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Bosonic

(3,746 posts)
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 06:04 PM Mar 2015

Islamic State calls on backers to kill 100 U.S. military personnel

Source: Reuters

Islamic State has posted online what it says are the names, U.S. addresses and photos of 100 American military service members, and called upon its "brothers residing in America" to kill them.

The Pentagon said after the information was posted on the Internet that it was investigating the matter. "I can't confirm the validity of the information, but we are looking into it," a U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Saturday.

"We always encourage our personnel to exercise appropriate OPSEC (operations security) and force protection procedures," the official added.

In the posting, a group referring to itself as the "Islamic State Hacking Division" wrote in English that it had hacked several military servers, databases and emails and made public the information on 100 members of the U.S. military so that "lone wolf" attackers can kill them.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/21/us-mideast-crisis-threat-idUSKBN0MH0QQ20150321?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter

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Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
1. Liars and propagandists......America is not afraid..... only it's childish click bait happy media.
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 06:10 PM
Mar 2015

Thank you Reuters for dutifully spreading the propagandists terror messages.

 

project_bluebook

(411 posts)
6. Yes, terror sells
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 09:14 PM
Mar 2015

and there is money to be made by spreading fear. Would like to see Anonymous and US agencies work together to shut down and prosecute anyone who knowingly propagates this fear through websites.

Warpy

(114,664 posts)
2. This is the scum that the Republican Party wants to arm
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 07:41 PM
Mar 2015

because they just can't get over the idea that Iran is some sort of regional threat. It isn't.

Republicans are the threat. So is the criminal organization they want to empower.

samsingh

(18,469 posts)
8. if attacks like this even begin to take form, i fear for everyone, there will be a response
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 11:57 AM
Mar 2015
 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
13. Hopefully the NSA is tracking not only who posted it but anyone who reads the posting or shares it.
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 02:04 PM
Mar 2015

Good way to identify likely terrorists.

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