The insane conspiracy theories of Naomi Wolf

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128. not quite as accomplished as Naomi Wolf, the author of that little hit piece

as a cursory glance over some of his highly opinionated articles reveals, seems mostly concerned with demonstrations in Hong Kong and an alleged Russian "invasion" in Ukraine. Most recently he explained that "Peter Kassig, whom ISIS says it will kill next, had dedicated his life to helping Syrians" - by which the author refers to medical assistance offered in Lebanon to people engaged in a violent uprising against the Syrian government, not all of them Syrians, and not shy of using the most brutal means imaginable to accomplish their goals either.

It is probably safe to assume that this author fits very well in a milieu that has been described as providing the "ground base of already productive relations with journalists" in a memo that the CIA released on 29 July 2014.

Still, since his word is apparently taken as gospel not only by the usual suspects here, let's quickly examine if any of the abuse he is heaping on Naomi Wolf just in the paragraphs cited in the OP is holding up to scrutiny.

insane conspiracy theory
False, NW asks some specific questions, she does neither imply nor suggest any scenario, only demands more scrutiny.

questioned the veracity of the ISIS videos
False, NW does not make any claims about the "veracity" of any of these videos and what actually IS their "veracity" supposed to be? I think there is room for interpretation about their meaning and intent. NW asks that their "authenticity" be confirmed, but that's a different question.

strongly implying that the videos had been staged
False, NW simply states they would be easy to stage (as was in fact stated by British intelligence)

by the US government
False

and that the victims and their parents were actors
False.

suggesting that the US was sending troops to West Africa not to assist with Ebola treatment but to bring Ebola back to the US to justify a military takeover of American society
Pulled out of someone's behind, totally false.

suggested that the Scottish independence referendum, in which Scots voted to remain in the United Kingdom, had been faked
Didn't look that one up but I'm willing to bet it's also highly misleading: fact is that questionable practices and dubious incidents have been reported in the very night of the referendum by several sources

suggesting that the ISIS beheading videos had been staged, as had the initial abductions
No, she does not "suggest" that, she points out a possibility in the absence of proof and verification - which she demands, and regarding the abductions later receives.

of the two American journalists and two British aid workers killed on camera
Very interesting lapse because the victims were not actually "killed on camera" as everyone who has seen the videos can attest to.

She hints that she believes this was done by the US military.
False, as in all of the above, the author projects something he desperately wants to see in NW's short Facebook post. NW is not readily swallowing everything she reads in the papers, even if Democrats are at the helm. Such traitors must be destroyed, obviously, so let's get on with the slaughter.