How ISIS Keeps Hostages Calm in Their Beheading Videos
Since the executions were rehearsed many times, the captives remain calm, not knowing that their deaths are imminent
The Islamic State’s beheading videos are remarkable for their brutality, their professional-quality film production, and for the unnerving calm the victims maintain as they speak to the cameras before their deaths. More...
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