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October 27, 2017

Islamic State’s Cruelty Was Not the Same as Military Might

IS could invent ever more gruesome forms of murder, but it could not make a fighter plane or win the lasting allegiance of the majority of Iraqis and Syrians.

With its penchant for telegenic barbarism, and its success at rapidly gaining territory and affiliates in 2014, Islamic State (IS) made itself seem terrifying. Yet its rapid collapse in recent months, and the fall of its de-facto capital of Raqqa, have made clear its weakness, as Victor Davis Hanson explains:

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October 27, 2017

  1. Islamic State’s Cruelty Was Not the Same as Military Might

    IS could invent ever more gruesome forms of murder, but it could not make a fighter plane or win the lasting allegiance of the majority of Iraqis and Syrians.

  2. New EU-Sponsored Guidelines for Journalists: Report the News Only the Way We See It

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  5. The Birth and Death of “Biblical Archaeology”

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