The Islamic state
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
http://zeenews.india.com/news/india...om-karnataka-reunite-with-family_1641717.html
The indian govt must have paid the ransom then although they,'re denying they did.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
About time. Hasnt there been rumours for years that hes a state asset?
mystic pyjamas
Don't call us,we'll call you.
I always thought he was. That's why I find his arrest yesterday rather strange.
Maybe a smokescreen?
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
And then this ISIS London show get's into trouble ?
Homegrown youth theatre cancelled
Feel sorry for all the young people who've had their summer show cancelled with no real good reason. Making a mockery of Cameron who talks of 'engagement.'
Homegrown youth theatre cancelled
Feel sorry for all the young people who've had their summer show cancelled with no real good reason. Making a mockery of Cameron who talks of 'engagement.'
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
Do we know why it was cancelled though?
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
because we can't have a conversation around radicalisation for fear of showing the paucity of the government's arguments?
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
There are two (of the four) of them left over there according to that piece, not surprising that the released two aren't slating their captors.
As for the two charged blokes, it perhaps isn't a surprise but it may well result in less grimly comical Youtube clips where they attempt to justify the unjustifiable.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
Pickman's model It strikes me odd that if some bloke in tower hamlets says 'we should support the islamic state of iraq and syria because it is ruled by the law of God and it will protect the muslim ummah against its enemies' he will immediately be arrested
but if a saudi or turkish diplomat has a meeting with theresa may and david cameron and says, 'we need a state in the middle east that is based on a strong foundation of islamic principles and will provide a military counterweight to iran and other aggressive regimes. We need to assist the group which is fighting for this goal and not dismiss them out of hand' they will be listened to, and probably agreed with,and definitely not thrown into jail
but if a saudi or turkish diplomat has a meeting with theresa may and david cameron and says, 'we need a state in the middle east that is based on a strong foundation of islamic principles and will provide a military counterweight to iran and other aggressive regimes. We need to assist the group which is fighting for this goal and not dismiss them out of hand' they will be listened to, and probably agreed with,and definitely not thrown into jail
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
that's because of the auld rule that MIGHT makes RIGHT.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
for 'years' read 'months' when the proposal paper is submitted to cabinet.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
By the way does anyone know whats going on with the control of terrain in Syria? I usually read the ISW update but they have not updated it for ages. There doesn't seem to be that much info about the military side of Daesh operations in Iraq and Syria for a few weeks now which hopefully a sign that not much is happening.
teqniq
DisMembered
Maybe, I'm not so sure. I still overhear people discussing holidays in Sharm El Sheikh, they would seem to be entirely unaware or uncaring of the political situation there. Here I'm talking about the Arab spring and the counter-revolution more than Daesh. I guess we'll see.
elbows
Well-Known Member
Kidnapping a foreign worker doesn't usually cause a tourist industry to be written off. Tourism to Cairo has probably taken a number of knocks since the uprising against Mubarak, but overall Egyptian tourism is somewhat insulated by virtue of geographically isolated tourist resorts. If Daesh had a principal aim of damaging Egyptian tourism, it would likely target those locations.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
Yeah i know loads of people who have been there. I knew someone who went there at the height of the bloody massacres by Sisi etc (or shortly afterwards) and didnt appear aware of it at all.
elbows
Well-Known Member
As for how they could do it in Cairo. Well ISIS can pop up almost anywhere, anytime because all it takes is some existing locals to adopt the brand.
And kidnappings are the sort of thing that can be pulled off in a manner often described as 'audacious'. They probably aren't that hard to pull off if you do some planning and your target doesn't have his own security team.
And kidnappings are the sort of thing that can be pulled off in a manner often described as 'audacious'. They probably aren't that hard to pull off if you do some planning and your target doesn't have his own security team.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
http://www.timesunion.com/news/world/article/Iraq-Clashes-in-Anbar-kill-at-least-17-6425999.php
I really hope they dont kill him. Also17 iraqi troops killed by daesh in ramadi last couple days
I really hope they dont kill him. Also17 iraqi troops killed by daesh in ramadi last couple days
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InfoBurner
Deep fried chip butty.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
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