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HORROR – AT 10:58 A.M. ET:   More murders of Christians by ISIS.  But where is the outrage in the West?  From Reuters: 

CAIRO - A video purportedly made by Islamic State and posted on social media sites on Sunday appeared to show militants shooting and beheading about 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.

Reuters was not able to verify the authenticity of the video but the killings resemble past violence carried out by Islamic State, which has expanded its reach from strongholds in Iraq and Syria to a conflict-ridden Libya.

The video, in which militants call Christians crusaders and say they are out to kill Muslims, showed about 15 men being beheaded on a beach and another group of the same size shot in their heads in Libya's southern desert interior.

Both groups of men are referred to in a subtitle as "worshipers of the cross belonging to the hostile Ethiopian church."

Libyan officials were not immediately available for comment.

A senior Ethiopian official said the government was gathering information about the reported killings and would respond when it had more details. He said Ethiopia had no embassy in Libya, making it more difficult to verify the incident.

COMMENT:  I'm afraid we're becoming immune to these ghastly events.  The press is more interested in whether Hillary Clinton carries her own luggage.  And there's a big story today on Michelle Obama's Mother's Day plans.  Nothing to see, nothing to see.

April 19, 2015