"IS": You utter fucking cunts - go fuck yourselves.

[AkydefGoldberg]

The thread title is in response to news that Alan Henning, a taxi driver from Manchester, went to Syria with a group of aid workers to help. The van was stopped, and Henning was kept by the IS despite the protestations of those who were with him that he was here to help.

Why was he kept on? It seems the nutters in IS, because he had a chip in his passport, felt he was more "dangerous".

It seemed they might have changed their minds and decided not to kill him but on the eve of the Muslim festival, Eid ul Adha, it's announced they have - in the most barbaric way - beheaded him.

Fuck you IS. I wasn't one for war in Iraq III, but nights like these, I hope you and your cohorts get bombed the fuck out so you can disappear and stop putting your ridiculous gimmick providing shame to Muslims who actually know how to behave in the true principles of the faith.

It's put a dampener on Eid so hope the focus can be on Alan and his family, hope there is some fund raising or something done for his family. People who he helped look after during his journey to Syria, hope they can start a process to help his family in his absence.

[Twister]

Just awful thoughts are with his family and friends. I can't imagine the turmoil they must be going through right now.

[Chewy]

The media is completely fucking this up. Particularly in the US and here in Australia.

[Camstud]

The media is completely fucking this up. Particularly in the US and here in Australia.

How so?

[AkydefGoldberg]

The media is completely fucking this up. Particularly in the US and here in Australia.

How so?

Yes, intrigued. Besides the Telegraph publishing a screenshot from his beheading, majority have used the image of him in Syria with a child which has been good to see. Move the narrative away from IS and onto the victims.

[Chewy]

The media are reporting this more about it being related to Islam and not just a bunch of nuts who are killing because they're just simply cunts. These guys have as much to do with Islam as Westboro have to do with Christianity.

The media are creating this aura around the Islamic Faith where everyone who practices it are probably going to kill you at any time. Clearly it's not the case but fear sells.

[SlightlyJames]

The media are reporting this more about it being related to Islam and not just a bunch of nuts who are killing because they're just simply cunts. These guys have as much to do with Islam as Westboro have to do with Christianity.

The media are creating this aura around the Islamic Faith where everyone who practices it are probably going to kill you at any time. Clearly it's not the case but fear sells.

They seem to have been doing that for a oong time, if someone isn;t a WASP you should be wary!

[Twister]

Have to agree with you there Chewy. It's the same in the uk, all you have to do is go on Facebook and look at the likes of Britain First and the English Defence League to see how the media is perpetuating the idea that all Muslims are evil and are somehow trying to take over the world. They all need to be 'sent back home' even though a large number of them were born here *face palm* Quite frankly I find it disgusting, the majority of people know nothing about Islam as a religion, admittedly I don't either, I'm not really into religion but I'm not thick enough to fall for the idea that all Muslims think the same way a minority of extremists do. It's ridiculous, boils my piss it does. Islamaphobia is becoming a real problem it seems. Shame because I've met a fair few Muslims over the years in various settings and they've all been nice people.