Todays Beyond Satire prize: The Pentagon has convened an all-American brains trust (sic) to examine why internationally supported genocidal sectarian regimes might make extremism popular in response. Next up, the brains trust members meet to locate their own backsides, equipped only with both hands and a map Pentagon convenes secret brains trust to wage ideological war against Islamic State #USA, 31-12-2014: The US has drawn up a panel of experts from the worlds of business, academia and political analysis in an attempt to understand the ideological pull of Islamic State (Isis), with military and intelligence circles no closer to providing an account of the astonishing international appeal of the jihadist group. The Pentagon drew together more than three dozen experts for the confidential conferences in August and October. We do not understand the movement, and until we do, we are not going to defeat it, said Major General Michael K Nagata in confidential, but not classified, minutes. We have not defeated the idea. We do not even understand the idea.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 16:25:56 +0000
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