In the final episode of our 4-part series we cover the birth of ISIS itself. With the seeds planted and the soil now ripe, the long string of dominoes that started falling on September 11th, 2001 will finally reach their cataclysmic peak. The Swiss cheese model will align perfectly, and in the nation of Syria, the seeds of ISIS will be planted and flourish across much of the middle east. The fire of ISIS will rage on for years, until a critical mistake by the leader of ISIS itself will unite the Muslim world against Islamic extremism.

This story lives on as a reminder that this type of cancer is infecting young minds in many dark places across the world today.

This evil still exists.

Thank you for listening.

In late April, 2004, Nicholas Berg was grusomelly beheaded, by hand, by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The 5 minute and 37 second long video was recorded and distributed thoughout the internet for all the world to see. It was an instant hit. It would be the worlds sobering and tragic intoduction to the tactics and commitment that would come to represent al Qaeda in Iraq. It would prove to be a monumental domino among many that would soon fall.

On this episode...

- The Nick Berg story

- Ramadi and Fallujah crumble

- Zarqawi attacks his home

- Jordan and the United States join forces

- Keeping the pressure on

- "Thats him"

- Looking into American eyes, as he took his last breath

This episode was recorded in late March, 2024.

As the historical dominoes are lining up, a critical and world changing event happens on September 11th, 2001. It will be a major tipping point in the events that follow in the months and years to come. For the United States the gloves are now off, and the memory of that fateful September morning will fuel a fire that will see the deployment of U.S. Military forces to both Afghanistan and Iraq. The dominoes are lined up, and they will slowly fall, one by one.

The dominoes...

- September 11th, 2001

- Invasion of Afghanistan

- Assassination of U.S. Diplomat Laurence Foley

- Invasion of Iraq

- The disbanding of the Iraqi military and Baath party

- The arrival of Zarqawi