Posted on 04/28/2015 7:06:03 PM PDT by markomalley
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here.
On April 28, 2015, Islamic State (ISIS) supporters and fighters took over the trending Twitter hashtags "#BaltimoreRiots" and "#BaltimorePurge," in order to champion the merits of the Islamic State, criticize democracy, and shed light on the race-related riots currently making headlines in the U.S. It should be noted that ISIS frequently takes advantage of such calamitous events, including those involving race, in the West, in order to promote their beliefs.[1]For more on this subject, see MEMRI Inquiry & Analysis Series No. 1153, The Issue Of Race In The Discourse Of The Islamic State (ISIS) And Its Supporters, April 16, 2015.
The following is a review of some of the tweets from these accounts.
British Islamist Anjem Choudary tweeted: "#BaltimoreRiots even where they absurdly celebrate a black skinned leader racism still rears its ugly head. Time for change, time for Islam!"[2]
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Clever. It is certain to hurt America every time someone reduces the Eddie gray situation to a matter of blacks versus whites.
The Proxies at work. Fingerprints everywhere.
Is there any evidence of communication between ISIS and Nation of Islam?
That could be one nasty combination!
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