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Hrothgar
rank Sat Jun 24 03:12:40 2017
BBC has a very interesting read by an war reporter who found upon the bodies of dead ISIS fighters a memory card of pictures and scraps of papers with addresses in Mosul.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/is_fighters

Paramount
rank Sat Jun 24 09:51:23 2017
Interesting. Nice pictures.

But the author could have explained what "noms de guerre" is, and not expect that every reader knows what it means. I hate it when authors take things for granted.

"IS fighters use noms de guerre"

I had to google what it means.

So I only give him 7 out of 10 points for his article.

Nimatzo
rank Sat Jun 24 10:42:33 2017
Very good article.

The author quote an IS motto "Islamic State: Along the Prophets Methodology", which now clarifies something for me.

There is an IS propaganda video called "Upon the prophetic methodology". It was released in 2014 shortly after IS overran much of norther Iraq. In the last 5 minutes of that video they depict the massacre of 1500 Iraqi requites, now know as the "Spiecher massacre". They actually released a second video on the 1 yearanniversary showing more of it, it went on well into the night. It was at the time one of the most horrible things I had watched (IS has since released worse things).

It was not clear to me at the time how central the title was to the Islamic State endeavor.

McKobb
rank Sat Jun 24 20:58:53 2017
http://www...risis-iraq-mosul-idUSKBN19D18O

I do hate people that destroy historical sites.

McKobb
rank Sat Jun 24 22:09:09 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN19E2BL

Nimatzo
rank Sat Jun 24 22:59:38 2017
What do you think about people that gun children trying to flee a war zone?

McKobb
rank Sat Jun 24 23:13:15 2017
Different story, but I default with disgust. What do you think about militants that shield themselves with children?

obaminated
rank Sun Jun 25 01:08:20 2017
I never understood the reason to watched real humans murdering other real humans. We know it is evil and Isis is unrepentant. Don't need to invite their viciousness into your mind.

Nimatzo
rank Sun Jun 25 10:58:19 2017
I think shielding is OK! Because then it is the fault of the people who are firing back :D You know some people actually think like this.

No obaminated you have no idea what evil is until you watch it, I assure you. Reading about a beheading is not the same as watching it in ultra slow mow high def.

There is an IS video that takes place in an abattoir, 100% true to halal slaughter, meat hooks and everything, about 30 people. Straight out of a horror movie.

You have no idea what evil is.

Don't take that as an invitation to watch them, because you will be permanently diminished as a human being, but there is an educational purpose to them for me. Most IS videos are only 1/10 snuff the rest is propaganda, these days I skip over the snuff, I have seen enough.

obaminated
rank Sun Jun 25 18:11:12 2017
You still didn't say what you got out of watching people get ritually murdered. I'm not knocking you. Do you regret it? You are correct, avoiding that has certainly kept me from seeing true evil and probably true desperation on behalf of the victims. But I don't know why I need or would want to see that stuff.

Forwyn
rank Sun Jun 25 18:15:03 2017
Dang, you mean to tell me you didn't see the video of the 9-12 year olds training in an empty apartment block, hunting down guys with arms zip-tied behind their backs, clearing and executing each in a brutal game of hide and seek? You missed out on the last guy desperately jumping off the top of the building to avoid the execution.

Nimatzo
rank Sun Jun 25 18:20:42 2017
Because I wanted to know, I wanted to see. Death is scary and fascinating for the same reason. Watching true horror provides a nuance to everything else going on in the world that I don't think can be had elsewhere. It is hard to explain, but I didn't want to shy away from the dark side of reality.

zavyx
rank Tue Jun 27 01:06:32 2017
well someones got to do it, might as well be nimrod.

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Hrothgar rank	Sat Jun 24 03:12:40 2017 BBC has a very interesting read by an war reporter who found upon the bodies of dead ISIS fighters a memory card of pictures and scraps of papers with addresses in Mosul. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/is_fighters
Paramount rank	Sat Jun 24 09:51:23 2017 Interesting. Nice pictures. But the author could have explained what "noms de guerre" is, and not expect that every reader knows what it means. I hate it when authors take things for granted. "IS fighters use noms de guerre" I had to google what it means. So I only give him 7 out of 10 points for his article.
Nimatzo rank	Sat Jun 24 10:42:33 2017 Very good article. The author quote an IS motto "Islamic State: Along the Prophets Methodology", which now clarifies something for me. There is an IS propaganda video called "Upon the prophetic methodology". It was released in 2014 shortly after IS overran much of norther Iraq. In the last 5 minutes of that video they depict the massacre of 1500 Iraqi requites, now know as the "Spiecher massacre". They actually released a second video on the 1 yearanniversary showing more of it, it went on well into the night. It was at the time one of the most horrible things I had watched (IS has since released worse things). It was not clear to me at the time how central the title was to the Islamic State endeavor.
McKobb rank	Sat Jun 24 20:58:53 2017 http://www...risis-iraq-mosul-idUSKBN19D18O I do hate people that destroy historical sites.
McKobb rank	Sat Jun 24 22:09:09 2017 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN19E2BL
Nimatzo rank	Sat Jun 24 22:59:38 2017 What do you think about people that gun children trying to flee a war zone?
McKobb rank	Sat Jun 24 23:13:15 2017 Different story, but I default with disgust. What do you think about militants that shield themselves with children?
obaminated rank	Sun Jun 25 01:08:20 2017 I never understood the reason to watched real humans murdering other real humans. We know it is evil and Isis is unrepentant. Don't need to invite their viciousness into your mind.
Nimatzo rank	Sun Jun 25 10:58:19 2017 I think shielding is OK! Because then it is the fault of the people who are firing back :D You know some people actually think like this. No obaminated you have no idea what evil is until you watch it, I assure you. Reading about a beheading is not the same as watching it in ultra slow mow high def. There is an IS video that takes place in an abattoir, 100% true to halal slaughter, meat hooks and everything, about 30 people. Straight out of a horror movie. You have no idea what evil is. Don't take that as an invitation to watch them, because you will be permanently diminished as a human being, but there is an educational purpose to them for me. Most IS videos are only 1/10 snuff the rest is propaganda, these days I skip over the snuff, I have seen enough.
obaminated rank	Sun Jun 25 18:11:12 2017 You still didn't say what you got out of watching people get ritually murdered. I'm not knocking you. Do you regret it? You are correct, avoiding that has certainly kept me from seeing true evil and probably true desperation on behalf of the victims. But I don't know why I need or would want to see that stuff.
Forwyn rank	Sun Jun 25 18:15:03 2017 Dang, you mean to tell me you didn't see the video of the 9-12 year olds training in an empty apartment block, hunting down guys with arms zip-tied behind their backs, clearing and executing each in a brutal game of hide and seek? You missed out on the last guy desperately jumping off the top of the building to avoid the execution.
Nimatzo rank	Sun Jun 25 18:20:42 2017 Because I wanted to know, I wanted to see. Death is scary and fascinating for the same reason. Watching true horror provides a nuance to everything else going on in the world that I don't think can be had elsewhere. It is hard to explain, but I didn't want to shy away from the dark side of reality.
zavyx rank	Tue Jun 27 01:06:32 2017 well someones got to do it, might as well be nimrod.
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