Mr. Orange

Re-upping my thread on a case of plagiarism https://twitter.com/Mr0rangetracker/status/1107586324876402689 … cc @thomasjoscelyn @CraigAWhiteside

cc @KyleWOrton @DanieleRaineri

Some days ago @danieleraineri mentioned something that has been bothering me for some time: the blatant plagiarism of Kyle Orton. Allow me to show a small example of my own.https://twitter.com/DanieleRaineri/status/1106219024407515137 …

The latest photo in the #IS series Caravan of the Martyrs shows Abû Hamza al-Badrî who was killed in Salâh ad-Dîn. He belonged to the same tribe as Abû Bakr al-Baghdâdî.

While #IS deals with an intense American bombing campaing, the Tâlibân - upon whose legitimacy most of the non-IS SJs have built their claim - is talking to the US. If the talks actually go through - and I think they will - a number of jihâdis may reconsider their loyalties.

While #IS is suffering on the ground in its last hold in Syria, it may well gain support in its target group - global salafî-jihâdists. While it is making its last stand sympathy for those encircled is rising.

Likely at that time he took up communicating with other leaders again. The last communication that I have no doubts about is from 2007. No idea where, when and how he died. And I suppose others don't have much more but make bold claims about hospitals, specific villages etc.

Concerning the latest debate about Muhammad 'Umar of the Tâlibân: while broad lines like him staying rather low profile and dying in Afghânistân sound correct a trusted source confirmed to me that he entered Pâkistân during his escape and returned to Afghânistân some months later

I wholeheartedly agree with this statement and the ensuing prospect on future studies: "This is why country-specific studies on the origins and manifestations of radicalism and terrorism are vital if we are to correctly fathom the phenomenon [...]."

"[A] wide approach that moves beyond mere socioeconomic factors or pure religious ideology is key to understanding [...] radicalisation. [...], what might be true or influential for an individual, or even across one region or country, might prove inaccurate [...] for another."

While unintriguing, this is very laudable indeed, as there have been numerous reports brushing over such aspects. For example going on about the low number of completed secondary education with a huge percentage of the sample being too young to have done so.

Their high unemployment rate in comparison to other #IS FF's is rationalized by them being recent graduates (a comparison to #KSA unemployment rate would have been interesting).

When dealing with "harder" information, like age, education and employment the report is of far greater value (the self-reported caveat always applies) and shows that the average Saudi #IS guy is more educated than other Saudis and other ISlers.

Not to speak of other variables like modesty or expectations of how advanced in religious knowledge #IS may have been perceived by outsiders.