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It's Monday November 17th 2014. From slate, it's the GIST I'm Mike Pasca. So I

listened to the tragic news over the weekend about the American soldier, turned

to aid worker who was beheaded by ISIS. And this guy, Peter Cassig, just like the

other two American victims, what an exemplary person. So there was Steven Sotloff

who wanted to do journalism in the hardest place to do it because that's where it's

most necessary. There was James Foley, he'd to teach for America, he worked for USAID,

development projects in Iraq, and now Peter Cassig who went from army ranger to aid worker

because was so affected by the plight of the hardest hit Syrians. But what struck me as

odd was how he was described. Actually, how his name was reported in so many news accounts.

In a statement, Cassig's parents said, we are heartbroken to learn that our son Abdul Rahman,

Peter Cassig, has lost his life. Peter Cassig, also known as Abdul Rahman. Abdul Rahman,

case, is that of the man known as Abdul Rahman since converting to Islam while in captivity?

Why would credence be given to a name conversion in captivity? It's clearly under

derest. And I can imagine this offended his parents, the parents of Peter, the parents who

named him Peter, to have the media report his captive name, to have the statement issued by

the White House titled, statement by the president on the death of Abdul Rahman, Cassig.

Mike Pence, Indiana's Republican governor, also issued a statement about Abdul Rahman, Cassig.

And then it hit me, a suspicion that I confirmed when I talked to some people who know about such

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