American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff as well as the British David Haines are the three tragic victims  which were decapitated by Jihadists that afterwards released the cruel moments on video. By observing the videos closely, the impression that all victims did not know what was to follow is given, since they seem extremely calm.

Didier Francois a French journalists which once was a hostage of the “Islamic state” himself but was set free in early 2014, revealed to an interview to TV channel Europe1, that the hostages are not aware that they will be decapitated, since they have witnessed many  virtual executions staged by the Islamist terrorists.

All videos have been thoroughly analyzed by Intelligence officials, which have come to the conclusion that is possible for the executions to have happened in a different way rather that how was illustrated in the videos.

Guardian’s journalist Martin Chulov, reports that Barak Barfi the representative of Scotloff’s family, which last year was trying to select information in relation of the American hostages abducted by Jihadists, had stated, that the ruthless kidnappers used intimidation methods in order to psychologically terrorize their victims.

Further, the French journalist Didier Francois stated that he was held hostage at the same time as Foley, and he had witnessed repeatedly the unfortunate journalist to be standing against the wall, while the Jihadists pretended to crucify him.

Analysts support that all hostage decapitation videos aim to “draw” the United States into war, while some believe that these fighters of the Islamic State want to “warn” the West and particularly the United States Army, which succeeded with the help of the Iraqi and Kurdish forces to restrain them in Irbil of northern Iraq.

David Haines