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AnnotatedBibliography
AntiDefamationLeague
.AntiDefamationLeague,21Aug.2014.Web.24Mar.2015.ISIS
usessocialmediaasoneoftheirmainrecruitingspotsforforeigners.ThroughTwitter
ISISspreadsitsviewswithtrendinghashtags.Thesehashtagscanturnintocampaigns
too.ISISalsospreadsideasbyattachingpopularhashtagssuchas#worldcup.Whena
personsearchesfor#worldcupISISwillappear.MillionsofpeoplegoonTwitter
eachdayandareabletoseeISIS'scampaign.Withsocialmediagrowingeverysecond
itishardtofilterouttheterroristgroupfromthepublic.Socialmediaespeciallyimpacts
thelivesofyouthmakingthemeasytargetstobebrainwashed.
"ISISFastFacts."
CNN
.Ed.MeredithArtley.CableNewsNetwork,14Mar.2015.Web.9Apr.
2015.
"ISISPropagandaCampaignThreatensU.S."
AntiDefamationLeague
.AntiDefamation
League,27June2014.Web.22Mar.2015.ISISattemptedtolaunchacampaignto
threatentheUS.Onsocialmediathecampaignwascenteredaround
#CalamityWillBefallUS.UserswerepreferredtotweetinEnglish.Seeingtheslogans
ISISused,mademybloodboil.ReadingarticlesuponarticlesaboutISIS,buildedupa
harshangertowardstheextremistgroup.WhenIfinallyreadthisarticleandsawthe

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sloganstheywereusingIhadtotakeabreakandletmymindrest,foritwastoomuch.
SomeoftheslogansISISusedwere:IftheUnitedStatesbombsIraq,everycit
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zenisa
legit
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matetar
getforus.,Thisisames
sageforeveryAmer
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cancit
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zen.Youarethe
tar
getofeveryMus
limintheworldwher
everyouare.,Foreverydropofbloodshed
oftheIraqis,Amer
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canswillshedariverofblood.ThelastsloganIreadwas
particularlymoving,DontcometoIraqunlessyouwantanother11thSep
tem
berto
happen.Thesethreatsweremeanttoincitefear,butformetheyincitedhatred,hatred
fortheIslamicStateofIraqandSyria.
"ISISIsWorldRichestTerroristGroupInHistory:ForbesReports."
InternationalBusiness
TimesUSed.
13Nov.2014.
GlobalIssuesinContext
.Web.23Mar.2015.ISIShasto
obtaintheirfinancialsupportfromsomewheretofundtheirkidnappings,recruitment
processes,maintenanceofitsfacilities,salariesofofficials,trainingandpurchaseof
weaponsandvehicles.Rakinginabout$2billionyearlyISISisthewealthiestterrorist
groupworldwideandinhistory.Itisveryfrighteningthataterroristgroupcanraise
thislargeofasumofmoney.Idonotfeeltoosafeintheworldnow.
Killam,Taran,andDakotaJohnson,perf.
FatherDaughterAdSaturdayNightLive
.NBC,
2015.Web.19Apr.2015.
Layton,Julia."HowCultsWork"13April2006.HowStuffWorks.com.23March2015.
Establishingacultistrickybusiness.Accordingtothearticleadestructivecultneeds,
charismaticleadership,deceptioninrecruiting,useofthoughtreforms,isolation,
demandforunquestionableloyalty,sharpdistinctionbetweenusandthem,aninside
language,andstrictcontroloverthemembersdailylives.ISIShasallofthose.

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AlthoughtheleaderofISISisnotknown,unfortunatelyheorsheisextraordinary.In
ordertojoina cult,thereisafullthoughtreformapersonmusttakewhichinvolvesthe
systematicbreakdownofoneself.Thesciencebehindthisisamazing,andthearticle
describesalloftheproceduresISIStakeswhenrecruitingorforcerecruiting.
McFate,JessicaL."ISISSanctuary:April3,2015."
InstituteforStudyofWar
.N.p.,3Apr.
2015.Web.9Apr.2015.
Porzucki,Nina."EverwonderwhattheblackandwhiteISISflagmeans?."
PRI
.PRIsThe
World,4Sept.2014.Web.8Apr.2015.
"Radicalstargetchildreninrecruitmentdrive."
Australian
[National,Australia]30Sept.2014:
6.
GlobalIssuesinContext
.Web.23Mar.2015.ChildrenareveryeasytargetsISIS
knowsthatandusesittotheiradvantage.ISISbrainwashesandkidnapskidstellingthat
themthat(thisbrandof)Islamisverygoodandcomejointhefight.Theofficials
intheareahavetofindwaystostopthebrainwashing.ItissmartforISIStobrainwash
childrensowhentheygrowup,theirviewswillbepassedontotheirchildren.Tome
thisisaseriousproblemforthegenerationstocome.Onecanonlyimaginetheparents
emotionsiftheirchildiskidnappedbyISIS.
Spencer,Robert."ISILonTwitter:#CalamityWillBefallUS."
JihadWatch
.JihadWatch,27
June2014.Web.10Apr.2015.
"Syrianradicals'brainwash'kidnappedKurdishschoolchildren."
CNNWire
26June2014.
GlobalIssuesinContext
.Web.24Mar.2015.MohammedwasaKurdishschoolboy
capturedbyISISandthenmanagedtoescape.ThearticleexplainshowISISlikesto
captureschoolboystobrainwashtheminjoiningthecult.MohammedtoldCNNhow

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ISISruleswithanironthumb.Theboysweretold,ifyoutrytoleave,wewillcut
offyourheads.IchosethisarticlebecauseitshowsoneofthemanywaysISIS
attemptstorecruitpeople.ThisarticlealsoshowsthefearthatISISinsightsintheboys.
Mohammeddidnotgivehislastnameoutfear.