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underahedgerow

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Wed Aug 3, 2016, 10:31 PM Aug 2016

How (the NRA helped) a Secretive Branch of ISIS Build a Global Network of Killers that is [View all]

now infiltrating the USA


'Though dozens of Americans have become members of the Islamic State, and some have been recruited into the external operations wing, “they know it’s hard for them to get Americans into America” once they have traveled to Syria, he said.

“For America and Canada, it’s much easier for them to get them over the social network, because they say the Americans are dumb — they have open gun policies,” he said. “They say we can radicalize them easily, and if they have no prior record, they can buy guns, so we don’t need to have no contact man who has to provide guns for them.”'

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/world/middleeast/isis-german-recruit-interview.html?smid=fb-share

This is a frightening but informative article. Rather devastating actually.

I don't even need to lend an editorial to this article. I'm just saying 'I told you so,' again and again and again.

On a side note, I had a very vehement discussion with a colleague some months ago about how Germany would be central to the infiltration of the EU by the psychotic terrorists. He's gob-smacked that I called that one.

I don't know what the solution is to this chaotic rise of the global collective of angry psychotics. The visual that keeps running in my head is that awesome scene in World War Z with the zombies hurling themselves over the wall in Jerusalem...

If the chink in the armor is social networks, then the social networks have to police themselves.... If the other chink in the armor is the ability for anyone in the USA to get a gun, then that has to be taken out of the equation also.

Unless someone has other bright ideas?

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I'm waiting for the first pro 2nder to come along and tell us Exilednight Aug 2016 #1
I'm pro-Constitution TeddyR Aug 2016 #2
Yes of course I'm proposing a complete guns ban. The Constitution is a fluid document that underahedgerow Aug 2016 #5
Thanks for responding TeddyR Aug 2016 #7
The claim that the NRA isn't responsible for gun violence is complete nonsense. Exilednight Aug 2016 #29
Like a computer hacker... Beartracks Aug 2016 #3
Huh? JonathanRackham Aug 2016 #4
Shh... you are not supposed to notice sarisataka Aug 2016 #11
Kick and rec for future reference. Old and In the Way Aug 2016 #6
Good grief! Abq_Sarah Aug 2016 #8
What's more important? Votes or lives? Profiteering from irrational fear that ultimately costs underahedgerow Aug 2016 #9
Lesser educated? Abq_Sarah Aug 2016 #13
Excellent post.. virginia mountainman Aug 2016 #14
That might be your specific demographic, but that's not the main demographic of people underahedgerow Aug 2016 #15
Since so many cities know the <1% reponsible, there are effective solutions. jmg257 Aug 2016 #16
That's a really fascinating narrative! Great information, so thanks! underahedgerow Aug 2016 #18
No worries...programs that work, and often in a positive way! jmg257 Aug 2016 #23
Can we also end the prohibition on warrantless searches as well? FrodosPet Aug 2016 #20
No need for a door to door search. Follow the successful examples of the country underahedgerow Aug 2016 #21
I think you'll find it was the rest of the '94 Crime Bill that made the impact...more police, more jmg257 Aug 2016 #25
Now there's a stretch.... pipoman Aug 2016 #10
k&R... spanone Aug 2016 #12
That interview with Rachel by the former wannabe ISIS guy is a 5 minute attack ad against the NRA glennward Aug 2016 #17
saw the end of that.....pretty sad and scary, yes? Gabi Hayes Aug 2016 #19
"Will media actually report on it." If the "story" is remotely anti-2A it rarely passes it up. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #27
best idea I have is to keep my rights, and stay progressive on the 2A ileus Aug 2016 #22
After flying into Germany one time I was not avebury Aug 2016 #24
Umm, where is "the NRA helped" in all this? Why is this in GD? We have two (2) gun groups... Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #26
Nothing like knowing ISIS will be infiltrating the US to commit attacks to make jmg257 Aug 2016 #28
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