“American Mother,” begins in 2021, as Diane Foley sets out for a Virginia courthouse. It’s been seven years since her son James “Jim” Foley, a freelance journalist, was slaughtered in the Syrian desert. Now, she will confront that past.In a windowless room, Foley takes a seat across a conference table from Alexanda Kotey, one of a trio of terrorists nicknamed the Beatles, who tortured and decapitated her son, then shared a video of his killing on social media.
Those differing perspectives offer intriguing insights into the questions of blame and forgiveness that consume Foley — not only with respect to Kotey and his Islamist militant sidekicks but also the U.S. government and its refusal to negotiate or engage in thethat had won release for European nationals from the terrorist organization known as Islamic State . When the Foleys tried to figure out how they might bring their son home, they were told to back off.
Frantic calls to government officials went unanswered, even as news reporters began to gather outside the Foleys’ house. Late that evening on TV, President Barack Obama confirmed Jim’s killing. Neither the president’s call a few days later to express condolences nor a White House meeting with him convinced Diane Foley that Jim had been, as Obama claimed, “his highest priority.” It was only after Jim’s death that she learned ofStill, Foley wants to believe in America and its institutions.
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