I'm Not A Monster

[Harriedharriet]

It is a BBC podcast from a Panorama programme. It follows the journalist on his quest to discover if, an American woman who ended up in Syria with her children, is in fact an Isis supporter or not.

She was there for about three years, had children, bought slaves, was in prison but finally managed to leave.

Has any body listened to it? I would love to discuss it with someone.
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Its absolutely amazing. I definitely believe that she knew her husband was going to Syria, and went with him willingly, then saw how awful it was and realised she was trapped. What did you think?

@Hawse

Its absolutely amazing. I definitely believe that she knew her husband was going to Syria, and went with him willingly, then saw how awful it was and realised she was trapped. What did you think?

Thank goodness someone heard it! I was rivited I must say. Some good tricks in the story telling but it chilled me to the bone. With Covid we have put all that to one side. However, to hear mention of Slave Market and Crucifictions in a modern world is dreadful. Did she know? I wonder if she did but in the abstract - the raw brutality of it cannot really have factored at all. I think there is no way she would have walked her son into that if she had really known. I bet it was "sold' to her. I did wonder why the Podcast did not focus on the husband - what a piece of work he is.

@Hawse

Its absolutely amazing. I definitely believe that she knew her husband was going to Syria, and went with him willingly, then saw how awful it was and realised she was trapped. What did you think?

Sorry to have answered late - I missed your post.

Just finished this, I thought the podcast presenter was quite irritating, he was heavily skewed against Sam! I mean she did some awful things and clearly told lies but the presenter seemed insistent on not believing she was tortured despite many people corroborating her account and her descriptions of the stadium.

And yes I also thought the abusive side to the husband came out pretty late in the series.

Also I don't care about your best man's speech mate?

Hmm I think she got a pretty tough sentence and those poor children now live without a mother.

I really enjoyed this. I think she knew where she was going but totally underestimated how bad it would be.

My guess is that she had been stringing the FBI along (not really telling them anything) and wanted to disappear because unless she told them something useful would be in trouble.

I also think the trafficker her sister was negotiating with was Sam's husband.

Journalists are supposed to verify the facts which is what he was doing. She has lied about plenty of stuff so I don't blame him for having a healthy level of scepticism.

Her relationship with the husband was very odd. Abusive but weirder than that.

Fascinating story.