Rome will be conquered next, says leader of Islamic State

[Fozzledick]

Muslims have been called to flock to the Islamic State to gather for a battle against non-believers throughout the world

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed leader of the Islamic State stretching across Iraq and Syria, has vowed to lead the conquest of Rome as he called on Muslims to immigrate to his new land to fight under its banner around the globe.

Baghdadi, who holds a PhD in Islamic studies, said Muslims were being targetted and killed from China to Indonesia. Speaking as the first Caliph, or commander of the Islamic faithful since the dissolution of the Ottoman empire, he called on Muslims to rally to his pan-Islamic state.

"Those who can immigrate to the Islamic State should immigrate, as immigration to the house of Islam is a duty," he said in an audio recording released on a website used by the group formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham.

"Rush O Muslims to your state. It is your state. Syria is not for Syrians and Iraq is not for Iraqis. The land is for the Muslims, all Muslims.

"This is my advice to you. If you hold to it you will conquer Rome and own the world, if Allah wills."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10939235/Rome-will-be-conquered-next-says-leader-of-Islamic-State.html

Of course Shi'as, Sufis and secular moderates need not apply.

[RandySF]

1. Is this 2014 or 1314?

[Boomerproud]

2. The Third Reich lasted 1000 years...remember?

Some people are on the wrong drugs.

[WinkyDink]

16. It had armed opponents, remember?

[Coventina]

3. The Thunderdome will be conquered next, says leader of Coventinastan!

Coventina, the self-proclaimed leader of Coventinastan has vowed to lead the conquest of the Thunderdome as she called on Tina Turner worshipers to immigrate to her new land to fight under its banner around the globe....

"Rush, O fellow Coven-members, to your state! It is your state. The Thunderdome is for Coven-members, all Coven-members. This is my advice to you. If you hold to it you will conquer the Thunderdome and own the world, if Tina wills!"

[clarice]

19. LMAO !!! Thanks coven....made my morning. nt

[etherealtruth]

4. This is not viewed as anything credible by most Muslims

If I remember correctly Osama Bin Laden also attempted to establish a caliphate (Bin Laden had his followers .... but only a minute fraction of the 1.5 Billion Muslims)

[Nuclear Unicorn]

18. As incredible as it may seem it has rolled Iraq onto its heels and cannot be dislodged from Syria.

Iraq has the tacit assistance of the most advanced superpower in the world. Syria is one of the most brutal and ruthless regimes. Yet, ISIS seems immoveable, if not actually winning.

If ISIS shows itself to be a viable contender the mere fact they are winning will draw more adherents. That is how these things snowball.

[KamaAina]

5. "Those who can immigrate to the Islamic State should immigrate,"

"as immigration to the house of Islam is a duty,"

Hmmm. Replace Islam with Judaism and you've got Israel. Wonder how the caliph* feels about that.

[roamer65]

6. Dream on, jihadi.

Not gonna happen.

[bemildred]

7. Pat Robertson comes to mind for some reason. nt

[Fozzledick]

9. Oh, he's a lot more moderate and pragmatic

but I still think he's a prime candidate for the Anti-Christ.

[bemildred]

10. You have to admire this guys chutzpah, he wants to rule the world.

Not everybody is up to ride the mob into battle, that takes balls of steel and a short attention span, because there are no brakes once you get the mob moving, it's going somewhere. One thinks of 1789.

[msongs]

8. the never ending benefits of the world's 2 dominant mythical belief systems. nt

[Takket]

11. good luck with that.......

[smirkymonkey]

12. Um. Yeah. OK.

Good luck with that, a-hole.

[sakabatou]

13. *eyeroll*

[riderinthestorm]

14. I'd like to laugh but the consequences are too dire...

These guys are fanatics.

[lpbk2713]

15. " ... if Allah wills."

But how will they know if Allah really wants them to fugoff?

[Quantess]

17. Jerks. (no text)

[KittyWampus]

20. LOLZ

[dembotoz]

21. i remember old jokes about how quickly Italy surrenders to anyone....

france to for that matter