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Not Quite A 'Lost In Translation' Moment

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UPDATED: Monday, February 2, 2015 13:37
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Sunday, February 1, 2015 8:39 AM

Japan Outraged as Video Shows Hostage Beheaded

Japan and other nations condemned with outrage and horror on Sunday the beheading by the Islamic State group of Kenji Goto, a journalist who sought through his coverage of Syria to convey the plight of refugees, children and other victims of war.

Goto's slaying shocked Japan, which up to now had not become directly embroiled in the fight against the militants.

"I feel indignation over this immoral and heinous act of terrorism," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters after convening an emergency Cabinet meeting.

"When I think of the grief of his family, I am left speechless," he said. "The government has been doing its utmost in responding to win his release, and we are filled with deep regret."

In light of threats from the Islamic State group, the government ordered heightened security at airports and at Japanese facilities overseas, such as embassies and schools, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said.

Goto, 47, was a freelance journalist and father who braved hardship and peril to convey the suffering caused by conflict and poverty. "Kenji has died, and my heart is broken. Facing such a tragic death, I'm just speechless," Goto's mother Junko Ishido told reporters.

"I was hoping Kenji might be able to come home," said Goto's brother, Junichi Goto, in a separate interview. "I was hoping he would return and thank everyone for his rescue, but that's impossible, and I'm bitterly disappointed."

Abe vowed not to give in to terrorism and said Japan will continue to provide humanitarian aid to countries fighting the Islamic State extremists.

The defense minister, Gen Nakatani, said that the police agency had deemed the video of Goto's killing "highly likely to be authentic."

According to his friends and family, Goto traveled to Syria in late October to try to save another hostage, Haruna Yukawa, who was captured by the Islamic State group in August and shown as purportedly killed in an earlier video.

The White House released a statement in which President Barack Obama also condemned "the heinous murder" and praised Goto's reporting, saying he "courageously sought to convey the plight of the Syrian people to the outside world."

The White House said that while it isn't confirming the authenticity of the video itself, it has confirmed that Goto has been slain.

Saturday's video, highlighted by militant sympathizers on social media sites, bore the symbol of the Islamic State group's al-Furqan media arm.

Japan had reportedly conducted indirect negotiations with the militants through Iraqi tribal leaders, but late on Friday Japan's deputy foreign minister reported a deadlock in those efforts.

The hostage drama began last week when the militants threatened to kill Goto and Yukawa in 72 hours unless Japan paid $200 million.

Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Stupid, idealistic journalists. Go to Syria to report on refugees? Talk about having a death wish ... jeesh. But they have courage, for all the good it does 'em.

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Sunday, February 1, 2015 9:16 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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Stupid, idealistic journalists. Go to Syria to report on refugees? Talk about having a death wish ... jeesh. But they have courage, for all the good it does 'em.

" Had " courage. Maybe. Or it could be been a big does of naivete'. I doubt it was for the money, unless their companies lied to them.

My guess is that this sort of thing will be seen as a bigger deal to the Japanese than it does the Americans. Different culture, and such. Lots of honor w/ those folks. This was a mocking, pointless and brutal murder of two innocent Japanese citizens. I guess we should be glad it was only the JV team, huh?

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Sunday, February 1, 2015 10:40 AM

JONGSSTRAW

As long as the Japanese and everyone else can continue to get porn on their I-Phones the world will be content to live with ISIS beheadings and electric drill torture of children. But beware the day the porn stops, then all hell's gonna break loose.

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Sunday, February 1, 2015 4:58 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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As long as the Japanese and everyone else can continue to get porn on their I-Phones the world will be content to live with ISIS beheadings and electric drill torture of children. But beware the day the porn stops, then all hell's gonna break loose.

2 Japanese dead here, 2000 Africans killed in Nigeria, or a dozen more shot in Chicago.

What difference, at this point, does it make ?

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Monday, February 2, 2015 1:37 PM

JONGSSTRAW

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2 Japanese dead here, 2000 Africans killed in Nigeria, or a dozen more shot in Chicago.

What difference, at this point, does it make ?

You really have a way with words Hillary. With such strong convictions as that you ought to run for President.

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