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ISIS now at unprecedented strength...
Per CNN
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Mass killings after new ISIS Raid (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2014
OP
She also said that some might be ex pats that might come back here and use their experience./NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2014
#6
Now another anchor is saying ISIS is kidnapping women and turning them into sex slaves./NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2014
#10
OK, found it--US air strikes near town of Kawju because of civilian attacks.
TwilightGardener
Aug 2014
#7
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)1. Where? Iraq? Syria?
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)2. A Yazidi village. But it's unconfirmed.
The "unprecedented strength" bit is the OP's editorializing.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,714 posts)4. Direct quote from the CNN anchor/NT
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)5. Well, that's fearmongering
because they've been doing the exact same thing for months if not years especially in Syria.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,714 posts)6. She also said that some might be ex pats that might come back here and use their experience./NT
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)8. Both ISIS and the MSM are trying to terrorize us.
Social media like Facebook and twitter are complicit too.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,714 posts)10. Now another anchor is saying ISIS is kidnapping women and turning them into sex slaves./NT
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)11. I've heard that before. But ask yourself: Who created ISIS?
Who funded them? Who trained them?
Why didn't we stop them before?
What narrative is being created here?
Who does it help?
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)7. OK, found it--US air strikes near town of Kawju because of civilian attacks.
Er, because of attacks on civilians by ISIS. The civilians are not attacking.
Rex
(65,616 posts)3. BREAKING: CNN TRYING HARD TO BE A REAL NEWS STATION.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)9. I don't even bother with CNN's website any more.