Islamic State video claims to show burning death of Jordanian pilot
Islamic State video claims to show burning death of Jordanian pilot, Washington Post, Abby Ohlheiser, February 3, 2015
The Islamic State released a video on Tuesday that purports to show Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive by his captors.
According to a release from the SITE monitoring group, which follows militant Web sites, the 22-minute video, titled “Healing of the Believers’ Chests,” was released on social media even as Jordan struggled to learn his fate.
The Islamic State released a video over the weekend that appeared to show the beheading of Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist.
The video did not mention Kaseasbeh. However, the Islamic State had previously said it would kill both Kaseasbeh and Goto if Jordan failed to meet a Thursday deadline to release an Iraqi woman convicted of a role in 2005 bombings that killed 60 people in Jordan’s capital, Amman.
The pilot was captured by the Islamic State in December, after his plane crashed in Syria during a bombing run. Although the Islamic State claimed that it had shot down his plane, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Lisa Brackenbury, a Central Command spokeswoman, said in December that while “a thorough investigation will be conducted, this was an aircraft crash and not the result of enemy action.”
Late last year, the Islamic State posted social media images of Kaseasbeh, surrounded by masked militants, as his captors pulled him from a body of water.
According to the SITE, the video shows “media footage of Jordan’s involvement in the U.S.-led coalition against [the Islamic State]” Then, the video shows Kaseasbeh, with a black eye, “discussing Jordan’s operation in a news-style monologue.” The video then juxtaposes images of the pilot surrounded by militants, and images of the aftermath of bombings.
“At the end of the video, al-Kasasibah stands inside of a cage and is burned alive by fighters,” SITE writes.
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WarSclerotic 
February 3, 2015 at 11:28 PM
http://weaselzippers.us/213042-update-jordan-to-execute-jihadists-at-dawn-tomorrow-starting-with-sajida-al-rishawi-in-response-to-islamic-states-pilot-execution/
Like we say here in the States, “Payback’s a bitch.” Of course, ISIS does not value life, so I doubt Jordan’s reaction will bother them much.