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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Wed Jun 25, 2014, 09:31 PM Jun 2014

Anyone else wondering why an "Islamist" group would have an acronym like "ISIS"? [View all]

Islamists never respect or acknowledge the validity of pre-Islamic religions that once existed in countries that are now Muslim(remember what the Taliban did to the old Buddhist statues in Afghanistan, for example).
So why would an "Islamist" group ever use an acronym that(in English) spelled out the name of a goddess in the old Egyptian religion?

It does sound, however, like something outsiders organizing a "false flag" operation for the purpose of hanging a "Fall of Saigon" moment on Obama could come up with, not realizing that it might look a bit "off".

Especially, perhaps, associates of a former vice president who owns a company whose name begins with "H".

Clearly, it's something to investigate.

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Anyone else wondering why an "Islamist" group would have an acronym like "ISIS"? [View all] Ken Burch Jun 2014 OP

Maybe they don't use a Latin alphabet. rug Jun 2014 #1

They usually are conscious about how things will translate into English, though. Ken Burch Jun 2014 #2

Oh really? Like the Moro Islamic Liberation Front? jberryhill Jun 2014 #27

ISIS is the English acronym for "Islamic States of Iraq and Syria" IDemo Jun 2014 #3

Yes, it's the literal translation of the Arabic version of the name Ken Burch Jun 2014 #6

they also use ISIL , this isn't some conspiracy JI7 Jun 2014 #7

But the article states that it isn't even the literal translation IDemo Jun 2014 #8

Native English speakers screw up acroynms all the time BainsBane Jun 2014 #30

Glad you said it. bunnies Jun 2014 #4

This group has had other names over the past ten years hack89 Jun 2014 #5

The acronym isn't not self created and stands for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2014 #9

Don't worry, it was extensively focus tested by the pentagon whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #10

Christ. NuclearDem Jun 2014 #11

Not in the Middle East countries of Libya, Iraq, Syria, ... delrem Jun 2014 #20

Who's denying US involvement in that region? NuclearDem Jun 2014 #21

You evidently haven't been reading DU. delrem Jun 2014 #22

bob dylan fans. KG Jun 2014 #12

I'm surprised that no one else took the bait... DreamGypsy Jun 2014 #24

They love mystery cults? Rex Jun 2014 #13

Is there any evidence that they play up on that acronym or is... JVS Jun 2014 #14

It's a coincidence, another diversion. delrem Jun 2014 #16

Because they're armed, funded, supported, by delrem Jun 2014 #15

I don't know the truth of it, but it is not impossible. GoneFishin Jun 2014 #17

Absolutely. McCain is the cause of "Friends of Syria (tm)" delrem Jun 2014 #18

Holy shit! Some of you are serious about this. Throd Jun 2014 #19

It's not sitting well with me, either. hunter Jun 2014 #23

It's the same old name: "Bandar Bush". delrem Jun 2014 #25

Typical coincidental linguistic twist defacto7 Jun 2014 #26

I gotta be honest, every time I hear it, I think of "Archer" Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #28

Because their name is in Arabic and ISIS is only a translation BainsBane Jun 2014 #29

Arabs call it "Da'ish" which sounds like the English word "Dash". CJCRANE Jun 2014 #31

Because they all used to secretly row for Oxford University muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #32

Archer fans... Brisk Jun 2014 #33