The strategic value of compassion: Welcoming refugees is devastating to IS

DaSleeper

DaSleeper

Trolling Hypocrites
May 27, 2007
33,676
1,666
113
Northern Ontario,
And...
.
 
mentalfloss

mentalfloss

Prickly Curmudgeon Smiter
Jun 28, 2010
39,817
471
83
petros said:
No? Are you done immersing yourself in the IShole and Imam diatribe to reach this ridiculous conclusion or it the molly talking again?
Click to expand...

So as far as I can tell you have no plan of action here.
 
CDNBear

CDNBear

Custom Troll
Sep 24, 2006
43,839
207
63
Ontario
mentalfloss said:
So as far as I can tell you have no plan of action here.
Click to expand...
Why does he need to have a plan of action?

He just doesn't think that 1 terrorist in the 25,000 is good.

Maybe if you stopped trying to fabricate arguments you think you can win, you wouldn't get treated like you do. You wouldn't look like an idiot all the time. And you'd have a little more cred.
 
mentalfloss

mentalfloss

Prickly Curmudgeon Smiter
Jun 28, 2010
39,817
471
83
It's okay.

In the meantime we recognize one terrorist act just means we can review and update security measures.

And hopefully not create ridiculous legislation like yours truly did.
 
davesmom

davesmom

Council Member
Oct 11, 2015
2,084
0
36
Southern Ontario
mentalfloss said:
Truth bombs are being dropped


The strategic value of compassion: Welcoming refugees is devastating to IS

The fact is that the refugee crisis hurts IS badly. The compassionate response of many Western nations toward refugees undercuts the so-called caliphate in three key ways: money, men and messaging.

The first factor is financial. IS is the richest terrorist organization in the world with assets estimated at $2-billion, and almost all of that revenue is internally generated. Recent estimates indicate that the extremists collect nearly $1-million a day through taxation and extortion of businesses and households, arguably even more than profits from oil and antiquities smuggling.

The refugee exodus undercuts this gain. The more families that escape their violence, the fewer people the so-called caliphate has to extort. The nearly 12 million refugees who have already fled the battlefield therefore constitute a tremendous financial loss. Leading IS operatives are well aware of these costs, and are trying to force people to remain inside their turf.

To stop the flow, IS has directly threatened refugees through its media wing, explains Christopher Anzalone, an expert on jihadist information operations. In one document, IS states: “it should be known that voluntarily leaving Darul-Islam [land of Islam] for darul-kufr [land of disbelief] is a dangerous major sin [kaba’ir]”.

The second reason is recruitment. We know that IS relies heavily on foreign fighters and devotes considerable effort both finding and cultivating new conscripts. With air strikes hammering rebel strongholds across Syria and Iraq, IS needs as much new cannon fodder as possible to stay in the fight.

To accomplish this goal, IS has repeatedly stated that it wants Muslims in Western countries to face increased persecution, because they believe this will catalyze a hijra (migration) to their lands. Official IS statements are unequivocal on this point – attacks like those in Paris are designed to incite violence against local Muslim communities in order to facilitate recruitment and force migration.

The third issue is message control. IS has invested tremendous resources into constructing a narrative that portrays itself as a sanctuary for Muslims. When millions of Muslim families run for their lives, IS loses this legitimacy battle on the world stage. Every horror story told by a refugee family shows these claims of being an idyllic caliphate to be utterly ludicrous.

To compensate for this damage to its image, IS has ramped up its propaganda machine, explicitly targeting the refugees. Its media wing has released 12 heavily produced propaganda films, each warning people to remain in Syria. “These media materials portray Western xenophobia, racism and indifference toward refugees” says Mr. Anzalone. These messages aim to tell potential refugees that non-Muslims hate them and that running away will result in abuse and exploitation at the hands of foreigners.

The fact that people across the Western world have reached out to help refugees has been incredibly damaging to this jihadist narrative.

The strategic value of compassion: Welcoming refugees is devastating to IS - The Globe and Mail
Click to expand...

Bollicks!
What would ISIS care how many refugees flee them? There's always more to spare. The refugees are aiding ISIS by providing a cover for their agents to sneak into other countries.
If the majority of refugees actually are fleeing ISIS, ISIS will follow them.
If 20 terrorists sneak in with 3000 refugees, one terrorist can kill 150 at one whack, that means 20 terrorists would wipe out all 3000 of them with some to spare as a bonus.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom