ISIS Exposed: Beheadings, Slavery, and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam - Hardcover

Stakelbeck, Erick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 162157377X ISBN 13: 9781621573777

Publisher: Regnery, 2015

Synopsis

The terror masters of ISIS are determined to get America's attention. They’ve humiliated the Iraqi Army we trained and seized territory in Iraq that we had secured at the cost of so many American lives. They’ve beheaded American journalists on camera in a direct challenge to the power and resolve of the United States. And now ISIS is calling for "city wolves" across the United States to act on their dedication to the Islamic State’s blood-drenched ideology and murder innocent American citizens at random.

Who is ISIS? Where did it come from, and what is driving its successful campaign of murder and conquest? Our government and our media alike seemed to be blindsided by the Islamic State’s blitzkrieg-like advance, which forced American troops back into Iraq. ISIS has conquered a territory roughly the size of the state of Indiana, rules over eight million terrorized souls, and has even revived the practice of legal slavery. And yet the true motivations, inner workings, and future plans of this terror state and its mysterious caliph seem almost as obscure as when ISIS first burst onto the world scene. In ISIS Exposed, veteran investigative reporter Erick Stakelbeck gets inside the story of the new caliphate and reveals just how clear and present a threat it is.

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Who Is ISIS?

The terror masters of the Islamic State are determined to get our attention. They’ve humiliated the Iraqi Army we trained and seized territory in Iraq that we had secured at the cost of so much American blood and treasure. They've beheaded American journalists on camera in a direct challenge to the power and resolve of the United States. And now ISIS is calling for "city wolves" across the United States to act on their dedication to the Islamic State's blood-drenched ideology and murder random Americans going about our daily business.

Who is ISIS? Where did it come from, and what is driving its successful campaign of murder and conquest? Our government and our media alike seemed to be blindsided by the Islamic State’s blitzkrieg-like advance, which forced American troops back into Iraq. ISIS has conquered a territory roughly the size of the state of Indiana, rules over eight million terrorized souls, and has even revived the practice of legal slavery. And yet the true motivations, inner workings, and future plans of this terror state and its mysterious caliph seem almost as obscure as when ISIS first burst onto the world scene. Now veteran investigative reporter Erick Stakelbeck gets inside the story of the new caliphate and reveals just how clear and present a threat it is. In ISIS Exposed: Beheadings, Slavery, and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam, you'll learn about:

Why the Islamic State appeals to Western youth in ways that Osama bin Laden never did
The differences between al Qaeda and its offshoot ISIS and why ISIS is much more dangerous
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: how the U.S. actually held the future caliph of the Islamic State in a military prison in Iraq but let him go
How ISIS-inspired terrorists have already attacked policemen in New York City and beheaded a grandmother in Oklahoma
The secrets to ISIS's success: a lethal mixture of brutal violence, battlefield prowess, fanatical ideology, and social-media savvy

Stakelbeck also lays out what's to come for the caliphate, outlining the next moves we can expect from ISIS in Syria, in Iraq's Anbar province, in Afghanistan and in Europe and the United States. And he puts forward a strategy for defeating the Islamic State, including the steps we must take to protect America and defeat the newly resurgent global jihad.

About the Author:

Erick Stakelbeck is a sought after authority on Middle East and national security-related issues with extensive experience in television, radio, print and digital media.

Since 2005, Stakelbeck has been a correspondent, host and terrorism analyst for CBN News. He covers the global war on terror, U.S. national security, the Middle East and the growth of radical Islam at home and abroad for the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau. Stakelbeck has interviewed numerous lawmakers and world leaders as well as Islamic terrorists. He’s host of the weekly CBN program, The Watchman with Erick Stakelbeck, which is seen on Direct TV, the Dish Network, regional markets throughout the U.S. and in Great Britain, Spain and Hungary. Stakelbeck’s first book, The Terrorist Next Door: How the Government is Deceiving You About the Islamist Threat was released in 2011 by Regnery Publishing to major acclaim.

His second book was released by Regnery in July 2013 and is titled The Brotherhood: America’s Next Great Enemy. It warns about the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and the global Islamist movement.

Stakelbeck has made hundreds of appearances as a commentator on leading national television and radio programs and is a regular guest on Fox News. His blog, The Watchman,” can be found at CBN News.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Regnery
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 162157377X
• ISBN 13: 9781621573777
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288