NEW YORK ¨C If Islamic State was directly responsible for the attacks in Paris that have killed more than 130 people, it is a serious change in strategy.
¡°It¡¯s not just about inspiring any more, but motivating,¡± Patrick Skinner, a former CIA official now with the consulting firm Soufan Group, told the Financial Times. ¡°They are projecting their terror further and more deliberately.¡±
Indeed, coordinating at least eight terrorists for attacks on six locations is a whole different level of sophistication than urging Canadian Muslims to carry out random hit-and-runs on men in uniform.
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