Saturday, August 9, 2014

Islamic State Unleashes A Propaganda War Against The U.S.



'A Message From ISIS To The US': Islamist Militants Tweet Gruesome Images Of Dead American Soldiers And Vow To Blow Up Embassies As Terrorist Convoy Is Wiped Out In SECOND Round Of Airstrikes -- Daily Mail

* WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Militants who support the terror group ISIS tweeted threats to America on Friday after Barack Obama began airstrikes in Iraq
* Some warn of car bombs at embassies while others taunt US military personnel with death threats
* A handful of biting retorts have mocked the ham-fisted attempt to use social media as a tool of war
* Tweets coincided with first U.S. airstrikes authorized by Obama to protect American staff and relief efforts
* Food and water supplies have been airdropped to 50,000 refugees trapped on mountain
* ISIS have been accused of taking hundreds of women hostage

Supporters of the ISIS terror group tweeted thousands of messages on Friday bearing the hashtag #AmessagefromISIStoUS featuring gruesome photos and threats to U.S. soldiers and citizens after American airstrikes took out terrorist targets in Iraq for the first time.

Some tweeted photos depict dead U.S. Army soldiers, U.S. marines hung from bridges in Fallujah, decapitated men, human heads on spikes, and the twin towers in flames on September 11, 2001.

'This is a message for every American citizen,' read one message sent with the hashtag. 'You are the target of every Muslim in the world wherever you are.'

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My Comment: I doubt that the Islamic State's "tweets" and other propaganda efforts will have a significant impact on the West. They are sensational to a certain degree .... . but The Islamic State's propaganda efforts are mainly targeted at their own people. They want to show to their supporters that they can stand up to the U.S. .... as well as stroking fears in their enemies.

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