ISIS Takes a Page Out of Amazon’s Playbook

ISIS hasn’t been defeated or destroyed. It may not be as strong as it once was, but it’s still there, lurking in the shadows. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Outsider Club. [Click here]( to manage your e-mail preferences. [Outsider Club logo] ISIS Takes a Page Out of Amazon’s Playbook [Jason Simpkins Photo] By [Jason Simpkins]( Written Jan. 18, 2019 On Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence stood before the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference at the State Department and told U.S. diplomats that ISIS had been destroyed. “The caliphate has crumbled,” he said, “and ISIS has been defeated.” This was a strange thing to say, considering Pence was told hours beforehand that a terrorist attack by the Islamic State had killed four Americans. Officials said a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest as the Americans — two service members, a Pentagon civilian, and a U.S. contractor — met with local military officials at a restaurant in the city of Manbij, Syria. Three additional U.S. service members were wounded. And that’s not all. Last week, ISIS militants wounded two British soldiers with a rocket attack. And in November, they killed or captured dozens of Kurds working alongside the U.S. to combat the Assad regime in Syria. So clearly, ISIS hasn’t been defeated or destroyed. [Far Beyond Drones...]( Now, I’m sure you already know a little bit about drones — they’ve been in the news for more than a decade now. But this technology has grown exponentially... we’re way past the big, expensive drones used for air strikes during the Bush and Obama days. I’m talking about relatively inexpensive, infinitely deployable, mission-specific defense robots that are now being used by the U.S. military in every part of the globe. According to the Wall Street Journal, many economists are even calling this the “second machine age.” All told, it adds up to a whopping $127.3 billion. I hope I’ve gotten your attention — because [I’d like to show you how to make 9x your money on major defense contracts coming through the pipeline.]( It may not be as strong as it once was, but it’s still there, lurking in the shadows. And it wants you to know something… It's got [drones](. A few weeks ago, the terrorist organization began circulating this image on social media: It’s a drone carrying what’s presumably a bomb over New York City, with the caption “Sender: The Islamic State.” Is it just bluster? Propaganda intended to scare the American public? Probably. But that doesn’t mean it’s something to dismiss, either. If Michael Faraday Had the Right Lawyer, He’d Be Worth Trillions Today When Michael Faraday invented this gizmo in the 1820s, he had no idea that within a century and a half, it would be the most commonly used electrical device on the planet. Today, in its millions of forms and functions, Faraday’s inventions consume more than half of the energy mankind produces. They play primary roles in almost every piece of consumer, commercial, and industrial equipment, from electric watches and cell phones to electrical vehicles and all the way up to nuclear submarines. But what would surprise Faraday even more is that since the 1820s, when he finished his first prototype, the basic design has not changed... [Find out how this tiny tech startup just flipped a $3 trillion industry upside down.]( The fact is, ISIS deployed a lot of drones when it was defending its would-be Caliphate in Syria and Iraq. Obviously the group can’t match the firepower deployed by major states, especially the United States. But it's more than capable of strapping a bomb to a drone and sending it off on a suicide mission of its own, sparing the life of a jihadist. Here’s what that looks like, if you’re wondering… On January 10, a similar device, a UAV armed with explosives, detonated above a group of senior Yemeni officers near the city of Aden. As you may know, Iran-backed rebels have been locked in a bloody conflict with the Saudi- (and U.S.-) backed leadership there. It appears that drone was from Iran’s Ababil-II family of UAVs. Controversial book: Lose weight by eating MORE steaks and bacon? Bestseller The Vital Truth is infuriating critics and delighting fans. In addition to shattering food industry-funded dietary myths, it sheds light on the [REAL cause of heart disease]( and the secret behind achieving high testosterone without steroids. We have some free copies of this “MUST-READ” left, but you can only claim one if you [CLICK HERE NOW](. So this kind of thing isn’t out of the ordinary. And the threat from ISIS was serious enough that the NYPD took specific countermeasures to secure the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square. The department deployed surveillance drones of its own, as well as unspecified “counter-drone” technology. And those are just a few of the new drone technologies the NYPD rolled out late last year. In addition to surveillance, the department is also deploying drones for crime scene documentation, HAZMAT incidents, and hostage situations. This is a trend I’ve been following closely for my Wealth Warrior investment advisory, which monitors the latest in military and security technology as well as global crises ongoing in places like Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. If you want to know more about that service and get access to [the three best drone stocks on the market today, just click here](. Fight on, [Jason Simpkins Signature] Jason Simpkins [follow basic]([@OCSimpkins on Twitter]( Jason Simpkins is Assistant Managing Editor of the Outsider Club and Investment Director of The Wealth Warrior, a financial advisory focused on security companies and defense contractors. For more on Jason, check out his editor's [page](. *Follow Outsider Club on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. Enjoy reading this article? 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