John Cantlie - Sonic from Fast Bikes

John Cantlie - Sonic from Fast Bikes

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snorky782

1,115 posts

100 months

Tuesday 12th July 2016
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Cue a big debate over whether he's nuts or just an underpaid journalist having to take chances.

Fleegle

16,690 posts

177 months

Tuesday 12th July 2016
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snorky782 said:
Cue a big debate over whether he's nuts or just an underpaid journalist having to take chances.
Nuts or an underpaid journalist, HMRC will still be chasing him for tax returns when he gets home

Ray Luxury-Yacht

8,910 posts

217 months

Wednesday 13th July 2016
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As said before.....every time this thread updates, I fear the worst.

Happy he's still alive......but it's such a bizarre situation......

RedCitroen

22 posts

112 months

Wednesday 13th July 2016
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Fantastic news he's still alive. Keep praying everyone. Godspeed we can get him home back in blighty. Stay strong John.

anonymous-user

55 months

Wednesday 13th July 2016
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Not looking well, still alive. Fingers crossed for him.

Dog Star

16,166 posts

169 months

Wednesday 13th July 2016
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Found it very depressing to see that this morning.

I hope these people one day have the common decency to let him go one day, but then it occurs to me that those are two words they don't even know.

lindrup119

1,228 posts

144 months

Wednesday 13th July 2016
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Yeah these are the people who locked a Jordanian pilot in a cage and burnt him alive. Decency isn't their thing.

Fingers crossed for JC though hope he gets out.

PurpleTurtle

7,066 posts

145 months

Wednesday 13th July 2016
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Good to hear he is still alive, I do wonder if there is any effort being made behind the scenes to get him out - I fear not.

Don't think bad of me, but for the first 90 secs of that clip I thought, "jeez, he must be standing right next to a massive wasp nest!" - my naivety with all things drone-copter on display for all to see there!

Gandahar

9,600 posts

129 months

Sunday 16th October 2016
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Been a while now since hearing about John, get a bad feeling now IS seem to be on the back foot.

I hope he is alive and gets back to the UK so we can hear his story, it's rather fascinating no matter if he was fully in agreement with IS, was doing it as a desperate way to not getting decapitated or some half way, stockholm syndrome type thing.

Hopefully he gets the chance to tell his story from a rather unique side.






RedCitroen

22 posts

112 months

Monday 5th December 2016
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Gandahar said:
Been a while now since hearing about John, get a bad feeling now IS seem to be on the back foot.

I hope he is alive and gets back to the UK so we can hear his story, it's rather fascinating no matter if he was fully in agreement with IS, was doing it as a desperate way to not getting decapitated or some half way, stockholm syndrome type thing.

Hopefully he gets the chance to tell his story from a rather unique side.
I'm 99% sure that he doesn't believe the nonsense he's forced to spout. We need him home and to hear his story. Still praying for a miracle.

3DP

9,918 posts

235 months

Tuesday 6th December 2016
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This is worth a watch. This is the guy who was working with and captured at the same time as Cantlie.

Seems they were both subjected to pretty brutal abuse. Weirdly nearly all of the other captives were released who were with Cantlie and Foley. Foley obviously beheaded and Cantlie in the strange role of ISIS PR.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b083d74c/stor...

I hope he gets out and there will be one hell of a book to read if he does.

Butter Face

30,419 posts

161 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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There's been another video released, still keeping himself valuable.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4010040/Br...

jcelee

1,040 posts

245 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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So sad that his skills are proving a double edged sword - they may well have kept him alive but they're also keeping him captive for far longer than many of his contemporaries.

Yazza54

18,626 posts

182 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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RedCitroen said:
I'm 99% sure that he doesn't believe the nonsense he's forced to spout. We need him home and to hear his story. Still praying for a miracle.
Just curious, is this thread the only reason you're on PH? Seems odd.

RedCitroen

22 posts

112 months

Thursday 8th December 2016
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Yazza54 said:
Just curious, is this thread the only reason you're on PH? Seems odd.
Yes it is. Why do you find that odd?

768

13,769 posts

97 months

Tuesday 27th December 2016
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Joey Ramone said:
cirian75 said:
Will someone please rescue him UK or US? please send the SAS, Delta or team 6 to go and get him.
Because it's that simple, isn't it?
No. But it has been an awfully long time now.

Best of luck to him, he deserves a break.

Farlig

632 posts

153 months

Wednesday 28th December 2016
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RedCitroen said:
Yazza54 said:
Just curious, is this thread the only reason you're on PH? Seems odd.
Yes it is. Why do you find that odd?
I find it odd too...

In fact I hate this fking thread as every time it pops up I'm dreading bad news but have to click in anyway. Me even replying to this thread probly causes the same 'distress' to others here.

rodericb

6,796 posts

127 months

Wednesday 28th December 2016
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Farlig said:
I find it odd too...

In fact I hate this fking thread as every time it pops up I'm dreading bad news but have to click in anyway. Me even replying to this thread probly causes the same 'distress' to others here.
Can confirm.

Dr Doofenshmirtz

15,290 posts

201 months

Monday 20th February 2017
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Sorry...yeah I know I sucks when this thread pops back up.

My thoughts are with John what with troops heading for Mosul (where his last video was filmed).
I can't help wondering where he is, how he is etc.


trickywoo

11,909 posts

231 months

Monday 20th February 2017
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Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
Sorry...yeah I know I sucks when this thread pops back up.

My thoughts are with John what with troops heading for Mosul (where his last video was filmed).
I can't help wondering where he is, how he is etc.
It'll be a miracle if he is still alive frown with all the to and fro of territory being fought over by multiple forces.

All the best to him though.