Tag Archives: ISIL

A Beheading Ends All Illusions About Islam

FRONT PAGE by Daniel Greenfield August 27, 2014 In August 2012, James Foley retweeted a link to a CNN story asking “Right-wing extremist terrorism as deadly a threat as al Qaeda?” The article concluded that indeed it was. Three months later, … Continue reading

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Destroy the ‘Islamic State’

NATIONAL REVIEW by John Boulton September 8, 2014 The recent military successes of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, and the ongoing disintegration of Iraq’s “central” government have created a strategic crisis for the United States. Barack Obama’s … Continue reading

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Chuck Hagel: ISIL ‘beyond anything that we’ve seen’

POLITICO by Jeremy Herb August 21, 2014 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is “beyond anything that we’ve seen” and poses a greater terrorism threat than Al Qaeda, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday. “ISIL is as sophisticated … Continue reading

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The New Romantics, or “Being Fair” to Terrorist Groups

GATESTONE by Denis MacEoin August 14, 2014 ……What sort of pink-tinted spectacles do you need to march while chanting, “Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the Gas”?…..Hitler was not a good-looking man, not tall, not prepossessing, not particularly intelligent, not a great … Continue reading

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If We Want to Beat Al Qaeda, We Have to Stop Arming It

FRONT PAGE MAG by Daniel Greenfield June 30, 2014 Obama’s call for $500 million to arm and train Syrian Jihadist fighters couldn’t have possibly come at a more inappropriate time as Al Qaeda in Iraq menaces both countries. It wasn’t … Continue reading

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ISIS Risks Everything to Declare a Caliphate

THE DAILY BEAST by J.M. Berger June 29, 2014 After months of gaining territory, weapons, and cash, ISIS is putting its global credibility on the line in a play that could backfire spectacularly. On Sunday morning, the Islamic State of … Continue reading

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Next Goal for ISIS : Jordan. And Then?

ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS by Dr. Mordechai Kedar June 26, 2014 Israel is going to face a tough choice if and when ISIS tries to take over Jordan. And the countdown has begun…A clear and razor-sharp choice will then  face Israel … Continue reading

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ISIS Takeovers in Iraq: Biggest Islamist Victory Since 9/11

CLARION PROJECT by Ryan Mauro June 15, 2014 The West needs to understand that ISIS’ motivation is explicitly ideological, Islamist and anti-democratic. The takeover of about one-third of Iraq by the “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” (ISIS) terrorist group … Continue reading

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