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Jordan Pilot Hostage Moaz al-Kasasbeh 'Burned Alive'

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
Jordanian students shout slogans and wave flags on February 5, 2015 in the capital Amman during a rally against the Islamic state (IS) group and in reaction to the burning alive of Jordanian pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh. (KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Jordanian students shout slogans and wave flags on February 5, 2015 in the capital Amman during a rally against the Islamic state (IS) group and in reaction to the burning alive of Jordanian pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh. (KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images)

Jordan's government is vowing "strong, earth-shaking and decisive" action, following the release of an Islamic State video showing the death of a captive Jordanian pilot. The video shows the young pilot, Muath al-Kaseasbeh, being burned to death inside a steel cage. Jordan's King Abdullah has issued a statement, calling the killing an act of "cowardly terror."

For more on this, Zhou Jingnan and John Artman talk to Richard Weitz.

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