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British captive John Cantile allegedly writes column in ISIS publication

Photojournalist and ISIS captive John Cantile was captured while working in northwest of Syria in 2012
Photojournalist and ISIS captive John Cantile was captured while working in northwest of Syria in 2012

(IraqiNews.com) British war photojournalist John Cantile who was captured while working in northwest of Iraq in 2012 and kept hostage since then, has allegedly wrote a column in the latest issue of the ISIS group’s publication ‘Dabiq’.

The column which was titled ”If I Were The U.S. President Today” called U.S. President Barack Obama a robot, and advised him to stop intervening in the affairs of the Middle East.

“The governments are like a robot that is stuck on a loop—continually performing the wrong sequence despite repeated instructions by its master to the contrary. Master to robot: You have to find a different way of addressing the danger the Mujahidin [sic] pose to the west. ‘Cannot…computer…’ Military action doesn’t work, what about negotiations? ‘Must…obey…programming…’ Everything you’ve done since 9/11 has put us in more danger, not less. ‘Zzzzz…syntax…error…’”

On US-led air strikes against ISIS, the captive journalist said, “If I were the US President [sic] today, I’d probably switch off my cellphone [sic], lock the oval office doors, and go play golf instead.”