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‘Moron’ terrorist takes a selfie in front of ISIS headquarters, Air Force bombs it 22 hours later
Yahoo Tech ^ | 6/5/15 | Yoni Heisler

Posted on 06/05/2015 9:05:05 AM PDT by Kartographer

Apparently, looks can kill. In a very real story that we assure you did not originate from The Onion, a terrorist from ISIS recently took a selfie of himself and posted it online.

Shortly thereafter, U.S. Intelligence, which heavily monitors social media accounts from ISIS members and supporters, managed to pinpoint an ISIS headquarters building in Syria by using the selfie photo as a reference point.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: fail; isis; selfie; selfies; syria; waronterror; win
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To: fishtank

Is that that crazy science nut on the left? I know the nut in the middle. And who is the dude on the right?


41 posted on 06/05/2015 10:54:08 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Calvin Locke
My dad crewed bombers in S. England before Normandy.

He said Cherbourg (small peninsular mass extending into the E. Chanel) was surrounded and cut off. The allies didn't want to back track for it ... so they just bypassed it.

After bombing runs, some Crews returning to bases in S. England had stuff hung-up in the bomb bay or had unused stuff, they'd try to jettison it flying over Cherbourg or in the Chanel, rather than risk landing with it on borad.

42 posted on 06/05/2015 10:58:08 AM PDT by SMARTY ("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
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To: toast
Social media is how ISIS recruits.

Sure but trained and authorized recruiters are not going put pictures of their secret headquarters on Facebook.

An untrained Facebooker with a smart phone may even leave his GPS enabled.

That would permit a GPS guided smart bomb to detonate within inches of where that Facebook post was made.

The smart thing (extreme) would be to confiscate every cellphone from their soldiers. Not as smart (or extreme) is to go from soldier to soldier and disable the GPS on each phone. Then make it clear that anyone using social media or enabling GPS on their phone will face severe punishment. Also make it clear that spot checks of phones will be coming.

If they want individual soldiers to recruit they should have it done under the watchful eye of trained individuals.

Of course any ISIS member should disregard everything I say because I am a Kafir.

43 posted on 06/05/2015 11:00:58 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: fishtank

Where would you even start?


44 posted on 06/05/2015 11:03:22 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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To: SMARTY
After bombing runs, some Crews returning to bases in S. England had stuff hung-up in the bomb bay or had unused stuff, they'd try to jettison it flying over Cherbourg or in the Chanel, rather than risk landing with it on borad.
IIRC, that's what knocked out Glenn Miller's plane.

According to popular theory. We'll never know for certain.

45 posted on 06/05/2015 11:06:09 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: Bratch

I have read that too


46 posted on 06/05/2015 11:07:36 AM PDT by SMARTY ("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
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To: Cicero
Barack Obama - the Accidental President - just an innocent bystander in the Oval Office

gives a new definition to the phrase - " der, who me?"

47 posted on 06/05/2015 11:12:48 AM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: SMARTY
One of the theories on the loss of Glen Miller was that his plane was off course, and flew into a designated bomb drop area of the Channel at the wrong time.

I've seen one combat film of a heavy bomber having its stabilizer destroyed by a bomb from the high flight.

It nose-dived out of camera view. I doubt anybody got out.

48 posted on 06/05/2015 11:15:26 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: b4its2late

From left to right: Bill Dork the Climate Guy, Harrison Bounel and Neil de a Grasse Tyson.


49 posted on 06/05/2015 11:52:02 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: ResponseAbility
...OR this is all BS, no ISIS Headquarters were hit. Just more smoke and mirrors from this Administration.

I can buy that scenario also. It is not a coincidence that this story was released a couple of days after it was reported that American pilots were being refused permission to attack ISIS targets.

50 posted on 06/05/2015 12:08:12 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: Kartographer
For those that have problems reading the implied narrative... please allow me to translate...

"YES! YOU DENIERS SEE! The NSA's program IS working!"

51 posted on 06/05/2015 12:43:43 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Kartographer

Bravo Zulu, guys and gals, but this should have been classified for a long, long time. Don’t help the enemy get smart!!!


52 posted on 06/05/2015 1:02:32 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (I love it when we're Cruz'in together)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
In a very real story that we assure you did not originate from The Onion, a terrorist from ISIS recently took a selfie of himself and posted it online... U.S. Intelligence... managed to pinpoint an ISIS headquarters building in Syria by using the selfie photo as a reference point.
Obviously we need an ad campaign to encourage these selfies -- #1, remind them that martyrdom is their true objective, and #2, taunt them as cross-dressing cowards if they fail to do it.
53 posted on 06/05/2015 1:07:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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To: Kartographer

More selfies, Muslims...


54 posted on 06/05/2015 1:44:44 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: Kartographer

Moron allies tell ISIS what to be careful not to do in the future


55 posted on 06/05/2015 3:16:39 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Rodamala
Implied narrative. Fine. Keep it ‘over there’. And ship back all non citizen Muzzies.

Here at home?

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

56 posted on 06/05/2015 3:31:53 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: The Great RJ

You’re right but this isn’t 1945.


57 posted on 06/05/2015 4:45:17 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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