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A carta que a refém americana do Estado Islâmico escreveu à família


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Kayla Mueller tinha 26 anos
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No dia em que foi confirmada a morte de Kayla Mueller, refém norte-americana do Estado Islâmico (EI), a família divulgou uma cópia de uma carta que a jovem escreveu durante Primavera de 2014, quando já estava nas mãos do grupo terrorista. 
“A todos, se receberem esta carta, significa que ainda estou sob sequestro mas que os meus companheiros de cela foram libertados. Pedi-lhes para vos contactar + enviar-vos esta carta. É difícil saber o que vos escrever”
Kayla, de 26 anos, refere que estava naquele momento “num local seguro". Dizia-se "ilesa e mais saudável" - "ganhei peso, até”, escrevia - e que estava a ser tratada “com o maior respeito e bondade”.
“Só de pensar em vocês não consigo parar de chorar”, pode ler-se. A jovem dizia ainda que a única dor que sentia durante o encarceramento era a de saber de "todo o sofrimento" pelo qual a família estaria a passar. "Nunca vos vou pedir perdão pois sei que não o mereço”, escreveu.
“No meio da escuridão, descobri a luz e aprendi que até na prisão uma pessoa pode ser livre. Estou grata. Percebi que há bondade em todas as situações, às vezes é só preciso procurar”, disse.
Kayla afirmava ainda ter saudades da família, como se já não a visse "há dez anos". E pedia para os pais não entrarem em diálogo com o grupo terrorista: “NÃO QUERO que as negociações para a minha libertação sejam vosso dever. Se houver outra opção, não hesitem, mesmo que demore mais tempo”.
A americana terminava numa nota positiva, de esperança: “[...] Saibam que tenho estado a lutar da maneira que consigo, tenho ainda muita luta dentro de mim. Não vou desistir, independentemente do tempo que demore”.
A missiva encerra com a jovem a pedir à família para se manter paciente: “Não temam por mim, continuem a rezar e, com a vontade de Deus, havemos de estar juntos em breve”.
Kayla acabou por morrer nos últimos dias. Segundo o EI, devido a um bombardeamento da aviação da Jordânia. De acordo com a coligação internacional anti-terrorista, executada pelos terroristas. A data e as circunstâncias da morte permanecem por isso envoltas em mistério.
Leia a carta completa aqui. 

ISIS Hostage Kayla Mueller Wrote From Captivity: 'I Have a Lot of Fight Left'

ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller confirmed dead, family says

TODAY
         
Kayla Mueller's parents said Tuesday they had received confirmation that the 26-year-old American ISIS hostage is dead. Mueller was kidnapped by ISIS in August 2013 and her family has released a copy of an unpublished letter she wrote to her loved ones in the spring of 2014 while in captivity. Below is a transcription of the letter:
"Everyone, If you are receiving this letter it means I am still detained but my cell mates (starting from 11/2/2014) have been released. I have asked them to contact you + send you this letter. It's hard to know what to say. Please know that I am in a safe location, completely unharmed + healthy (put on weight in fact); I have been treated w/ the utmost respect + kindness.
I wanted to write you all a well thought out letter (but I didn't know if my cell mates would be leaving in the coming days or the coming months restricting my time but primarily) I could only but write the letter a paragraph at a time, just the thought of you all sends me into a fit of tears.
If you could say I have "suffered" at all throughout this whole experience it is only in knowing how much suffering I have put you all through; I will never ask you to forgive me as I do not deserve forgiveness.
I remember mom always telling me that all in all in the end the only one you really have is God. I have come to a place in experience where, in every sense of the word, I have surrendered myself to our creator b/c literally there was no else…. + by God + by your prayers I have felt tenderly cradled in freefall.
I have been shown in darkness, light + have learned that even in prison, one can be free. I am grateful. I have come to see that there is good in every situation, sometimes we just have to look for it. I pray each each day that if nothing else, you have felt a certain closeness + surrender to God as well + have formed a bond of love + support amongst one another…
I miss you all as if it has been a decade of forced separation. I have had many a long hour to think, to think of all the things I will do w/ Lex, our first family camping trip, the first meeting @ the airport. I have had many hours to think how only in your absence have I finally @ 25 years old come to realize your place in my life. The gift that is each one of you + the person I could + could not be if you were not a part of my life, my family, my support.
I DO NOT want the negotiations for my release to be your duty, if there is any other option take it, even if it takes more time. This should never have become your burden. I have asked these women to support you; please seek their advice. If you have not done so already, [REDACTED] can contact [REDACTED] who may have a certain level of experience with these people.
None of us could have known it would be this long but know I am also fighting from my side in the ways I am able + I have a lot of fight left inside of me. I am not breaking down + I will not give in no matter how long it takes. I wrote a song some months ago that says, "The part of me that pains the most also gets me out of bed, w/out your hope there would be nothing left…" aka-­-The thought of your pain is the source of my own, simultaneously the hope of our reunion is the source of my strength.
Please be patient, give your pain to God. I know you would want me to remain strong. That is exactly what I am doing. Do not fear for me, continue to pray as will I + by God's will we will be together soon.
All my everything, Kayla
Image: Kayla Mueller letterMUELLER FAMILY
Kayla Mueller's family released the copy of an unpublished letter that she wrote to her loved ones in the spring of 2014.

