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Thu Jun 19, 2014, 06:38 AM Jun 2014

Dr. Nafeez Ahmed:The rise of ISIS in Iraq is a neocon’s dream

"The geopolitical jockeying between the U.S., Britain, the Gulf states, Turkey and Iran, has spawned an Islamist Frankenstein - a movement so ruthless even their parent network al-Qaeda disowned them.

In turn, ISIS’ rapid ascent is unwittingly playing into the hands of neocon fanatics in Washington and London, eager to seize the new opportunity to bring their dreams of remaking the Middle East to fruition.


http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2014/06/19/The-rise-of-ISIS-in-Iraq-is-a-neocon-s-dream.html

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