Source:CNN
CNN)Japanese officials want to talk to ISIS. But can they get in touch with the militant group? And if they do, can they do anything to save the lives of two Japanese men being held hostage?
Time is running out: ISIS put out a video Tuesday giving the Japanese government 72 hours to pay $200 million, or else Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa — like other ISIS captives before them — will be killed. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday that his government estimates the deadline will come at 2:50 p.m. Friday, Tokyo time (12:50 a.m. ET).
Categories: Asia
Instead of standing up to the terrorists, Japan appears to be caving in.
One of the Japanese hostages has a muhammadan sounding first name. Why is ISIS asking for ransom to spare his life when Muhammad taught that the lives and property of ‘believers’ are inviolate to all muhammadans?
Wrong quote. Lives and properties of all to be protected. This is real Islamic teaching.