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[Sinistar]

It would be pretty hilarious, if at this times hopelessly idealistic, if we could ridicule Daesh to the point no one would want to even join them because they were deemed just too lame. "Go home u drunk" kind of lame. No one would wish to deal with them, they would become non-factor. They would be forced to turn into peddling cheap souvenirs like lousy-quality material black flags and "made in PRC" plastic AK replicas. "Please, PLEASE, would someone buy some of our merchandise?! We would even throw in a selfie with our greatest warrior for free!"

The best ways of combating terrorism is using it's own weapon - destroying their morale.

[Kot]

THIS is the hijacker? Damn, he really just looks like a confused, slightly sad old man.

... Hopefully I won't have to eat my words when next time someone really does blow him/herself up and we find out that one also looked just like and old confused person.

My reaction basically. I would rather say the other guy looks more like someone who could hijack a plane, he looks pretty damn crazy to me.

[Antioch]

It would be pretty hilarious, if at this times hopelessly idealistic, if we could ridicule Daesh to the point no one would want to even join them because they were deemed just too lame. "Go home u drunk" kind of lame. No one would wish to deal with them, they would become non-factor. They would be forced to turn into peddling cheap souvenirs like lousy-quality material black flags and "made in PRC" plastic AK replicas. "Please, PLEASE, would someone buy some of our merchandise?! We would even throw in a selfie with our greatest warrior for free!"

The best ways of combating terrorism is using it's own weapon - destroying their morale.

The morale of Daesh already seems to have already gone into free fall  though. There have recently been lots of stories of Daesh fighters deserting their positions and/or being executed by their own superiors. There was also an article some time ago about how Daesh were forced to cut all fighters salaries in half.

[Dorsidwarf]

Oil and gas industry auditor Ben Innes, 26, from Aberdeen. He just wanted a photo with the hijacker.

I like to imagine that the guy asked for a photo first, then pulled open his jacket as the camera went off.

[hector13]

Oil and gas industry auditor Ben Innes, 26, from Aberdeen. He just wanted a photo with the hijacker.

Weirdo from the North East. Probably looking for a sheep...

[Kot]

Oil and gas industry auditor Ben Innes, 26, from Aberdeen. He just wanted a photo with the hijacker.

I like to imagine that the guy asked for a photo first, then pulled open his jacket as the camera went off.

Why would he want to ask for a photo if he didin't knew he was a hijacker? Or maybe he hijacked it with a toothpick and only then had shown the bomb to others?

[Sheb]

Damn you Kot, I was going to post that picture. You sneaky blitzkrieging Pole!

Since we're talking of ISIS, they lost Palmyra to the regime. Apparently their number of fighter is down by ü~20% due to defections and bombs. Taking back Mosul will still be bloody, but they're definitely on the loose.

I'm reminded of something I realized when watching ISIS video clips with Knit Tie. Little combat videos, lots of execution of prisoners. Because, you know, actual combat tens to end up with dead jihadists and that's it.

[miljan]

Kurdistan Workers' Party leader Riza Altun announced few days ago there will be a start of spring offensive in turkey

Pentagon pulling military families out of Turkey
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/03/29/pentagon-pulling-military-families-out-turkey/82382704/

[Sheb]

So, I just stumbled on this article about the murder of an Ahmadi Muslim shopkeeper in Glasgow. I was wondering if LW knows anything about it, since well, I had never heard anything of Ahamadi muslims before , probably before they seems to be mostly a South Asian movement and muslims in Belgium are mostly of North African descent.

[Morrigi]

I'm reading up on them, it seems like Ahmadis are comparable to some degree with the early Christian Protestants. Of course, they've faced persecution from non-Ahmadi Muslims for daring to be of the opinion that Islam should not be about war and forcible conversion.

[ChairmanPoo]

In what way?

[Morrigi]

They're against religious war, which is kind of a big deal.

[ChairmanPoo]

What does that have to do with the early Christian Protestants? They certainly were not above persecuting religious opponents anymore than the other sects and religions were.


For that matter, they [the ahmadis] are hardly the only contemporary muslims making a stand against religious violence.

I just fail to see what suddenly makes them so singular.

[smjjames]

What does that have to do with the early Christian Protestants? They certainly were not above persecuting religious opponents anymore than the other sects and religions were.


For that matter, they [the ahmadis] are hardly the only contemporary muslims making a stand against religious violence.

I just fail to see what suddenly makes them so singular.

Because to other muslims, they are heretics and heretics must die?

[ChairmanPoo]

Much like christians, all muslims hate each other. That's not singular either. That is one of the many ways in which the religion of peace and the religion of love are alike