Thursday, October 29, 2015

RT — ISIS rooted in Arab Spring, gained momentum due to double standards - Russian Security Service head

Islamic State evolved from the Arab Spring and gained momentum due to the duplicity of certain world powers, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has told a meeting of top security heads of ex-Soviet states (CIS) in Moscow on Wednesday.
There are world powers that are using Islamic State (IS, former ISIL/ISIS) as a kind of “terror battering ram” to ensure their interests in Asia and Africa, said FSB director Aleksandr Bortnikov. In pursuing their goals with IS, these countries have put the world on the verge of a global religious and civilizational crisis, he added.…
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ISIS rooted in Arab Spring, gained momentum due to double standards - Russian Security Service head

2 comments:

John said...

ISIS "evolved" from the Arab spring! An excellent illustration of the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy. Well, given that almost all crack addicts were once breastfed their mother's milk, therefore...

Tom Hickey said...

Another view.

Truth in Media: The Origin of ISIS by Ben Swann

Sounds more like it.