If ISIS is smart, they’ll release the man … It’ll demonstrate that they can be reasoned with … I was going to say that humans that can’t be reasoned with are just animals, but I have more respect than that for animals …
Plea to Islamic State for Release of Steven Sotloff
The mother of Steven Sotloff, a freelance journalist being held by ISIS, broke her silence to appeal directly to the group’s leader in a video obtained by The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/28/world/middleeast/steven-sotloff-isis-hostage.html?smid=gp-nytimes