Written by Allen West
A few months back we wrote a piece here about the U.S. military drawdown of its counter-terrorist capability in the Philippines. Probably not too many of you paid attention to it, but you might want to now.
As reported by Rappler, “The Islamic State (IS), formerly known as ISIS or the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq or ISIS, is expanding its recruitment on social media in the Philippines. On July 23, a video of senior Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon along with masked men was posted on YouTube.
(READ THE REST OF WHAT ALLEN WEST HAD TO SAY AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO)
The ISIS ideology is spreading fast on social media, ‘ the new machine to recruit militants.’
Published on Aug 4, 2014 by Rappler