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March 12, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://news.sky.com/story/1442028/what-we-have-learned-from-is-defector-saleh

IS Defector: Beheaded Hostages Didn't Realize They Were Going to Die

(Sky News-UK) "Saleh," a former translator for the terrorist group Islamic State, confirmed to Sky News that "Jihadi John" is indeed Mohammed Emwazi, a Briton who has killed a number of foreign hostages. He is "the big boss," the one who gives orders to others. Saleh saw Emwazi kill Japanese hostage Kenji Goto. He said the hostages were compliant when it came to their deaths because they did not realize they were going to die since they had been subjected previously to mock executions. Emwazi told Salah to tell the hostages: "No problem, only video, we don't kill you."

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