5 Ways To Look At The Paris Attacks : Parallels : NPR - 0 views
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self-proclaimed caliphate
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silveiragu on 16 Nov 15The definition of "caliphate"-or at least the connotations associated with the word-have changed since the time of the Seljuk Turks. Careful reading of history demonstrates other "successor states" to the original caliphate that are NOT ISIS/ISIL.
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By comparison, al-Qaida often favored major symbols such as the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the Sept. 11 attacks, and U.S. embassies in Africa in a pair of 1998 bombings.
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3. Europe's Vulnerability: The Paris attacks point to weaknesses France and other European countries face in combating terrorism.
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