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ISIS Declares New Islamist Caliphate Militant Group Declares Statehood
The Wall Street Journal ^ | 06/29/14 | Matt Bradley

Posted on 06/29/2014 1:40:14 PM PDT by Enlightened1

BAGHDAD—The Sunni Islamist militant group whose three-week blitz through northern Iraq has nearly upended the country's fragile unity announced itself as a new Islamist "caliphate" on Sunday, unilaterally declaring statehood and demanding allegiance from other Islamist groups.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: caliphate; iraq; isis; islamicstate; islamist
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To: The_Reader_David

Isn’t Obama the Caliph?


21 posted on 06/29/2014 3:24:00 PM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (Obama - "I will stand with the Muslims")
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To: Enlightened1

MODERATES

22 posted on 06/29/2014 3:30:32 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

They not only love death...they love to show it amid their domains as one would a trophy.


23 posted on 06/29/2014 3:42:26 PM PDT by caww
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To: GeronL

> I think Obama should make a bid for their top job!

As long as he ships off and leaves the WH immediately upon acceptance


24 posted on 06/29/2014 3:57:14 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Enlightened1

Let’s hope the Russians do what we are obviously unwilling to even suggest.


25 posted on 06/29/2014 4:23:14 PM PDT by livius
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To: Enlightened1

The filthy disgusting bearded savages are now in power.


26 posted on 06/29/2014 4:29:03 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: Enlightened1

ISIS-Calls-on-Jihadists-to-Join-Them-or-Face-Death

http://xfinity.comcast.net/video/ISIS-Calls-on-Jihadists-to-Join-Them-or-Face-Death/292709955978/Comcast/Today_in_Video/?cid=newsmod_sf_ISISus


27 posted on 06/29/2014 5:34:35 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Herr Obozo, the Sunni Won-Doer, will not divert $'s from his war on Americans to help our Veterans!)
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To: Enlightened1

That is good news. Putin is the only one in a country that has both the historical memory to give the will and the armed forces to give the ability to intervene. That said, in the long run, I don’t have too much hope. Secularism has run its course and doesn’t have long-term staying power.


28 posted on 06/29/2014 5:35:11 PM PDT by Hieronymus ( (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G.K. Chesterton))
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