Baking heat of southern iraq with al baghdadi a man who dreamed of a new kind of terror. it was a recipe for isis. they are meeting. they were playing soccer together. they were strategizing together. one thing is clear, al baghdadi went through a transformation at camp bucca. he was an average person. he was just a sunni foot soldier when he was arrested by the americans. but by the time al baghdadi left he was someone else. all we know is baghdadi became an entirely different creature in terms of radicalization in terms of militarization. in terms of building a huge network, admittance in the prison. at camp bucca, al baghdadi networked with hundreds jihadis, at least some of whom would later join isis. the day would come when he would also feed military expertise.
Heads of the french. wherever you may where. perhaps the most important question how could we fought have known? the answer is we did. this is a story of what we few about isis and when we few it. it is a story that has not been told before not in its entirety told by the people who have made the journey into the mind and heart of isis. we begin with an extraordinary chance to look into the islamic state. not a single reporter has dared to venture there since the gruesome beheadings of journalists began last year. imagine seeing this. i m john cantlie, the british citizen abandoned by my own government. and this. these could be my last hours in this world. and then heading straight into the heart of darkness.
Followers. followers. r but back when the u.s. had him under lock and key, he was seen as believe it or not, a man that can be trusted. abu bakir was someone who could keep them quiet. there are 24 camps. he was allowed open access to all of them. he wasn t considered from everything we know now a high level detainee and he was allowed to lead prayers. he was allowed to give religious lessons. the future leader of isis was giving other inmates lessons on islam islam. those inmates were jihadists. or former baathists. henchmen of saddam or simply common criminals. it most assuredly was a jihadist university. unquestionable. put them altogether in the
American anger and brought promises of retribution. we will hunt down the criminals. we will kill them. or we will capture them and we will pacify fallujah. and u.s. forces fought two long and bloody battles to retake the city. nearly 70 americans lost their lives liberty liberating fallujah hundreds more were left seriously wounded. ten years later, fallujah falls back into the hands of an enemy. but this time it s isis. just a few days after fallujah fell the president talked about the threat from the terror group from an interview with the requested new yorker magazine. he said the analogy we use around here sometimes, i think it sing a ratd is when the jv team puts on lakers uniforms it doesn t make them kobe bryant.
Have every day more than 50 new fighters they can lose fighters. they don t care. the amazing thing is they are completely enthusiastic. they think it s the time of their life. they think that they are a part of a historical event, changing the whole middle east. among them were americans. i met many americans. i met remember germs and french people and english people but many americans, guys from new jersey. there were also american weapons, soldiers carry them like a badge of honor, even the children. how old are you? these child soldier 12 and 13 years old now go to what isis call schools.