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Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 06:27 PM Oct 2015

Anyone have a clue why there's three names for the "terrorist" in Iraq and Syria. [View all]

Politicians and pundits regularly use three names.

ISIS/ Daesh/ ISIS

I'm guessing there is a nuance I'm missing.

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