ISIS releases a new video of captive British journalist John Cantlie in Iraq
The media arm of the Islamic State released a new video Tuesday showing captive British journalist John Cantlie in the Iraqi city of Mosul. It is the 12th video he has been featured in since mid-2014. Cantlie was kidnapped alongside American journalist James Foley in 2012 in Syria. In the three-minute video, Cantlie stands in front […]Max Bearak writes for The Washington Post:
The media arm of the Islamic State released a new video Tuesday showing captive British journalist John Cantlie in the Iraqi city of Mosul. It is the 12th video he has been featured in since mid-2014. Cantlie was kidnapped alongside American journalist James Foley in 2012 in Syria.
In the three-minute video, Cantlie stands in front of the near-pulverized remains of Mosul University, which the U.S. military bombed in March on intelligence that it was being used as headquarters by the Islamic State. A video released by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria that shows the airstrike can be seen below.
Cantlie discusses the airstrike in the video, and, as in his earlier videos, is put forth as a prototypical presenter in a style seemingly modeled on documentary films. He espouses a pro-Islamic State agenda, mocking the logic of bombing the university. The sound of the drone used for filming the video buzzes in the background.
