Issue 448 ISIS's Foreign Friends October 27, 2014

Have you heard of the terrorist group ISIS and its more large scale form ISIL?  Well for those who do not know, they are a terrorist group turned large army that seeks to wipe out the infidels and create a caliphate.  But what is really disturbing is the large number of foreign radicalized Muslims who have jumped on board to their cause.  Let's discuss.

The foreign Friends:  ISIS has a large contingent of foreign fighters amongst their ranks.  Approximately 3,000 come from the European Continent alone.  You can now begin to wonder, that if 3,000 members came from Europe and they seek the death or conversion of all non-Muslims, what does this say about the possible number of radicalized Muslims still in their home countries.  Apparently, some of the fighters also came from the United States, which means we have those radicals here too.   So what does this mean to us?

Implications:  The primary implications is that this means there is a greater possibility of an attack by one of our own citizens than an attack coming from a terrorist group abroad.  So they do not need to sneak anyone over the border to kill Americans and our Allies overseas.

What's to be done:  So the only thing we can do now is monitor the situation.  We must use surveillance techniques to find and isolate these radicals before they act.  It may even be possible to intercept them before they even begin to act and convince them via subterfuge to be a real Muslim who renounces violence.

Conclusion:  I feel that this must be brought to the forefront with respect to information shared with the public. The fact that we have U.S. and European citizens fighting on ISIS's side demonstrates the amount of free movement they have and the potential for them to launch more devastating attacks on innocents.  It is hard to feel empowered to do something when people in your own country can potentially seek to kill you.  However, we must be strong, and we must react in the right way.  Muslims, Christians and Jews in their countries should unite to denounce the violence committed by ISIS and their beliefs.   In short, you tell them that they have ceased being Muslim and call them a murderer for even being a part of the ISIS cause.  By shaming them, and Muslim Clerics teaching them the correct peaceful version of Islam may be the only way.