Accent of James Foley’s executioner prompts a reckoning in Britain – The Washington Post

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Executioner’s accent prompts a reckoning in Britain

American journalist’s apparent killer is recognized by Londoners as one of their own.

via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/accent-of-james-foleys-apparent-executioner-prompts-a-reckoning-in-britain/2014/08/20/5edd7b44-07fc-4dad-9700-2dcb793b075d_story.html?wprss=rss_world

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