ISIS Declares New Islamist Caliphate Militant Group Declares Statehood

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 06/29/14 | Matt Bradley

[Enlightened1]

BAGHDAD—The Sunni Islamist militant group whose three-week blitz through northern Iraq has nearly upended the country's fragile unity announced itself as a new Islamist "caliphate" on Sunday, unilaterally declaring statehood and demanding allegiance from other Islamist groups.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Isn’t Obama the Caliph?

[blam]

MODERATES

[caww]

They not only love death...they love to show it amid their domains as one would a trophy.

[jsanders2001]

> I think Obama should make a bid for their top job!

As long as he ships off and leaves the WH immediately upon acceptance

[livius]

Let’s hope the Russians do what we are obviously unwilling to even suggest.

[I want the USA back]

The filthy disgusting bearded savages are now in power.

[Grampa Dave]

ISIS-Calls-on-Jihadists-to-Join-Them-or-Face-Death

http://xfinity.comcast.net/video/ISIS-Calls-on-Jihadists-to-Join-Them-or-Face-Death/292709955978/Comcast/Today_in_Video/?cid=newsmod_sf_ISISus

[Hieronymus]

That is good news. Putin is the only one in a country that has both the historical memory to give the will and the armed forces to give the ability to intervene. That said, in the long run, I don’t have too much hope. Secularism has run its course and doesn’t have long-term staying power.