Recent reports suggest that more than 100 Americans have joined the notoriously brutal terrorist group ISIS. Since they likely still have US passports, does the increasing number of US ISIS members make us more vulnerable to a domestic terrorist attack? Learn More: Americans are joining ISIS - are they a danger to the US? http://www.vox.com/2014/9/2/6096767/americans-isis-europeans "About 100 Americans and well over a thousand Europeans have joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)." For Islamic State, Hitting The U.S. May Not Be A Top Priority http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/08/29/344103237/despite-isiss-resources-attacking-u-s-might-be-a-stretch "Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently talked about the militants associated with the Islamic State, the group also known as ISIL or ISIS. He made them sound 10 feet tall." Why bombing ISIS could make it more of a threat to the US http://www.vox.com/2014/8/28/6078297/bombing-iraq-ISIS-blowback "Why is the United States bombing the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)?" The Bride of ISIS Revealed http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/03/the-bride-of-isis-revealed.html "The shocked parents of a young woman from Scotland say she's been recruiting Western 'sisters' to join ISIS. Will the next waves of suicide bombers include women?" Hagel: 100+ Americans Have Joined ISIS http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2014/09/03/hagel-100-americans-have-joined-isis.html "Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said that the United States is aware of Americans who are serving with ISIS in Iraq and Syria. "Over 100 U.S. citizens who have U.S. passports who are fighting in the Middle East with ISIL forces," Hagel said Wednesday on CNN." U.S. Identifies Citizens Joining Rebels in Syria, Including ISIS http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/29/world/middleeast/us-identifies-citizens-joining-rebels-in-syria.html "American intelligence and law enforcement agencies have identified nearly a dozen Americans who have traveled to Syria to fight for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the militant group that the Obama administration says poses the greatest threat to the United States since Al Qaeda before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks." ISIS is Using Social Media to Reach YOU, Its New Audience http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/31/isis-s-use-of-social-media-to-reach-you-its-new-audience.html "The migration from Internet chat forums to social media platforms came late to jihadists, but they've adapted skillfully." On the Ground, Collaborators With ISIS Could Be Its Big Weakness http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/30/on-the-ground-collaborators-with-isis-could-be-its-big-weakness.html "The support of local Sunni Muslims has paved the way for the ISIS conquests in Syria and Iraq. They may yet be turned against it, but not by bombs and rockets." Watch More: World at War Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS0CO0PT_kEJG4pctY40x56mlUrx3KPLX Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork _________________________ TestTube's new daily show is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubedailyshow/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Tara Long on Twitter https://twitter.com/TaraLongest Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq

• published: 10 Sep 2014
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