The Atlantic’s Wood: Obama ‘Doesn’t...Have the Authority’ To Authenticate ISIS

The Atlantic’s Wood: Obama ‘Doesn’t...Have the Authority’ To Authenticate ISIS (NewsBusters)

Anderson Cooper spotlighted The Atlantic's Graeme Wood's thorough article on ISIS on his Wednesday program. Cooper wondered, "President Obama...said we're at war with people who have perverted Islam. The question, though, is: is that really true?" The anchor cited Wood's piece to cast cold water on the President's claim: "The reality is that the Islamic State is Islamic. Very Islamic. Yes, it has attracted psychopaths and adventure seekers...but the religion preached by its most ardent followers derives from coherent and even learned interpretations of Islam."