Italians Laugh Off ISIS Threats On Twitter.
AJ+ on Feb 23, 2015 ISIS Heads to Rome: The Italians got this one right. Last week, The Washington Post’s Adam Taylor helpfully collected tweets that Italians put out after a murderous video issued by the Islamic State, or ISIS, warned: “Today we are south of Rome,” one militant said. “We will conquer Rome with Allah’s permission.”
As the hashtag #We_Are_Coming_O_Rome made the rounds in Italy, Rome residents rose to the challenge.
Their tweets, Taylor noted, included:
“#We_Are_Coming_O_Rome ahahah Be careful on the highway-Ring Road: there’s too much traffic, you would remain trapped!”
“#We_Are_Coming_O_Rome hey just a tip: don’t come in train, it’s every time late!”
“#We_Are_Coming_O_Rome You’re too late, Italy is already been destroyed by their governments.”
And “#We_Are_Coming_O_Rome We are ready to meet you! We have nice Colosseum plot for sale, Accept Credit Cards Securely, bargain price.” www.nytimes.com/…/thomas-friedman…