TIME magazine journalist Steven Sotloff is the second American to be beheaded by extremist terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS). An intelligence group obtained a video showing the beheading of Sotloff in retaliation for America’s continued airstrikes in Iraq.
The video is a carbon copy of another video released by ISIS showing the beheading of American photojournalist James Foley 2 weeks ago in Syria. Both videos begin with footage of American President Barack Obama speaking at a press conference.
Then Sotloff recites a prepared speech, after which his masked assassin, using voice altering technology, speaks directly to President Obama.
“You, Obama, have but to gain from your actions but another American citizen. So just as your missiles continue to strike our people, our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people.”
Then the assassin sawed rapidly at Sotloff’s throat with the dull edge of the knife, a method which is intended to cause slow death. Some speculate that Sotloff is calm in the video because the terrorists made him practice his lines while pretending to cut his throat in previous videos.
A foreign journalist is displayed briefly at the end of the video.
The White House released a statement shortly after the video was released. “Our thoughts and prayers, first and foremost, are with Mr. Sotloff and Mr. Sotloff’s family and those who worked with him,” said White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest.
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lord have mercy
Jesus
Lord have mercy these people are crazy.
If I were a journalist and was told that was my assignment I would quit and go leave with my mama.
Live not leave
ok these airforce strikes ain’t doing shat….what else we got???
RIP.
Everyone knows the risks
I wish comfort for his family
Hopefully, we’re embedded in their ish, just like we got this video… So I hope it’s going down
Hopefully, we’re embedded in their ish, just like we got this video… So I hope it’s going down
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Wow..just wow… yall pray for me cuz lil Jr. Wut’s off to the Marines in October…I pray this foolishness is over before he is actually deployed.
Why do they think killing these reporters is gonna make our government do anything different!? What kind of Islam do they practice, where its OK to just kill people for no good reason!? This is crazy. And I’m with one of the posters up top. They would of told me OK you have to go over I would if handed them my two week or less, depending on when I had to go. I would NOT be going. I’d be reporting live from an airport on US soil. Screw that. The people over there don’t give a damn.
GOD bless him WUT!

Big Sister, *whispers* We the ShizzNitt yo! We got this!
IONO how
but we gone ‘get er done’ 
Everyone knows the risks
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Nakeya,
over there….
I have yet to see a black or brown reporter
I might be lyin
but I can’t recall seeing one 
#PursuitofaPultizer


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*too soon jokey joke about to occur*
THIS cat up top was probably like ‘shatttt, mofos gonna KNOW I’m thee shatt’ right up until thee very end…
Then the assassin sawed rapidly at Sotloff’s throat with the dull edge of the knife, a method which is intended to cause slow death. Some speculate that Sotloff is calm in the video because the terrorists made him practice his lines while pretending to cut his throat in previous videos.
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Told yall. They SAW their heads off with lil azz butter knives and they be sittin there calm as phuck! No yellin or squirmin or nothin.
They SAW their heads off with lil azz butter knives and they be sittin there calm as phuck! No yellin or squirmin or nothin.
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I think because they’re 1. in shock 2. have made peace with their ending/calling
It
tragic
though
I have yet to see a black or brown reporter
over there…
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and we may never
How did your hair do come out?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
What happened? Was it the ‘razor cut’?
@DTTS — I’m late and whatnot um, but, um, did you get the toes wet this weekend?
Pearly
We cancelled the festivities due to the weather BUT I did put my foots/ankles all up in someone’s face
Why they got these cats in the DOC looking Orange outfits though?
Really difficult for me to imagine someone getting their head cut off. I can’t watch that kind of video, some things are not meant to be seen. I can’t even imagine what’s going on in the victims minds, knowing what’s getting ready to happen. I pray for peace for the family.
Why does the media feel the need to show the before scenes…Desensitization at it’s finest, and some take the media’s word about what’s really going on…Fine example of the media’s “reliable” reporting during Ferguson…