biko wrote: » http://nypost.com/2014/10/10/pregnant-teen-girls-who-joined-isis-weve-made-a-huge-mistake/ Not the life of glory they had hoped for it seems. There are still many young girls with ISIS that left their families behind to help create more little jihadis.http://www.cbsnews.com/news/isis-luring-young-european-muslim-girls-as-jihad-brides/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/06/british-women-married-to-jihad-isis-syria
biko wrote: » Not the life of glory they had hoped for it seems. There are still many young girls with ISIS that left their families behind to help create more little jihadis.
Yarf Yarf wrote: » I still can't come to grips with the idea that people from so-called "modern" western countries are getting swept up in all of this. I can only imagine that they're incredibly feeble-minded because I honestly can't think of any other reason for why a young man from a free country would want to go over to the Middle East to kill innocent people or, perhaps even more unbelievably, why a young woman would want to leave a free country to go and be subservient to these brutes. I can't understand the draw. It's not like members of IS are oozing deceptive charm and charisma.
willmunny1990 wrote: » Is it not the Religion that drives them over? ISIL's version of Islam is just another interpretation of the religion these people already follow and wholeheartedly believe in. So its not that unbelievable that they can be converted and become sympathetic to the IS cause.
Yarf Yarf wrote: » Well it is kind of unbelievable to me. There are plenty of peaceful Muslims in the west who would never leave to join something like IS, especially after growing up in largely secular societies where they have been free to get an education, have real jobs and prospects that don't involve killing or being killed, talk to whoever they want, go wherever they want, essentially bring free to do whatever they want. If someone lives in a pretty extreme Islamic country anyway, then sure I get why they might get involved, but young educated people from the west? Nope. Don't get it.
Richard D James wrote: » So basically, in hindsight, it would have been better to have left Saddam alone ?
Fratton Fred wrote: » Saddam would have ended up the same way as Gaddafi.
Meglamonia wrote: » That vice documentary is mad,they're brainwashed.
wiseoldelf34 wrote: » i was thinking of them kurds on the border today. how many are holed up there?much respect to them.fighting to the last man.knowing what awaits them should the town be over ran
Streetwalker wrote: » Looks like IS are starting to take Baghdad down from the inside. Dozens killed in car bomb attacks today.
SEPT 23 1989 wrote: » When this is all over they will get the recognition they deserve
DeadHand wrote: » If there are enough of them left to recognise. Turkey's behaviour over Komane reminds me of the Warsaw uprising. Buoyed by the advance of the Red army in 1944 the Polish resistance (the longest fighting and arguably most effective of such movements in occupid Europe) mounted a huge insurrection in Warsaw. The Soviets held position outside the city until the Poles were slaughtered before moving in. The Turks are acting with the same shameful cynicism. Sure, they'll see it as acting within their own interests. Sadly, their interests would seem to entail the possible ritual execution, torture, rape or enslavement of thousands of innocent people. I used to admire modern Turkey. Her secularism, her moderation. I used to see her as an example of a relatively well functioning and tolerant Muslim country. Disgusted to see her leadership operate with all the callousness of Joseph Stalin.
daUbiq wrote: » None of the virtues mentioned above ever applied to Turkey. Where did you get those crazy ideas from?
RandomName2 wrote: » Literally every government of all Turkey's neighbours (with the exception of Azerbaijan) hate Turkey. I don't think they would share your sentiments. Apart from the Joseph Stalin bit.
141_Oscar_Mike wrote: » Could this be possible?http://www.funker530.com/isis-probably-in-control-of-hundreds-of-chemical-weapons/
Larbre34 wrote: » It raises a good idea though. I know biological weapons are different but they could just weaponise Ebola and heft a few airbursting cruise missiles into IS strongholds then wait 2 or 3 weeks.
wes wrote: » BTW, why would the US hide that they found such weapons? Its make no sense at all.
BoJack Horseman wrote: » - The found shells were made with assistance from or directly by the USA in the 80's.
BoJack Horseman wrote: » - A lot of soldiers got ill or harmed in their finding, the exposing of that failure is also deeply embarassing.
BoJack Horseman wrote: » 2 potential reasons. - The found shells were made with assistance from or directly by the USA in the 80's. - A lot of soldiers got ill or harmed in their finding, the exposing of that failure is also deeply embarassing.