The Islamic State has released a new video titled A Message to Jordan. It includes more footage of the purported burning alive of Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot Lieutenant Moath Youssef al-Kasasbeh, the subject of the film Healing the Believers’ Chests. The additional video proves without any doubt that while Lieutenant al-Kasasbeh was murdered, his…
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…