Kayla Mueller's Friends and Family: The World is Better Because of Her

Mueller Family: The World Wants to be More Like Kayla

NBC NEWS
         
Friends and family of slain ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller said they hoped her death would achieve what she'd worked for before she was kidnapped: raising the awareness of Syrian refugees.
"The things that were important to Kayla are finally getting the attention they deserve," aunt Lori Lyon said in a tearful news conference in her hometown of Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday — hours after the family confirmed that Mueller had died while in ISIS' hands.
The Rev. Kathleen Day, who runs the United Christian Ministry at Northern Arizona University, where Mueller was a student, recalled following her blog posts from Syria. "I hope you can tell the entire world here what I've said here, and what I've seen," Mueller wrote, according to Day. The pastor also recalled Mueller's recollection of refugees' frequent response when they learned she was American: "Where is the world?"
"We're right here, Syria," Day said. "We've seen your suffering reflected in Kayla's eyes."
Eryn Street, a close friend of Mueller's, recalled her seemingly limitless empathy. "She had an amazing ability to share in someone else's suffering and add a little happiness to it," Street said.
She added: "I'm not yet sure how to live in a world without Kayla, but I do know we're living in a better world because of her."
In an interview with BuzzFeed News on Tuesday, President Obama called Mueller "an outstanding young woman and a great spirit — and I think that spirit will live on."
He added, "I think the more people learn about her, the more they appreciate what she stood for and how it stands in contrast with the barbaric organization that held her captive ... but I don't think it's accurate ... to say that the United States government hasn't done everything we could."
The family of Abdul-Rahman Kassig, another American aid worker who was captured by ISIS and who was murdered by the group, offered its condolences Tuesday.
Mueller, 26, was confirmed dead Tuesday morning, four days after ISIS claimed she'd been killed by a coalition airstrike in Syria.
A senior U.S. official said the evidence consisted of a photograph emailed to the family and "appears to show her dead with trauma injuries." But the official said the injuries were not consistent with injuries suffered by victims of an airstrike.
Jen Psaki, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman, said the government were not able to confirm a cause of death. "The U.S. military has indicated that there was no evidence of civilians in the target area prior to any recent coalition airstrikes," Psaki said.
Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby on Tuesday also dismissed ISIS' assertion that the Jordanian air strike was responsible for Mueller's death.
"Let's not forget in whose hands this woman died. And let's not forget who's ultimately responsible for it: ISIL," Kirby said, using an alternate acronym for the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham.
Mueller traveled to the Turkish-Syrian border to work with refugees in December 2012, and was taken captive in Aleppo, Syria on Aug. 4, 2013, while leaving a Doctors Without Borders hospital. Her family asked the media to keep her name out of the press out of fears it would endanger her life.
Mueller was among the U.S. hostages Army Delta Force commandos unsuccessfully tried to rescue in an operation in Raqqa last July. And Congressman Paul Gosar, a Republican whose district encompasses Mueller's hometown, told the Arizona Republic this week that there were other plans to rescue Mueller that either failed or were shot down by her family as too risky.
Kayla Jean MuellerFAMILY PHOTO
Carl and Marsha Mueller, the parents of Kayla Jean Mueller, together with Kayla’s brother Eric and his family, today released the following statement: “We are heartbroken to share that we’ve received confirmation that Kayla Jean Mueller, has lost her life."

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