Full Text Of The Email Sent By ISIS To The Parents Of James Foley...

Before killing James Foley, ISIS sent the following email to his parents:

"HOW LONG WILL THE SHEEP FOLLOW THE BLIND SHEPPARD?

A message to the American government and their sheep like citizens:

We have left you alone since your disgraceful defeat in Iraq. We did not interfere in your country or attack your citizens while they were safe in their homes despite our capability to do so!

As for the scum of your society who are held prisoner by us, THEY DARED TO ENTER THE LION’S DEN AND WHERE EATEN!

You were given many chances to negotiate the release of your people via cash transactions as other governments have accepted,

We have also offered prisoner exchanges to free the Muslims currently in your detention like our sister Dr Afia Sidiqqi, however you proved very quickly to us that this is NOT what you are interested in.

You have no motivation to deal with the Muslims except with the language of force, a language you were given in “Arabic translation” when you attempted to occupy the land of Iraq!

Now you return to bomb the Muslims of Iraq once again, this time resorting to Arial attacks and “proxy armies”, all the while cowardly shying away from a face-to-face confrontation!

Today our swords are unsheathed towards you, GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENS ALIKE! AND WE WILL NOT STOP UNTILL WE QUENCH OUR THIRST FOR YOUR BLOOD.

You do not spare our weak, elderly, women or children so we will NOT spare yours!
You and your citizens will pay the price of your bombings!

The first of which being the blood of the American citizen, James Foley!

He will be executed as a DIRECT result of your transgressions towards us!"

text of ISIS email sent to Foley family

They still claim that they defeated us in Iraq, and they have stated their thirst for our blood.

Anyone who still believes this is a group with which we can negotiate is seriously deluded.

To the citizen militia, which, according to the original definition includes all able bodied males between the ages of 17 - 60, I say, it is time to prepare.  They threaten to bring war to our cities.

This is one of the reasons for which the citizen militia exists.  As Albert Gallatin observed, "A militia is everywhere; whereas a standing army may be very distant from any attack which may take place."

We will be on the front lines should they choose to make good on their threat.