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did anyone view 60 minutes this past sunday, there was a segment of discussion/interview based on the history of ICIS? and how it has evolved to the existance as it presents itself to the western world,the take and information presentation of the story provoked many interpretations in my mind,i am not sure which one i will choose.
i am seeking other bits and pieces on the history of ICIS,how it evolved to be the group it is known to be
i admit my ignorance on these world events but this presentation of information,(via 60 minutes) regarding the western worlds none involevement of assistance to international communities in distress,when asked directly for assistance is nothing less then disturbing in itself and warrants discussion and curosities to be filled with with what this world unrest is really all about.
60 minutes information stated the western world,namely the USA had opportunities to be in alliance by assisting sects/communities/icis,however the Western world refused,and as a result other alliances were formed,namely Islam alliances,readers could you assist me,am i interpreting this right?,what is the truth,should i really care?please give me any links of what is what is not with this ICIS thing.
in discussion with others i really realized how ignorant i am when it comes to my fellow man having sympathy for the cause,in discussion with free thinkers,it was evident sympathy is in the ranks of feelings of what is going on "over there"
The presentation of the information of 60 minutes provided me with a thought process i had never had reasoned before, the presentation gave me a good sense of the power of information design in these troubling times,now i am understanding why our youth is going over sees to fight for the cause,thanks 60 minutes,i feel enlightened. where is the spell check on this forum?Anyone?
 
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Herte are two thoughts. I am just about to watch the first one and the 2nd one is similar to a few others I've watched that points to ISIS being a proxy warrior for the US. That doesn't make it the most popular view but then facts don't play favorites? The pages the vis come from also have some indepth (3hr in all or so) on who own ISIS.
What info do have so far?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2UogUfSwTI

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Rm-8Irg7E

My spellchecker is part of my browser, you might have to do the replies in a word processor and then post the. Apparently anything from yout tube needs the beginning hacked off before posting (https://)
 
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did anyone view 60 minutes this past sunday, there was a segment of discussion/interview based on the history of ICIS? and how it has evolved to the existance as it presents itself to the western world,the take and information presentation of the story provoked many interpretations in my mind,i am not sure which one i will choose.
i am seeking other bits and pieces on the history of ICIS,how it evolved to be the group it is known to be
i admit my ignorance on these world events but this presentation of information,(via 60 minutes) regarding the western worlds none involevement of assistance to international communities in distress,when asked directly for assistance is nothing less then disturbing in itself and warrants discussion and curosities to be filled with with what this world unrest is really all about.
60 minutes information stated the western world,namely the USA had opportunities to be in alliance by assisting sects/communities/icis,however the Western world refused,and as a result other alliances were formed,namely Islam alliances,readers could you assist me,am i interpreting this right?,what is the truth,should i really care?please give me any links of what is what is not with this ICIS thing.
in discussion with others i really realized how ignorant i am when it comes to my fellow man having sympathy for the cause,in discussion with free thinkers,it was evident sympathy is in the ranks of feelings of what is going on "over there"
The presentation of the information of 60 minutes provided me with a thought process i had never had reasoned before, the presentation gave me a good sense of the power of information design in these troubling times,now i am understanding why our youth is going over sees to fight for the cause,thanks 60 minutes,i feel enlightened. where is the spell check on this forum?Anyone?
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No doubt, hardship causes unrest. However, it seems to be a big leap to believe that so many countries are in on the scam or are completely clueless. Conspiracy is best achieved when only a few players are involved ie the situation is completely controllable. Too many players here. But I could be wrong.

I would, however, go far enough to suggest that the west likes ICIS as an event. There are many beneficial spin offs from it. Fear being one of them. The things governments can get away with in the name of security. Look at it this way, North Korea supposedly hacked Sony Pictures, the US response was to shut down the internet in NK. IMagine, they had the power to turn off NK's internet. An ICIS militant, to show the war they mean business, beheaded someone live on the internet, yet its permitted to be broadcasted. Why not just shut them up? Turn it off? Why give them a podium. Why? They want you to see it. To be afraid, to be very afraid. (And a little outrage and anger helps)
 
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Fear works for me,I was born afraid,as of late
I have refused to travel,preferring to stay in my little ignorant world, acting like nothing is going on,this action of immobility certainly has been enabled by world events and the fear it provokes,
I had opportunity to travel to India,I refused,(so far),
i think i am a bad luck person,this combined with the fear makes a poor adventurer,I have minimal confidence in the managers of international affairs,i think i will travel by car and stay as close to home as possible
 
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Scott Pelley blasts CBS after '60 Minutes' firing: 'Inject falsehoods and bias'
TV vet sent packing 'with cause' after tensions with brass


Author of the article:Mark Daniell
Published Jun 03, 2026 • Last updated 1 day ago • 4 minute read

Scott Pelley said the new CBS owner is casting aside the legacy of "60 minutes" to curry favor with the Trump administration.
Scott Pelley said the new CBS owner is casting aside the legacy of "60 minutes" to curry favor with the Trump administration. Photo by Michael Tran /AFP

Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley is lashing out after he was fired by CBS after he clashed with executive producer Nick Bilton.


