They're quite frustrated just playing the PlayStation or the Xbox, and they believe that going out to somewhere like Syria actually fulfills that duty in a physical sense.

A British Muslim uses a cartoon avatar to dissuade vulnerable young men from joining ISIS.

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media. I'm Bob Garfield.

Also on the show, the CDC says that Ebola cases could spike to 1.4 million by January,

the operative word being could.

The problem here is that a lot of the media coverage didn't put as part of their headline or the lead.

This is highly unlikely that we're going to see the worst case scenario.

And Zelda, an anonymous columnist offering sage advice for employees of the NSA.

Each one of these columns addresses a problem that you would see addressed in a Dilbert cartoon.

Yeah, if Dilbert were reading your emails and listening to your phone calls.

Music Yeah, if Dilbert were reading your emails and listening to your phone calls. From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

Brooke Gladstone is off. I'm Bob Garfield.

Here's what happened this week.

The Islamic State has released a second propaganda video featuring British freelance

journalist John Cantley, in which Cantley warns U.S. efforts in Iraq and Syria could

become another Vietnam.

In developing news, an Algerian group affiliated with

the Islamic States released a video today showing the beheading of French hiker Ervé Gordel.

With the gruesome ISIS propaganda war in full force, the U.S. State Department is ratcheting up

its own media campaign to deter potential ISIS recruits.

The slogan, a play on the old standby, just say no, is an admonition to the vulnerable.

Think again, turn away.

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