ISIS killing orgy
THE self-proclaimed Islamic State also known as ISIS has upped the mercury by publicly beheading 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on February 11 in Libya. This gruesome and barbaric act comes only a few weeks after the execution of a captured Jordanian pilot who was burnt alive. The response from Egypt has been the same as that of Jordan, i.e. air strikes against ISIS positions. Apparently the public executions carried out by ISIS are carefully choreographed and videotaped and serve as vile propaganda material. Given what has been reported in international media, it is extremely shocking and disquieting. The danger presented by ISIS has been ratcheted up and needs to be met head on.
That the group has carried out this horrendous deed since “they were killed simply for the fact that they were Christians” goes to show that ISIS views all Christians to be their targets. What they are perpetrating taking the name of Islam is absolutely repugnant to all civilised sensibilities and goes against the very fabric of Islam. There can be no negotiations with bigots. They do not answer to the laws of men. The only response is to respond in kind. It is time for the international community to take cognisance of the fact that they are dealing with an extreme lunatic fringe group that falls short of nothing to serve its hideous agenda.
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