“60 has been the No. 1 program in America for decades because our beloved audience finds integrity, quality and humanity in our stories,” Pelley, 68, said in a statement shared with various media outlets, including The Hollywood Reporter. “Now, the new owner of our network is casting this legend aside, apparently to curry a moment of favour with the Trump administration.”

Pelley accused new management of urging him “to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story” and “to include assertions that are unverified.” He said he “managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them.”

The Emmy-winning journalist also alleged that CBS was letting politicians “choose correspondents for interviews.”

“Incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc,” he continued. “In a case involving one of my stories, the entire program came within 19 minutes of not getting on the air at all.”


He ended his message in part by calling the direction 60 Minutes was heading in was “no longer recognizable.”

“The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well,” he said.

CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss’ tenure overseeing CBS has been fraught with tension. In December, she pulled a segment that a promised to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the maximum-security prison in El Salvador where the Donald Trump administration sent deportees without trial.

Last year, as it was in the midst of trying to acquire Skydance, the network cancelled The Late Show after host Stephen Colbert described the broadcaster’s US$16-million settlement with Trump over a deceptively edited 60 Minutes interview as a “big, fat bribe.”

Pelley questioned Bilton’s qualifications
Prior to his ouster, the New York Times and Washington Post obtained a recording from earlier this week in which Pelley questioned Bilton’s qualifications to lead the nearly 60-year-old program and accused Weiss of trying to kill off the Sunday night news staple.


Bilton, who is a former technology journalist, took charge last month after the network fired two correspondents — Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega — and four producers, including executive producer Tanya Simon.

At the meeting, Bilton tried to allay fears that he was going to try and turn 60 Minutes into a format to appeal to social media users.

“For me, the journalism is the journalism,” Bilton said, according to the recording obtained by the Times. “That is why I am here. That is why we are all here.”

He assured staffers that the show was going to “stay exactly like it is for now.”

“The rumours people are spreading, that I’m going to turn the show into 60 one-minute episodes, that it’s going to be like TikTok, that is not changing,” he said.

But Bilton did warn that the television industry was facing catastrophic changes as consumer tastes shift. “Broadcast is an ice cube that is melting, OK?” he said.

‘She’s murdering 60 Minutes’
As the newly-hired head of 60 Minutes tried to assuage worried staffers, Pelley launched into an outburst in which he questioned the direction Bilton and Weiss want the company to follow.


“She’s murdering 60 Minutes,” Pelley said of Weiss at the meeting. “She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that. She has no qualifications for her job; you have slender qualifications for this job. The changes that she’s made at the Evening News have been catastrophic, so why should we expect that any of this is going to be any better?”

Bilton tried to defend himself, telling the newsroom that he was “excited to meet with everyone.”

“I have no problem taking a job in a place that I am not welcome, OK?” Bilton added.

But shortly after the meeting, Bilton sent Pelley packing.

“I know how much Scott meant to many of you, and I don’t say this lightly. I made repeated attempts to have direct conversations with him over the weekend, and this afternoon I tried to find common ground,” Bilton said in an email to staff. “That was not the path Scott chose.”

In a letter to Pelley, obtained by the Post, Bilton wrote that he had been “terminated for cause.”


“Yesterday, you hijacked my first meeting with staff to disparage me, my qualifications, and my intentions with remarkable incivility and contempt,” Bilton wrote.

Pelley’s dismissal follows the departure of Anderson Cooper, who left the series after 20 years last month.

“Things can always evolve and change, and I think that’s awesome, and things should evolve and change, but I hope the core of what 60 Minutes is always remains,” Cooper said.

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Fired Scott Pelley Slams CBS News: “Incompetence and Unprofessionalism in the New Management Have Wreaked Havoc”

The veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent was fired on Tuesday by CBS News after a stormy meeting on Monday with incoming executive producer Nick Bilton.
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Scott Pelley blasts CBS after '60 Minutes' firing: 'Inject falsehoods and bias'

Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley has been fired by CBS after he clashed with executive producer Nick Bilton. Read more.
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spaminator said:
Scott Pelley said the new CBS owner is casting aside the legacy of "60 minutes" to curry favor with the Trump administration. Photo by Michael Tran /AFP
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Isn’t this the same network that’s getting rid of Stephen Colbert while nibbling on the Trump stub? Maybe there’s a pattern forming?
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Last year, as it was in the midst of trying to acquire Skydance, the network cancelled The Late Show after host Stephen Colbert described the broadcaster’s US$16-million settlement with Trump over a deceptively edited 60 Minutes interview as a “big, fat bribe.”
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Oh yeah….I guess I should’ve read further.
 
