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 lost art of disagreeing
February 9, 2015
When I wrote my post debunking the Islamic State propaganda film Healing the Believers’ Chests, I had two goals: to show that Lieutenant Moath Youssef al-Kasasbeh didn’t suffer the hideous death depicted, and to undermine the terrorists’ ability to recruit new members. I didn’t anticipate that so many people are personally and emotionally invested in the…
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…