Far be it from me to praise a Muslim country, but there’s something about how Jordan is responding to ISIS demands that makes we wish we dealt with them the same way.
Jordan has ramped up its threats to execute a terrorist whom the Islamic State wants set free if the terror group kills its captured pilot, according to a report.
Jordanian officials said would-be bomber Sajida al-Rishawi and other Islamic State fighters would be “quickly judged and sentenced” if Muath al-Kaseasbeh is killed, the Daily Mail reported.
The deadline for a possible prisoner swap passed Thursday with no word from the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, about the fates of al-Kaseasbeh or fellow hostage Kenji Goto of Japan.
“I have reliable contact in the Jordanian government who says a message has been passed to ISIS,” said Elijah Magnier, chief international correspondent for Kuwait’s Al Rai newspaper. “It warns that if they kill the pilot, they will implement the death sentences for Sajida and other ISIS prisoners as soon as possible. There are other prisoners in Jordan that ISIS would like to free.”
It’s really odd that America is mocked for keeping to moral standards above those of our enemies, but also blamed for being vicious and overly militaristic. I mean, if we’re going to be blamed anyway, we might as well kill some ISIS prisoners when our citizens are captured and threatened, right?