Last night I received an e-mail about my post “The Jordanian Pilot was not Burned Alive,” which I wrote in reference to the Islamic State video Healing the Believers’ Chests. The film is a hoax; I have no doubt. But that doesn’t mean that you have to believe me. Here’s the e-mail I received. Hello…
Sorry, “experts.” The Islamic State video is a hoax
February 6, 2015
Last night I posted “The Jordanian Pilot was not Burned Alive,” in reference to the Islamic State video Healing the Believers’ Chests. In response, several self-described video effects (VFX) experts sent me messages. First, let me explain why the Islamic State pretended to burn Lieutenant Moath Youssef al-Kasasbeh instead of beheading him. Executions in Islam…
The Jordanian pilot was not burned alive
February 5, 2015
Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot Lieutenant Moath Youssef al-Kasasbeh was murdered by the Islamic State. However, the video they released of Lieutenant al-Kasasbeh’s murder—freakishly titled “Healing the Believers’ Chests”—proves beyond all doubt that he was not burned alive. The flames are computer-generated imagery (CGI). I had initially intended to not watch the video, but the…