The Demonic Wellspring

Unlike al Qaeda, which offers victory in some remote era, ISIS, in occupying territory and declaring the caliphate, invites its followers to live in the prophesied paradise now.

By James Traub Updated March 14, 2015 | http://www.wsj.com/articles/book-review-isis-the-state-of-terror-by-jessica-stern-j-m-berger-isis-inside-the-army-of-terror-by-michael-weiss-hassan-hassan-the-rise-of-islamic-state-by-patrick-cockburn-1426280254?KEYWORDS=isis