State Dept. Uses IS Propaganda to Fight Militants

Mutilated corpses hang crucified in a public square. Dozens of men kneel blindfolded before being shot execution style. Bodies are casually tossed into a pit. Ominous music plays in the background as the words “run, do not walk to ISIS land” scroll across the screen. But this video is not another slickly produced campaign pumped out as a recruiting tool by Islamic State (IS) militants This video was instead produced by the U.S. State Department. It appears to be part of an effort to...

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