It seems the Muslim extremist group ISIS has hit a new low — even for it. After months on end of threatening the lives of various hostages and extorting money from various governments in order to secure the release of some of those same hostages, the group has found a new way to make money. It is now ready to sell the remains of hostages who have been beheaded!
According former Syrian rebel fighters, ISIS wants $1 million in exchange for the remains of James Foley, the first Western hostage who it publicly beheaded in August. A source for BuzzFeed is reporting that it is willing to provide DNA in order to prove that the remains do indeed belong to Foley, but first it want its money. Once a million dollars has changed hands, then ISIS will send the DNA to Turkey, where the deal would officially take place.
As absolutely appalling as this is, the brokers who are ready to handle such a transaction apparently see it no differently than when they have traded cash for a hostage's freedom in the past. "Business is business" seems to be the mindset. ISIS is a huge extremist group that is constantly moving large amounts of money just to keep itself up and running.
There is no word on whether or not anyone has actually showed any interest in paying for Foley's remains, but we do know that the U.S. is not going to negotiate for them. Our country refuses to negotiate with terrorists under any circumstances and it was that solid stance that caused ISIS to kill Foley in the first place. This just seems to be another way that these extremists are demonstrating just how little value American lives really have in their eyes.
