James Foley Photojournalist Murdered: Mother states “…Never Been Prouder of Our Son”
August 19, 2014
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Syria, 2012. Photo by and © Manu Brabo. High resolution version available on http://
American Photojournalist James Foley was abducted from Syria in November 2012; and, reported earlier this evening was murdered by Islamic State as an act of retribution for U.S. intervention in Iraq . CPJ The video released of the tragic event has not yet been confirmed by the U.S. however his mother and CPJ have made statements:
From the Free James Foley Facebook page a note from his mother:
James Foley captured this image of buildings damaged during clashes between Syrian rebels and regime forces in Aleppo on Aug. 31, 2012, a few months before he disappeared.(JAMES FOLEY/AFP/Getty Images)
And while all the journalist exploit Furgeson, MO for rating and play “war correspondent,” Attention needs to shifts to a real war correspondent, James Foley. As neither Officer Darren Wilson or shooting victim Michael Brown are heroes. And if people in this country are going to cry execution-cry about this one:
We discuss how horrific the event is and yet move on without little thought; because, it doesn’t seem real or doesn’t impact us directly. It’s time we start being impacted by the world around us and start paying attention. Because this happened to one man, and not on U.S. soil should not make this any less real; and, yet it gets a mere mention in the evening news and Ferguson has been non-stop coverage . Do not hate me for posting this hate the people who did this. Force Accountability from our goverment to take action to save American Photojournalist Steven Sotloff – it’s already too late for the 67 journalists who have died. If you should decide to watch the link-you will not, nor should you forget this and what Mr. Foley and the 66 other journalists died for.
67 Journalists Killed in Syria/Motive Confirmed
James Foley, Freelance
August 2014, in Unknown, Syria
Ahmed Hasan Ahmed, Xinhua News Agency
June 20, 2014, in Damascus, Syria
Mouaz Alomar (Abu Mehdi Al Hamwi), Freelance
April 25, 2014, in Kafr Zita, Hama province, Syria
Bilal Ahmed Bilal, Palestine Today TV
Unknown, in Sednaya, Syria
Ali Mustafa, Freelance
March 9, 2014, in Aleppo, Syria
Omar Abdul Qader, Al-Mayadeen
March 8, 2014, in Deir Al-Zour, Syria
Molhem Barakat, Freelance
December 20, 2013, in Aleppo, Syria
Yasser Faisal al-Jumaili, Freelance
December 4, 2013, in Idlib, Syria
Mohamed Yamen Naddaf, Shahba Press
November 24, 2013, in Aleppo, Syria
Mohamed Ahmed Taysir Bellou, Shahba Press
November 19, 2013, in Aleppo, Syria
Mohammad Saeed, Al-Arabiya
October 29, 2013, in Aleppo, Syria
Nour al-Din Al-Hafiri, Freelance
September 29, 2013, in Al-Bahariyah, Syria
Abdel Aziz Mahmoud Hasoun, Masar Press
September 5, 2013, in Jobar, Damascus, Syria
Muhammad Hassan Al-Musalama, Revolutionaries of Daraa Al-Muhata – Tariq Al-Sadd
August 20, 2013, in Daraa, Syria
Shahir al-Muaddamani, Local Council of Deraya City Media Office
August 16, 2013, in Daraya, Syria
Muhammed Tariq Jadua, Jisr Al-Shaghur Multimedia Network
July 27, 2013, in Jisr Al-Shaghur, Syria
Fidaa al-Baali, Orient News
July 5, 2013, in Damascus, Syria
Yara Abbas, Al-Ikhbariya
May 27, 2013, in Al-Qusayr, Syria
Youssef Younis, Freelance
April 24, 2013, in Damascus, Syria
Abdul Raheem Kour Hassan, Watan FM
Unknown, in Damascus, Syria
Amer Diab, Freelance
March 29, 2013, in Damascus, Syria
Mahmoud Natouf, Sana al-Thawra, Moadamyat Al-Sham Media Center
March 14, 2013, in Damascus, Syria
Ghaith Abd al-Jawad, Qaboun Media Center
March 10, 2013, in Damascus, Syria
Amr Badir al-Deen Junaid, Qaboun Media Center
March 10, 2013, in Damascus, Syria
Walid Jamil Amira, Jobar Media Center
March 3, 2013, in Damascus, Syria
Mohamed Saeed al-Hamwi, Qaboun Media Center
February 17, 2013, in Qaboun, Damascus, Syria
