Advertising with an edge: The US State Department is using a Twitter account to frighten would-be ISIS recruits with images of dead jihadis – implying that any aspiring infidel-hunter could be the next casualty
Think Again! US Tweets Photos Of Four DEAD ISIS Jihadis As It Launches Social Media War On Terrorists -- Daily Mail
* 'Think Again Turn Away' social media campaign aims to dissuade would-be jihadis from joining up with ISIS
* It has already tweeted pics of airstrike gunsights, rocket launches and two Americans who were killed fighting with Islamist radicals
* US State Department also created phony ISIS recruiting video showing the group bombing Islamic historical sites and crucifying fellow Muslims
* After Tuesday night's airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, the State Department tweeted photos of four dead jihadis
* Tweet called the bombings a 'major step towards getting [the] job done'
* UN Security Council unanimously approved a plan Wednesday to close borders to ISIS 'foreign fighters' and prosecute anyone traveling to fight alongside the terror network's soldiers
The U.S. State Department ratcheted up the online propaganda war on Wednesday, tweeting a photo composite showing four dead ISIS jihadis who it suggested were killed in overnight airstrikes in Syria.
The 'Think Again Turn Away' program's Twitter account blasted out the image to nearly 8,000 followers. The initiative's goal is to dissuade would-be jihadis, including so-called 'foreign fighters,' from joining up with ISIS.
The U.S. government used the same account in recent weeks to distribute a mock ISIS recruiting video that lambasted the terror group for mass executions and the destruction of Muslim historical sites.
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Update: Why the State Department Tweeted ‘Photos’ of Dead ISIS Fighters -- ABC News
My Comment: I do not know if it will impact those who believe in the Islamic State .... but to those who oppose them .... I am sure they are happy to see these dead Islamic militants.
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it seems an inhuman thing for the US govt. to do
They won't show the death photo of Osama Bin Laden, but they will show photos of these lot...
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