiry from the group's leadership, which has previously received U.S.-made weapons and American funding. The group no longer gets such backing. But it's also renewed questions about which rebels the American government has supported in Syria's ongoing civil war.
[...] State Department spokesperson John Kirby told The Daily Beast. "We strongly condemn this type of barbaric action, no matter what group is responsible. We encourage al-Zenki to investigate the incident and expect all parties to comply with their obligations under the law of armed conflict."
[...] the group's leadership issued a statement condemning the beheading. It said it formed a committee to investigate how such a crime could have happened.
More video from the incident has been released:
The victim is seen among a group of fighters from the US and Turkish backed militant group, in the same red pick-up truck that features in their video of his execution. In a chilling exchange the jihadist militants can be seen taunting the child, taking selfies, and threatening him with 'slaughter'.
When asked about his final wish, the child asks to be shot rather than slaughtered. Their shocking answer? "Slaughter. We are even worse than ISIS"
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 01 2016, @05:22PM
> The exact same fucking thing will happen if Trump gets elected.
It will be worse than that. As incurious as he was, at least Bush tried to govern. Trump just wants to win the election because its an ego stroke, he doesn't actually want to execute the duties of president. He'll completely abdicate all responsibility to the VP.
Watch as how he weasels out of ever actually debating Clinton. Debate prep takes weeks of detailed work, its practice for actually being president. He's constitutionally incapable of spending even 15 minutes on it. That's why he's such a fan of twitter.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Monday August 01 2016, @06:02PM
Better to have a power hungry, power mad woman invading foreign countries, than that we have a less than competent president?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 01 2016, @06:18PM
Yes clinton is the devil...
Your raw, uncomprehending anger is noted yet again for the record.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday August 01 2016, @07:30PM
There's nothing wrong with angry; angry doesn't mean wrong. Hell, if it did I'd be in deep trouble. What does mean wrong is...well, wrong. Which he is.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 01 2016, @08:23PM
uncomprehending
(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Monday August 01 2016, @08:24PM
Better to have a power hungry, power mad woman invading foreign countries, than that we have a power hungry, power mad, less than competent president?
FTFY
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday August 02 2016, @01:37AM
Except, Trump hasn't spent his life in politics, trying to buy his way into the White House. Hillary has done exactly that.
(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Tuesday August 02 2016, @07:52PM
Except, Trump hasn't spent his life in politics, trying to buy his way into the White House. Hillary has done exactly that.
No, this attempt to buy his way in is just an ego-pumping one-off lark for him. Another notch on his belt. Those are just perfect reasons to run. As for Hillary, the same can be said for almost every other candidate who has made a serious run for the presidency. We know what to expect from Hillary, what to support and what to fight against. Trump? He will do what he thinks is best for Trump at any given moment, regardless of any consequences. The job is too important for such whimsical egoism and self gratification.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 01 2016, @06:06PM
Trump just wants to win the election because its an ego stroke, he doesn't actually want to execute the duties of president.
I don't understand the thinking here. If it's all about his ego, wouldn't he need to go down in history as a good president, rather than as a bad one, to satisfy his ego?
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 01 2016, @06:15PM
That's hard work and its not even winning. Why bother when winning the election gets him all the fame? The entire country voted and decided he was the most important person in the world. That's what matters.