ISIS Claims Responsibility for Texas Cartoon Attack

[ScreamingMeemie]

http://abc13.com/news/isis-claims-responsibility-for-texas-cartoon-attack/697157/

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The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a weekend attack at a center near Dallas, Texas, that was exhibiting cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad - though it offered no evidence of a direct link to the attackers.

An audio statement on the extremist group's Al Bayan radio station said that "two soldiers of the caliphate" carried out Sunday's attack and promised the group would deliver more attacks in the future.

The Islamic State did not provide details and it was unclear whether the group was opportunistically claiming the attack as its own. It was the first time the IS, which frequently calls for attacks against the West, had claimed responsibility for one in the United States.

Two suspects in Sunday's attack in the Dallas suburb of Garland were shot dead after opening fire at a security guard outside the center.

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Sure.

[jberryhill]

1. Of course they do

And I claim responsibility for the recent UK jewel heist.

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. I, of course, claim responsibility for this freaking gorgeous weather we've been having

here in Houston lately.

[jberryhill]

4. You weren't the one that gave us all that snow in February were you?

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. No.

That was my brother. He's kind of an ass.

[snooper2]

23. I claim responsibility for all the rain we have been having in Texas

stole the clouds from California last year and left them here

[msanthrope]

3. I am DB Cooper. nt

[jberryhill]

5. I had my suspicions about you

[msanthrope]

8. It's the ultimate cover....I'm a wanted federal fugitive who shills for the authoritarian state

on one of the most popular and influential political blogs in the world.

No one's gonna catch me!!!

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. It's never too late.

[oneshooter]

30. I really doubt that half of the posters here...........

are old enough to know who "DB Cooper" was.

[pintobean]

9. That's just stupid.

Their two guys, warriors equipped with body armor and 'assault rifles', were taken out by a guy with a hand gun.

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. Agreed.

[spanone]

10. why wouldn't they?

[B2G]

11. And this is so hard to believe...because?

[JonLP24]

12. They are going to claim responsibility for everything whether it is them or not

but given their use of propaganda through social media there is a good chance they were in contact with each other and got them to do it. They use of the lone wolf. But I haven't followed the updates on the killers to know their background.

[ScreamingMeemie]

19. Total agreement.

[AzDar]

13. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight...

Fucking inept nutters...

[B2G]

14. So let me see if I understand many on this thread.

We have spent the past 2 days collectively gnashing our teeth over Geller's event and how it will incite radical Islam, then a radical Islamic group claims responsibility for the retaliatory attack and we don't believe them.

Do I have that about right?

[rollin74]

16. I think you've pretty much nailed it

[ScreamingMeemie]

17. I wouldn't know. I haven't been "gnashing my teeth" over anything Geller.

My sole contributions have been:

Telling someone who was "reporting" inaccuracies to wait until the whole story came through (this was before the dead men were ID'd).

This thread right here.

So this is what you get from me: Don't shoot the messenger.

[B2G]

20. I guess your sarcastic 'sure' at the end of your OP

threw me off. AFTER ISIS claimed responsibility.

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. I guess it did.

I don't do whipped-up argumenting.

[B2G]

24. So what is your stance on this?

Because it sounds to me like you don't believe their claim.

I am curious as to why.

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. Don't have one yet. Sorry.

But, I have difficulty believing it.

[B2G]

26. Oh, OK.

Guess I just misunderstood all of your comments on this thread then.

[ScreamingMeemie]

27. I guess you did.

Again, I don't do whipped-up arguing on message boards. I save my heated irritation for sports arguments with my 70-year-old dad. You have a nice day now.

[B2G]

28. I'm not irritated. Are you?

I just assumed you started this thread for discussion purposes.

You have a nice day as well.

[ScreamingMeemie]

29. I did. And discussion is happening.

It's a win all around.

[JonLP24]

18. Speaking for myself

ISIS uses propaganda quite heavily so a lot of what they say isn't true. They certainly enforce the Wahhabbi doctrine which this whole violence on images originates from so the very well could be but ever since the House of Saud & petroleum export era Wahabbism spread so it could be a number of other groups with different names like Al-Qaeda but all are Wahhabi. ISIS for propaganda reasons would claim credit even for attacks they aren't directly responsible for but very well could be. Whether ISIS is directly or not Wahabbism certainly is. Qatar might as well claim credit for the attacks.

[Make7]

22. ISIS Having Difficulty Finding American Recruits Physically Fit For Jihad

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AR-RAQQAH, SYRIA—Frustrating the Islamic extremist group’s efforts to bolster its ranks and expand its influence overseas, representatives for ISIS told reporters Wednesday that they have so far encountered considerable difficulty in finding American recruits who are physically fit enough for jihad. “We’ve been in communication with a number of U.S. citizens who are eager to join in our holy crusade, but unfortunately, not one of them is in decent enough shape to effectively wage war against the West,” said ISIS operative Bakir Hamdani, pointing to a general lack of athleticism among the hundreds of potential American recruits, as well as respiratory ailments and dependencies on a variety of diabetes, blood pressure, and allergy medications that preclude these would-be jihadists from assisting in the establishment of a worldwide Sunni caliphate. “Even though these people are enthusiastic about righteous martyrdom, I honestly don’t see most of them even fitting into a suicide vest, let alone lugging a 40-pound rocket launcher through the desert. The thing is, we can’t inflict terror into the hearts of the masses if our fighters are always doubled over red-faced and winded.” Hamdani added that ISIS’ best course of action was to allow these overweight, sedentary American operatives to continue burdening the U.S. health care system in hopes of eventually bankrupting the nation.

http://www.theonion.com/article/isis-having-difficulty-finding-american-recruits-p-37068