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Bill Clinton: ISIS Is the 'Most Interesting' NGO Today
2015-04-22
[The Weekly Standard] Former President Bill Clinton called the terrorist group ISIS the "most interesting non-governmental organization today" in remarks at Georgetown University.
A rather peculiar term of reference, 'interesting NGO.' I can't help wondering if he holds them in some perverted sense of admiration.
"Arguably the most interesting non-governmental organzation today, which proves the importance of inclusion by its short-comings but is formidable, is ISIS," said Clinton.
Importance? Short-comings? How else might one categorize ISIS? Do they have a 'Toys for Tots' programme, or a NYC based PAC ?
"ISIS is a terrorist organization, an NGO, trying to become a state. That is, they don't recognize any of the boundaries of the Middle Eastern countries as legitimate. They were all established, drawn largely by Westerners after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. And so when they go capture a place, they set up their own judicial system, they set up their own rule making, they set up whatever their social services are going to be. And the only thing is, you can't disagree with them, or they'll kill you."
Notice how he's all about process, not causation, not Islam? Any fees or honorariums this feral varmint harvests from colleges and universities should be immediately refunded the American taxpayer.
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  Syphilis finally gets to bill.
Posted by: Gyuri   2015-04-22 23:14  

#10  More interesting than an island full of underage sex toys?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-04-22 11:39  

#9  And the only thing is, you can't disagree with them, or they'll kill you."

Is he talking about his time as Governor of Arkansas?
Posted by: Pappy   2015-04-22 11:29  

#8  Maybe he understands what NGOs really are?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-04-22 10:07  

#7  as in:
"I'd be more interested in wearing an orange jumpsuit kneeling on a beach with ISIS than sleeping with Hillary again"
Posted by: Frank G   2015-04-22 09:18  

#6  Is he bucking for a "jihadi bride?"
Posted by: JohnQC   2015-04-22 08:58  

#5  Former president Clinton (as opposed to his wife, wannabe future president Clinton, whom we are not to call Hillary) doesn't usually have a tin ear. I'd love to know the context from which this is taken. Though with Fred out sick, that'll have to wait a bit.
Posted by: trailing wife   2015-04-22 08:09  

#4  What's interesting is Bill admits that the difference between benevolent NGO and criminal conspiracy is semantics.
Posted by: ed in texas   2015-04-22 07:36  

#3  "And if I could figure out what they'd like to bribe influence me over, it could become a cornerstone of discussion."
Posted by: ed in texas   2015-04-22 07:34  

#2  Sounds like the beginning process of the left to legitimize ISIS as an entity; similar to PLO, Hamas, Hezbollah, Castro Brothers...
Posted by: Airandee   2015-04-22 05:58  

#1  the "most interesting non-governmental organization today"

Other than the Clinton Foundation, or course.
Posted by: Skidmark   2015-04-22 04:31  

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