Deadly attack on office of French magazine Charlie Hebdo

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62. Given that this attack was probably committed by IS sympathizers

This article by a German journalist who traveled through ISIS territory should be heeded by everyone who is concerned about the spread of that ideology. Sorry about the all caps, that's the way his article is typeset.

‘ISLAMIC STATE’ – Seven Impressions Of A Difficult Journey

HERE IS A SUMMARY OF MY 7 STRONGEST IMPRESSIONS OF ISIS:

1.) THE WEST IS DRAMATICALLY UNDERESTIMATING THE THREAT EMANATING FROM ISIS, and ISIS’ fighters are much more intelligent and dangerous than our politicians realize.

2.) THE INFLUX OF NEW FIGHTERS JOINING ISIS IS GROWING DAILY.

3.) AS FAR AS I CAN TELL FROM 10 DAYS OF OBSERVATION, THE “ISLAMIC STATE” SEEMS TO FUNCTION AS WELL AS ANY OTHER TOTALITARIAN COUNTRY IN THIS REGION.

4.) ISIS ISN'T JUST AIMING AT CONQUERING THE MIDDLE EAST AND, EVENTUALLY, THE REST OF THE WORLD. RATHER, THEY WANT THE LARGEST “RELIGIOUS CLEANSING” IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND.

5.) IN MY OPINION, ISIS IS A 1-PERCENT MOVEMENT WITH THE EFFECT OF A TSUNAMI.

6.) ISIS CANNOT BE DEFEATED WITH BOMBS OR MISSILES.

7.) THERE IS A LOT OF GUESSING ABOUT THE TERRORIST THREAT EMANATING FROM RETURNING ISIS FIGHTERS.

ISIS looks like a serious ideological epidemic, that has already claimed a lot more lives than Ebola ever will.