Episode 31: Fake ISIS Plots and the Selling of Forever War
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We\\u2019ve seen the headlines hundreds of times: \\u201cISIS plot foiled\\u201d, \\u201cISIS in Brooklyn", \\u201cWoman Stopped At Airport on way to join ISIS\\u201d. These stories strike fear into the hearts of Americans everywhere, especially in the build up to the war effort against ISIS in Summer 2014.
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The terror group was everywhere, recruiting our teenagers and attempting to strike in every major city\\u2013\\u2013seemingly all at once. But what do these headlines mean exact? What is an \\u201cISIS plot\\u201d? What is the gap between the image the media provides versus the reality of what\\u2019s occurring?
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On this week\\u2019s episode we dive into the 17 year-long phenomenon of the US media assisting the government\\u2019s war on terror by parroting dubious claims of al Qaeda and ISIS plots when the vast majority of the time\\u2013\\u2013no al Qaeda or ISIS are involved.
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With guest Pardiss Kebriaei, Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights.