The video released by the Islamic State on TuesdayIf the ominous headlines about the Islamic State that have dominated the news cycle for the past few weeks are to be believed, the extremist group that has gained control of large swaths of Iraq and Syria is the most serious threat to Western democracy since the Soviet Union. There’s no doubt that the Islamic State is an awful and terrifying organization: It’s instituted extremely harsh Sharia law in the territory it’s conquered, it’s reportedly forced women into sexual slavery, and it has notoriously beheaded Western journalists and aid workers on camera. But what it seems best at is churning out propaganda calibrated to terrify the rest of the world.
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