“Before beheading American journalist Steven Sotloff: I’m back, Obama, and I’m back because of your arrogant foreign policy toward the Islamic State because of your insistence in continuing your bombings in Muhassan, Albuomar and the Mosul Dam despite our serious warnings. You, Obama, have yet to gai…”— Anonymous Member of ISIS, metro.co.uk
“Said under distress: My name is David Cawthorne Haines. I would like to declare that I hold you David Cameron entirely responsible for my execution. Unfortunately it is we the British public who will pay the price for our Parliament's selfish decisions.”— David Haines, mirror.co.uk
“I know I will be vilified by the media & police, unfortunately, I see my action’s as a necessary evil that I do not wish to partake in, nor do I enjoy partaking in, but must partake in, in order to create substantial change within America’s police forces and Judicial system.”— Gavin Long, buzzfeed.com
“President Nicolas Sarkozy's refusal to remove his forces from Afghanistan is nothing but a green light for killing the French hostages. We repeat the same message to you: The release of your prisoners in the hands of our brothers is linked to the withdrawal of your soldiers from our country.”— Osama bin Laden, aljazeera.com
“The day America will take such decision to execute Mohammed and any others it would have taken a decision to execute whoever we capture.”— Osama bin Laden, aljazeera.com