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| British journalist John Cantlie appears in new Isis video | British journalist John Cantlie appears in new Isis video |
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| A new video purporting to show British war photographer John Cantlie has appeared online in which he mocks the US president, Barack Obama. | A new video purporting to show British war photographer John Cantlie has appeared online in which he mocks the US president, Barack Obama. |
| Related: Even after escaping Isis, the suffering of the Yazidis persists | Giles Fraser | Related: Even after escaping Isis, the suffering of the Yazidis persists | Giles Fraser |
| It is the first time in more than a year that Cantlie, who was captured by Islamic State (Isis) in Syria in 2012, has been seen alive. | |
| The photojournalist, who has fronted a series of videos for Isis while a hostage, appears gaunt as he ridicules US attempts to destroy the terrorist group. | The photojournalist, who has fronted a series of videos for Isis while a hostage, appears gaunt as he ridicules US attempts to destroy the terrorist group. |
| His supporters swiftly dismissed the film, which is dated Saturday but has not been verified, saying: “His words are not those of a free man.” They also questioned when it was made. | His supporters swiftly dismissed the film, which is dated Saturday but has not been verified, saying: “His words are not those of a free man.” They also questioned when it was made. |
| The Foreign Office said it was “looking at the contents of this latest propaganda video”. | The Foreign Office said it was “looking at the contents of this latest propaganda video”. |
| The clip, which first appeared on Twitter, shows the journalist clad in black as he walks around a bomb-damaged building he claims is in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. | The clip, which first appeared on Twitter, shows the journalist clad in black as he walks around a bomb-damaged building he claims is in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. |
| Filmed in daylight, Cantlie is standing beside a road busy with traffic and a number of people can be seen walking by in the background. | Filmed in daylight, Cantlie is standing beside a road busy with traffic and a number of people can be seen walking by in the background. |
| Addressing the camera as if presenting a television programme, he says: “After 20 months and $5bn, America has successfully destroyed an Islamic State media kiosk. | Addressing the camera as if presenting a television programme, he says: “After 20 months and $5bn, America has successfully destroyed an Islamic State media kiosk. |
| “If this is what Obama meant about degrading and ultimately destroying Isis, he’s clearly got a long way to go yet. | “If this is what Obama meant about degrading and ultimately destroying Isis, he’s clearly got a long way to go yet. |
| “And you know what’s really just amazing, given the amount of money that America is spending on this war, it would go to the effort of destroying a small shack like this, in the middle of Mosul.” | “And you know what’s really just amazing, given the amount of money that America is spending on this war, it would go to the effort of destroying a small shack like this, in the middle of Mosul.” |
| He suggests the kiosk, which cost 50 dollars (£35), to build was targeted because the US is “bankrupt of intelligence” on Isis targets. | He suggests the kiosk, which cost 50 dollars (£35), to build was targeted because the US is “bankrupt of intelligence” on Isis targets. |
| Cantlie’s skills as a journalist have been exploited by Isis in an attempt to lend credibility to propaganda films, including a series titled Lend Me Your Ears. | Cantlie’s skills as a journalist have been exploited by Isis in an attempt to lend credibility to propaganda films, including a series titled Lend Me Your Ears. |
| The last was released in November 2014. | The last was released in November 2014. |
| Hala Jaber, a journalist, tweeted: “Worth remembering that whatever #John-Cantlie says, he is & remains a hostage and that his words are not those of a free man.” | Hala Jaber, a journalist, tweeted: “Worth remembering that whatever #John-Cantlie says, he is & remains a hostage and that his words are not those of a free man.” |
| Cantlie’s sister Jessica has previously appealed for “direct contact” with the militants holding him. His father Paul died aged 80 from complications following pneumonia in 2014. |