As I wrote about here, Islamic jihadists and supremacists have long tried to co-opt black Americans’ sense of grievance, and channel it into the jihad. The Islamic State has had its eye on the Ferguson protests since they began. “ISIS tries to influence criminals in Ferguson,” by Farrah Fazal, KSDK, December 23, 2014: FERGUSON, Mo. […]
Islamic State to Ferguson protesters: “We hear you, and we will help you”
A shared goal: the breakdown of despised authority in the U.S. The Ferguson protesters probably don’t have Sharia in mind as a solution, but the Islamic State nonetheless sees an opportunity. “ISIS supports Ferguson protesters: Islamic militants pledge to send over ‘soldiers that don’t sleep, whose drink is blood, and their play is carnage,’” by […]