Four ways to counter ISIS propaganda more effectively

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One should also be skeptical of such lists, as there is an obvious methodology of cherry-picking. Once you start seeing things like "in 1994 someone said" and "may have been alleged", you should start discounting the weight of such evidence. Short quotes, out of context are not the hallmarks of someone trying to be intellectually honest.

What you also have are quite a few things by some members, but again, nothing specific or officially endorsed. Again, not overly strong evidence. It is possible for individual members and views to not fully represent an entire organization.

Digging into it a bit, your copy pasta contains an interpretation of CAIR by "terrorism expert Steven Emerson... characterizing CAIR" This is the same guy who claimed that there are places in Europe that are "no-go zones" where Muslims are apparently in complete control.

"In Britain, it's not just no-go zones, there are actual cities like Birmingham that are totally Muslim where non-Muslims just simply don't go in," he said. Leading the British Prime Minister to comment: “Frankly I choked on my porridge and thought it must be April’s Fools Day. This guy is clearly a complete idiot."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ete-idiot.html

One can't discount other things this guy says completely, but one should start weighing his interpretations of facts much less. The fact that his statements are on your list, further diminishes the credibility of the other characterizations.

That said, you have founders and board members being convicted of things that should give one pause. These are not rank and file members. The most convincing parts though were at the end.



Overall, moderately convincing. Thank you.

Emerson's comment on Birmingham specifically was indeed idiotic, but he was correct in saying there are no-go zones in Europe.

National newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, explicitly using the term “no-go zones”:
http://www.svd.se/opinion/ledarsidan...en_4051399.svd

• National newspaper Aftonbladet on the rampant ISIS recruitment taking place in these areas:

http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article20427940.ab

• Dr Magnus Ranstorp on the rapid growth of radicalized Islamists (in English):

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/23/...eign_fighters/

• An article about the police incident deserting their own and ceding control to criminals in Landskrona. They literally use the term in the headline, adding that the police are now pulling out of the area:

http://hd.se/landskrona/2014/07/28/k...itt-spelrum-i/

• The local police chief explaining why the officers are not to exit their vehicles and make arrests:

http://www.hd.se/lokalt/landskrona/2...-polisbilarna/

• More from the police chief on how they now deal with the area:

http://hd.se/landskrona/2014/08/01/p...rioriteringar/

• Also, if these areas do not exist, why is the ambulance union demanding military-grade protection gear to enter them?

http://mobil.svd.se/nyheter/ambulans...ng_svd-4094045

• Another article interviewing the ambulance union chief on why they need bulletproof vests, helmets and similar gear:

http://magasinetneo.se/artiklar/det-...ar-sa-utsatta/
As for the police report, it clearly states that there are indeed informal courts and parallel justice systems (page 12, third paragraph (3.4.3)). Anyone who has read about Södertäljenätverket knows how broad the extent of this clan-based influence can be.
http://polisen.se/Aktuellt/Rapporter-och-publikationer/Rapporter/Publicerat—Nationellt/Ovriga-rapporterutredningar/Kriminella-natverk-med-stor-paverkan-i-lokalsamhallet/
The vehicle checkpoints are mentioned on page 15, fourth paragraph (3.5.3).
On page 13, second paragraph (3.4.4) you find the frequent attacks on police. Here is just one of many news stories on how police have to install shatterproof glass on their vehicles because they get rocks hurled at them whenever entering these areas:
http://www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/...nkastande-gang

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Libya oil guards clash with Islamic State near biggest terminal

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2016/01/04/l...gest-terminal/

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Broke ISIS Cuts Salaries After Obama Blast Literally Blows Up Their Cash

the United States has continued making substantial progress in the war against Daesh (ISIS/ISIL).

The Coalition Joint Task Force for Operation Inherent Resolve announced in January that the terrorist group has lost 40% of its territory in Iraq and 20% of its territory in Syria, as airstrike-supported offensives by Iraqi security forces liberated the major cities of Ramadi and Tikrit. US forces also eliminated the commander of the Baaj district of Mosul, Hajim Ahmed al-Aswad, earlier this morning.

Recent events have thrown yet another wrench into the operations of Daesh. A coalition airstrike recently took out a “cash storage” facility in Mosul that held millions of dollars; prompting the terrorist group to announce it will be forced to cut their fighters’ salaries in half.

The fighters used to make between $400 and $1,200 a month, plus a $50 stipend for their wives and $25 for each child. The coalition has been specifically targeting the other main source of money for Daesh, taking out oil refiners and transportation trucks that smuggle illegal oil. That oil then resold for huge profits, ironically to their own enemies, the Syrian Assad Regime, and possibly to Turkey, which has long turned a blind eye to the terrorists over the border in hopes they will destroy the Kurdish rebels that are vying for their independence.

Daesh makes most of its money by extorting it from the local population, but the coalition’s efforts to cut off other sources of income are proving fruitful. As their finances fail, pressure from inside their little “caliphate” will continue to grow. Daesh will soon learn that actual governance is much harder than terrorizing civilians. As CNN noted:

Another source of financial pressure is the massive cost of operating a functioning government. ISIS provides public services and collects taxes. That means it has to pay for infrastructure and civilian employee salaries. To keep the lights on, it pays highly skilled engineers and technicians, who can make upwards of $1,500 a month, according to an investigative team of UN researchers. ISIS also subsidizes the cost of bread for the public, experts say.

As their cobbled-together “state” slowly collapses around them, the subdued population will be less and less tolerant of their cruel overlords. President Obama’s strategy for defeating Daesh is making huge progress, no matter how loudly the Republicans wail that it isn’t.

The light at the end of the tunnel is visible; it will be up to our next President to ensure that the right steps are taken to restore order and the rule of law in a volatile region, and to prevent the group from simply reforming under a different name.

You can watch millions of terror-dollars flutter into the air in this video:

http://www.occupydemocrats.com/broke...up-their-cash/