Wait a damn second, an Islamic terrorism thread was nuked due to something
other than The Usual Reason?
Colour me impressed.
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Originally Posted by Dowly
What about the other hundreds of people killed by Daesh? What makes Jihadi-John so important? Doesn't this just send a message to the ordinary folks living where Daesh have influence, that only western lives matter?
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I see where you're coming form Dowly, but consider the propaganda effect at play here. JJ was a huge part of Daesh public image.
Also I don't think the comparison you're making to the average Daesh militant really works. There have been hundreds of strikes killing militants, we just didn't know their names, ergo, not news.