Summary: This article, posted this morning around 7:30, is related to the three attacks around the U.S. this past weekend. 9 people were injured in a stabbing at a Minnesota Mall, carried out by a man who is said to be a follower of ISIS. A bomb exploded in a dumpster in New York, injuring 29 people, and a pipe bomb exploded in a Jersey Shore garbage can. This article talks about a message ISIS somehow delivered to its followers, telling them that killing anyone, any ordinary person is acceptable. In an issue of their magazine released this month, ISIS said that anyone not of the Muslim faith should "be slain wherever they may be - on or off the battlefield", because their blood is "cheap, filthy, and permissible to shed." "This includes the businessman riding to work in a taxicab, the young adults engaged in sports activities in the park, and the old man waiting in line to buy a sandwich." "Indeed, even the blood of the kafir [disbeliever] street vendor selling flowers to those passing by is halal to shed - and striking terror into the hearts of all disbelievers is a Muslim's duty."
Analysis/Synthesis: This article honestly terrified me a little, and the heartless things that ISIS was writing for their followers to read. They are basically telling their followers to go out and murder anyone who's not a Muslim, because any disbelievers' blood is good to shed. These attacks remind me of the Boston Marathon bombings, when to bombs exploded all over the area, injuring many and killing 3 people. I hope this stops soon.
Link: http://observer.com/2016/09/isis-message-preceded-trio-of-attacks-anything-is-a-soft-target/
Jeez, this is scary to think about. We need to act now or this could get worse, hopefully there can be a large breakthrough against ISIS.
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