Slain journalist James Foley on praying the rosary in captivity

Catholic World Report ^ | August 20, 2014 | Catherine Harmon

[NYer]

Ping!

[Alberta's Child]

No offense, but this guy comes across as a bit of a loony-tune, or someone with a death wish.

You get captured in Libya in 2011 and then go back to Syria in 2012?

[albie]

This guy wasn’t “covering” jack! He was an anti Catholic, anti American, anti Israeli progressive.

[Arthur McGowan]

Foley was a vicious anti-Semite, pro-Hamas, pro-jihadist.

[Salvation]

What a tear=jerker of a post.

God bless Jim Foley and his family.

[LurkingSince'98]

Yeah sure albie...

an anti-Catholic who prays the Rosary in captivity...

sure, right, whatever you say....

For the Greater Glory of God ... but not Sunday morning quarterback, know it alls

[Salvation]

Why would someone who was anti Catholic be praying the Rosary?

[bboop]

I bet he was not very pro-jihadist by the time he was executed. “Conservative is a liberal mugged” times 100 when you are captured and have a Real Reality Check.

[ladyjane]

Whenever I hear someone say " no offense" or "with all due respect" I figure they're morons who are afraid to speak truthfully.

[mware]

Thanks for posting this NY’er.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Does that apply to soldiers who want to and do return to the battlefield after recovering from battle wounds.

LooneyTunes or death wish?

[Paradox]

Any chance that video of him being beheaded was faked?

[Does so]

Others (here) have pointed out that no blood was rushing out, as there should have been when under stress. (I haven’t seen that particular video). That said, a severed head lies on what appears to be Foley’s back. (The manner in which Islamist State has presented beheaded bodies previously). One would have to recognize Foley’s face to know. It’s close. :(

[Blackirish]

Yes he found God and courage in the valley of evil. Why does that anger some on this thread....?

[Alberta's Child]

Does it sound like I'm a moron who is afraid to speak truthfully?

... this guy comes across as a bit of a loony-tune, or someone with a death wish.

[Alberta's Child]

You’re comparing a delusional, naïve idiot of a reporter/photographer to a soldier?

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

In the sense that a soldier and a war journalist both knowingly put themselves in harm’s way, yes.

Did you read his articles? Did you read what this “
delusional, naïve idiot of a reporter/photographer “ had to say about our troops?

I started reading his articles last night. Haven’t read them all but from what I have read I have not come to the conclusion others have that he somehow got what he deserved.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

His articles:
http://www.globalpost.com/bio/James%20Foley/articles?page=1

[Alberta's Child]

A lot of the anti-Foley sentiment can be traced to his Twitter feeds over the years. Apparently he was a proud Obama supporter and a sympathizer of the radical Islamic extremists in the places where he was assigned (Libya and Syria).

What I find most telling about this story is that Foley captured in November 2012, and hardly anyone even knew about his capture and long captivity until after he was executed. It sounds to me as if his execution was the only consequential thing about his career.