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WHY ISIS IS A MORE FORMIDABLE FOE THAN AL-QAEDA
The May 3 assault on a Muhammad cartoon contest in Garland, Texas, prompted much discussion about the assailants' connections to the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, ISIL, and Daesh. Did ISIS run them as agents? Are they part of a new network of terror in the West?
Clearly, the Garland jihadis had some connections to ISIS. The leader, Elton Simpson, used Twitter to trade calls for violence with Muhammed Abdullahi Hassan (also known as Mujahid Miski), 25, an ISIS recruiter who grew up in Minneapolis.
On April 23, Hassan tweeted: "The brothers from the Charlie Hebdo attack did their part. It's time for brothers in the US to do their part," attaching a Breitbart.com story about the Muhammad cartoon contest.
This appears to be what brought the Garland event to Simpson's attention. Simpson retweeted this call to action and responded: "When will they ever learn. They are planning on selecting the best picture drawn of [Muham - mad] in Texas."
Hassan then further goaded Simpson: "One individual is able to put a whole nation onto its knees."
After the Garland at -...