after the beheading the masked man shows another captive he called steven soughtlove who disappeared near the syria/turkey border and says the man's fate depends on obama's next decision. u.s. government officials have briefed the president on these developments. obama has resumed his vacation but is expected to deliver some sort of statement. foley's mother diane posted a message on facebook. she said we implore the kidnappers to spare the lives of the remaining hostages. like jim, they are innocent. they have no control over american government policy in iraq, syria, or anywhere in the world. obama ordered the air strikes in iraq earlier this month. since then u.s. forces have hit dozen of islamic state targets from checkpoints to weapons and equipment. the president says they're trying to protect american personnel and facilities and stop islamic state from massacring members of the ya ziedy minority group. the campaign has saved thousands and helped iraqi and kurdish forces push back against the militants. the islamic state controls parts of syria and iraq. more than 90,000 squar