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CBS News' Bari Weiss calls Scott Pelley firing an 'unfortunate outcome'
Longtime '60 Minutes' correspondent accuses editor in chief of lying about final meeting before his firing


Author of the article:Mark Daniell
Published Jun 04, 2026 • Last updated 20 hours ago • 4 minute read

Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley are seen in a combination file photo.
CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss and '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley are seen in a combination file photo. Photo by Getty Images

Making her first public comments on the firing of Scott Pelley, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss said that the 60 Minutes correspondent proved to be incompatible with the broadcaster’s new leadership.


“I know I speak for myself, and I hope I speak for everyone here when I say that I’m only interested in working in a newsroom that is built on trust and mutual respect,” she said on a call with staff, according to the New York Times. “That foundation was broken on Monday.”

Pelley, a longtime personality on the news program, was dumped this week after clashing with Nick Bilton, the tech writer hired to run 60 Minutes.

Weiss said that she tried to broker peace with Pelley, but was unable to find common ground with the venerated newsman.

“Despite our attempts to engage with Scott Pelley and to find a way back, unfortunately we weren’t able to do so, and so we had to part ways,” Weiss said. “We did not want that to happen, but that’s the path that he chose.”

Bari Weiss hosts Senator Ted Cruz presented by Uber and X on Jan. 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
Bari Weiss hosts Senator Ted Cruz presented by Uber and X on Jan. 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Leigh Vogel /Getty Images for Uber, X and The
Weiss’ tenure overseeing CBS has been fraught with tension. In December, she pulled a segment that was promised to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the maximum-security prison in El Salvador where the Donald Trump administration sent deportees without trial.


Bilton took charge last month after the network fired two reporters — Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega — and four producers from the nearly 60-year-old news show.

Pelley trashed Weiss and Bilton in front of staff
At a staff meeting on Monday, Pelley publicly berated Bilton and Weiss for the shakeup.

As he addressed employees, Bilton tried to allay fears that he was going to try and make 60 Minutes more appealing to social media users.

“The rumours people are spreading, that I’m going to turn the show into 60 one-minute episodes, that it’s going to be like TikTok, that is not changing,” he said.

But Pelley launched into an outburst in which he questioned the direction Bilton and Weiss want the company to follow.

“She’s murdering 60 Minutes,” Pelley said of Weiss at the meeting in recordings that were obtained by the New York Times and Washington Post. “She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that. She has no qualifications for her job; you have slender qualifications for this job. The changes that she’s made at the Evening News have been catastrophic, so why should we expect that any of this is going to be any better?”


Bilton tried to defend himself, telling the newsroom that he was “excited to meet with everyone.”

After “repeated attempts” to try and speak with Pelley, Bilton fired the correspondent on Tuesday evening.

“I tried to find common ground,” Bilton said in an email to staff. “That was not the path Scott chose.”

Turmoil continues
In his own statement released after his dismissal, Pelley accused new management of urging him “to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story” and “to include assertions that are unverified.” He said he “managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them.”

“60 has been the No. 1 program in America for decades because our beloved audience finds integrity, quality and humanity in our stories,” Pelley said in a scathing rebuttal shared with various media outlets, including The Hollywood Reporter, after he was terminated. “Now, the new owner of our network is casting this legend aside, apparently to curry a moment of favour with the Trump administration.”


The 51-time Emmy-winning journalist also alleged that CBS was letting politicians “choose correspondents for interviews.”

After Weiss addressed staff, Pelley released a second statement saying her accounts of his dismissal were “not true.”

“Bari Weiss knows what she said is not true,” he wrote, according to the Washington Post. “In the meeting on Tuesday, in which I was effectively fired, there was no effort of any kind to ‘find a way back,’ as Weiss said in the editorial meeting. At no point did anyone in the Tuesday meeting suggest that there could be steps taken by either side that would lead to a resolution … To say so now is disingenuous.”

Pelley’s dismissal follows the departure of Anderson Cooper, who left the series after 20 years last month, and leaves just Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, Jon Wertheim and contributor Norah O’Donnell as 60 Minutes’ remaining reporters.

Speaking to personnel, Weiss said Bilton will move forward with “the amazing team that’s still there and hopefully” with “some new people that are going to be joining us.”

Meanwhile, Trump issued a blistering attack on Pelley.

“I think Scott Pelley’s got his own problems. He’s terrible,” Trump said on a segment of on Pod Force One with Miranda Devine (per PEOPLE). “Look, Scott Pelley’s a stiff and he’s afraid and he’s part of this, you know, gang of crooked, stupid people that don’t care about our country.”

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Fired Scott Pelley Slams CBS News: “Incompetence and Unprofessionalism in the New Management Have Wreaked Havoc”

The veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent was fired on Tuesday by CBS News after a stormy meeting on Monday with incoming executive producer Nick Bilton.
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CBS News' Bari Weiss calls Scott Pelley firing an 'unfortunate outcome'

CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss has explained her decision to fire Scott Pelley from '60 Minutes.' Read on for more.
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