Youssef Adel Bakri (Youssef Abu Jad), Halab News Network
February 15, 2013, in Aleppo, Syria
Loay al-Nimir, Freelance
January 31, 2013, in Arbin, Syria
Issam Obeid, Freelance
January 31, 2013, in Arbin, Syria
Abdel Karim Nazir Ismail, Freelance
January 31, 2013, in Arbin, Syria
Mohamed al-Mesalma, Al-Jazeera
January 18, 2013, in Daraa, Syria
Yves Debay, Assault
January 17, 2013, in Aleppo, Syria
Bassem Fawaz al-Zabi, Freelance
January 13, 2013, in Daraa, Syria
Suhail Mahmoud al-Ali, Dunya TV
January 4, 2013, in Damascus, Syria
Abd al-Karim al-Ezzo, Freelance
December 21, 2012, in Homs, Syria
Naji Asaad, Tishreen
December 4, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
Mohamed Quratem, Enab Baladi
November 28, 2012, in Darya, Syria
Mohamed al-Khal, Freelance
November 25, 2012, in Deir al-Zour, Syria
Basel Tawfiq Youssef, Syrian State TV
November 21, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
Hozan Abdel Halim Mahmoud, Freelance
November 19, 2012, in Ras al-Ain, Syria
Ayham Mostafa Ghazzoul, Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression
November 9, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
Mohammed al-Ashram, Al-Ikhbariya
October 10, 2012, in Deir Al-Zour, Syria
Mona al-Bakkour, Al-Thawra and Syria al-Qalaa
October 3, 2012, in Aleppo, Syria
Maya Naser, Press TV
September 26, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
Abdel Karim al-Oqda, Shaam News Network
September 19, 2012, in Hama, Syria
Yusuf Ahmed Deeb, Liwaa Al-Fatih
September 16, 2012, in Aleppo, Syria
Tamer al-Awam, Freelance
September 9, 2012, in Aleppo, Syria
Mosaab al-Obdaallah, Tishreen
August 22, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
Mika Yamamoto, Japan Press
August 20, 2012, in Aleppo, Syria
Ali Abbas, SANA
August 11, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
Hatem Abu Yehia, Al-Ikhbariya
August 10, 2012, in Al-Tal, Syria
Ihsan al-Buni, Al-Thawra
July 12, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
Mohammad Shamma, Al-Ikhbariya
June 27, 2012, in Doursha, Syria
Sami Abu Amin, Al-Ikhbariya
June 27, 2012, in Doursha, Syria
Ahmed al-Assam, Freelance
May 28, 2012, in Homs, Syria
Bassel al-Shahade, Freelance
May 28, 2012, in Homs, Syria
Ahmed Adnan al-Ashlaq, Shaam News Network
May 27, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
Lawrence Fahmy al-Naimi, Shaam News Network
May 27, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
Ammar Mohamed Suhail Zado, Shaam News Network
May 27, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
Anas al-Tarsha, Freelance
February 24, 2012, in Homs, Syria
Rémi Ochlik, Freelance
February 22, 2012, in Homs, Syria
Marie Colvin, The Sunday Times
February 22, 2012, in Homs, Syria
Rami al-Sayed, Freelance
February 21, 2012, in Homs, Syria
Mazhar Tayyara, Freelance
February 4, 2012, in Homs, Syria
Gilles Jacquier, France 2
January 11, 2012, in Homs, Syria
Basil al-Sayed, Freelance
December 27, 2011, in Homs, Syria
Ferzat Jarban, Freelance
November 19 or 20, 2011, in Al-Qasir, Syria
1 Media Worker Killed in Syria
Abu Yezen al-Hamoui, Freelance
December 26, 2012, in Hama province, Syria
7 Journalists Killed in Syria/Motive Unconfirmed
Abdullah Sobhi al-Ghazawi, SMART News Agency,
November 8, 2013, in Daraa , Syria
Mohamed Abd Al-Rahman, Syria News
January 24, 2013, in Damascus, Syria
Haidar Alsamoudi, Syrian State TV
December 22, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
Bara’a Yusuf al-Bushi, Freelance
August 11, 2012, in Al-Tal, Syria
Falah Taha, Freelance
July 14, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
Ali Juburi al-Kaabi, Al-Zawraa
July 14, 2012, in Jaramana, Syria
Shukri Abu al-Burghul, Al-Thawra and Radio Damascus
January 3, 2012, in Damascus, Syria
From National Journal:
Mr. Foley’s death is soul crushing and to give those who are responsible any more attention than they’ve already received does not honor the work he died exposing.