The Islamic State's Strategy Deadly attacks bring ISIS’s goal of a divided world closer to fruition. link View this email in your browser July 10 16, 2016 Unlabeled graphic Unlabeled graphic To get missing image descriptions, open the context menu. link Share Unlabeled graphic Unlabeled graphic dark twitter 48 link Tweet Unlabeled graphic Unlabeled graphic dark forwardtofriend 48 link Forward heading level 1 Editor’s Picks heading level 1 The Islamic State’s Strategy This week’s attack in Nice, France, left scores dead and injured. Regardless of whether or not the perpetrator acted alone, the Islamic State is likely to take credit. In the West, deadly attacks in Paris, Brussels, Orlando, and elsewhere are bringing link the Islamic State’s goal of a divided world closer to fruition, writes Murtaza Hussain. ISIS’s strategy has long been to eliminate the link gray link zone of religious coexistence by supporting attacks that create a backlash by authorities, which in turn creates more supporters for the group’s cause. On a larger scale, the U dot S. has been laying the groundwork for this global divide, training some link 200,000 foreign security forces every year in dozens of countries , according to an investigation by The Intercept and 100Reporters. With little oversight or accountability, the U dot S. training network is, as one former White House official described it, a headless system. link click upn equals tg NU 1q Cex Ss R Kk U 9n 1MU… link Sharon Weinberger National Security Editor link click upn equals tg NU 1q Cex Ss R Kk U 9n 1MU… link After Nice, Don’t Give ISIS What It’s Asking For Murtaza Hussain From both a strategic and moral perspective, the worst response to the horror of incidents like Nice is to give ISIS what it says it wants: polarization and communal hatred. link click upn equals tg NU 1q Cex Ss R Kk U 9n 1MU… link Leaked Data Reveals How the U dot S. Trains Vast Numbers of Foreign Soldiers and Police With Little link Oversight Douglas Gillison, Nick Turse, Moiz Syed An investigation mining diplomatic cables published by Wiki Leaks shows the shadowy network of U dot S. programs that provides instruction to hundreds of thousands of foreign security personnel. heading level 1 Top Stories link click upn equals tg NU 1q Cex Ss R Kk U 9n 1MU… link After Dallas Shootings, Police Arrest People for Criticizing Cops on Facebook and Twitter Naomi La Chance Police are feeling threatened by angry tweets, but free speech advocates warn that having a bad thought isn’t necessarily a crime. link click upn equals tg NU 1q Cex Ss R Kk U 9n 1MU… link Eric Holder’s Longtime Excuse for Not Prosecuting Banks Just Crashed and Burned David Dayen New evidence supports the critique that Holder, for a combination of political, self serving, and craven reasons, held his department back from prosecuting big banks. link click upn equals tg NU 1q Cex Ss R Kk U 9n 1MU… link Images of Militarized Police in Baton Rouge Draw Global Attention Robert Mackey Photographs and video of heavily armed police officers arresting protesters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, reverberated on social networks around the world. link click upn equals tg NU 1q Cex Ss R Kk U 9n 1MU… link Clinton Led Democrats Are Now to the Right of George W. Bush on Palestinian Rights Glenn Greenwald Clinton has covertly run one of the most anti Palestinian, pro Israeli aggression presidential campaigns in modern history. link click upn equals tg NU 1q Cex Ss R Kk U 9n 1MU… link A link fter Week of Violence, Cleveland Prepares for Chaos at Republican Convention Alice Speri Cleveland officials are estimated to have spent at least $20 million in federal funds on riot gear and surveillance equipment. link Follow The Intercept link graphic Facebook link graphic Twitter link graphic Tumblr link graphic Instagram This email was sent to link email protected link why did I get this? link unsubscribe from this list link update subscription preferences First Look Media · 114 Fifth Avenue · New York, NY 10010 · USA