Topic: Brand Competition

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Win by a Gyp
Episode 690 1:13:00 - 1:16:48

690: Win by a Gyp

Al-Qaeda vs ISIS Branding, Jihadi John and Intelligence Failures

The discussion shifts to the perceived competition for "market share" between Al-Qaeda and ISIS. Mike Rogers claims that U.S. intelligence has "high confidence" in the identity of the executioner known as Jihadi John but refuses to release his name to avoid disrupting his "lineage" of associates. The hosts mock the idea of allowing beheadings to continue for the sake of gathering intelligence.