Texting with ISIS: Rukmini Callimachi

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After the horrific shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday night, ISIS scrambled to claim responsibility. They did so despite any real evidence. Then they doubled down.

This week Ian sits down with ISIS expert and The New York Times foreign correspondent Rukmini Callimachi, who may know the group better than any other journalist.

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