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Black Flags

11 min read 15 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

How a petty criminal and US policy blunders birthed the world's most brutal terrorist army, from a Jordanian prison to the gates of Baghdad.

You’ll learn

  • How Zarqawi's prison radicalization sparked ISIS
  • Why the Iraq War was a gift to extremists
  • How Camp Bucca became a jihadist university
  • The role of apocalyptic prophecy in ISIS strategy