ISIS offered to swap Pakistan woman scientist for slain US journalist

[cosmicone]

Source: Times of India

WASHINGTON: In an email to the family members of slain American journalist James Foley, his captors from the Islamic State terror group demanded release of several prisoners, including a Pakistani woman scientist who has been convicted of terrorism charges in the US.

In their email dated August 12, to family members of Foley, the Islamic State or ISIS, claimed that the US has refused several offers for release of the journalist, which included not only money but also the exchange of prisoners.

"You were given many chances to negotiate the release of your people via cash transactions as other governments have accepted. We have also offered prisoner exchanges to free the Muslims currently in your detention like our sister Dr Afia Siddiqqi, however you proved very quickly to us that this is NOT what you are interested in," said the email, which was released by The Global Post on Thursday.

"You have no motivation to deal with the Muslims except with the language of force, a language you were given in 'Arabic translation' when you attempted to occupy the land of Iraq!" the email said, adding Foley would be "executed".

Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/ISIS-offered-to-swap-Pakistan-woman-scientist-for-slain-US-journalist/articleshow/40667427.cms

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This somehow suggests involvement of Pakistani ISI in support of ISIS. The beheading method originated in Pakistan and was used against an Indian hostage from an Indian Airlines flight that was hijacked by Pakistani ISI in 1999. The same method was used on Daniel Pearl and then on several people during the Iraq war under the umbrella of Al Q'aeda.

Dr. Siddiqi is a Pakistani national working as a neuroscientist at MIT. She was captured in Afghanistan and had possession of biological warfare materials. Why would ISIS care if she was not an asset of the sponsor?

[riderinthestorm]

1. My first thought was that ISIS has seized some of Syria's bio weapons

And want an expert. ...

[msanthrope]

2. Ah..Afia Siddiqqi...one need only search this site to see who thought she was

innocent, and who correctly noted her help in financing 9/11 and her ties to ISI.

[George II]

3. Not yours, but once again another misleading headline....giving the first impression that...

...the exchange of only ONE person would have freed him, but it was actually "several".

[DRoseDARs]

4. "The beheading method originated in Pakistan" lolwut?

Um, no... decapitation is ancient, probably as old as we've been able to fashion weapons capable of hacking off heads.

[cosmicone]

5. This particular method of the assassin standing behind

and using a sharp knife as the cameras roll is very regimented.

In the old times, they used an ax from the front of the person or with the person laying down -- or used something like a guillotine.