we tried to find pictures to show them. at one point, we found an old dating website profile for alexanda kotey. there were a lot ofjournalists looking at this, and it was a really difficult process. this may be a ridiculous question based on what was going on in the country and how dangerous it was, but once you identified them, were you trying to make contact with them? is it possible to make contact with someone from is? do they have a press office? can they put someone up for interview? i know it s highly unlikely. there is no press office for islamic state group. there were routes into the group. you know, for example, many people who left their own homes, who left their own countries to go out there were in contact with their families back home. what became clear pretty early on was that these men weren t just sort of roaming around the shops, you know, they weren t just strolling around the street in raqqa saying hello to people in the cafe. these were protected people, so prote
profile for alexanda kotey. there were a lot ofjournalists looking at this, and it was a really difficult process. this may be a ridiculous question based on what was going on in the country and how dangerous it was, but once you identified them, were you trying to make contact with them? is it possible to make contact with someone from is? do they have a press office? can they put someone up for interview? i know it s highly unlikely. there is no press office for islamic state group. there were routes into the group. you know, for example, many people who left their own homes, who left their own countries to go out there were in contact with their families back home. what became clear pretty early on was that these men weren t just sort of roaming around the shops, you know, they weren t just strolling around the street in raqqa saying hello to people in the cafe. these were protected people, so protected they were conscious
there were a lot ofjournalists looking at this, and it was a really difficult process. this may be a ridiculous question based on what was going on in the country and how dangerous it was, but once you identified them, were you trying to make contact with them? is it possible to make contact with someone from is? do they have a press office? can they put someone up for interview? i know it s highly unlikely. there is no press office for islamic state group. there were routes into the group. you know, for example, many people who left their own homes, who left their own countries to go out there were in contact with their families back home. what became clear pretty early on was that these men weren t just sort of roaming around the shops, you know, they weren t just strolling around the street in raqqa saying hello to people in the cafe. these were protected people, so protected, they were conscious of their digital footprint, they were conscious of their location. because remember, yo
what became clear pretty early on was that these men weren t just sort of roaming around the shops, you know, they weren t just strolling around the street in raqqa saying hello to people in the cafe. these were protected people, so protected they were conscious of their digital footprint, they were conscious of their location. because remember, you know, the uk government wanted to track them down. and actuallyjihadi john, mohammed emwazi, was eventually killed by a drone strike, and they knew that they were wanted men. so, we had no direct contact with them. the next thing that happened was that, mysteriously, suddenly they turned up in a kurdish prison. just before we get into the detail of how you then met two of them, just let s talk about the victims and their families. you know, just remind us who were the victims.
unarmed black man. a video leaked two years later, a trial that almost didn t happen. people are grateful and relieved about what happened the day before thanksgiving. yeah. david, i want to get your thoughts on that specific thing. i mean, the fact that this video was leaked and had it not leaked i mean, certainly these men weren t even arrested initially. it shows, i think, david, how sometimes justice very obviously is not just for all. jose, i think that s right. i mean, this conviction is cause for celebration, but it may be even more cause for concern. this case definitely is not complete. we were on pins and needles reading this verdict, and we shouldn t have been with a case with this evidence where it was overwhelming as it was here. to your point, the initial prosecutor refused to take any action at all. and is still awaiting