Experts: Global extremism threat has grown since 9/11
6 years, 6 months ago

Experts: Global extremism threat has grown since 9/11

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Extremism poses a greater global threat today than it did 17 years ago, despite costly U.S. military action overseas, according to members of the U.S. government commission that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks. Members of the more recently constituted task force include former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, and former U.S. national security adviser Stephen Hadley. The task force’s report says that extremists have tried to drive the United States to “military, financial, and political exhaustion through the relentless grind of asymmetric warfare.” Wars against terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria have cost taxpayers $1.5 trillion, according to a Pentagon report from July 2017. Still, the task force urges that the U.S. consolidate its gains in the fight against IS extremists which it says “remain a threat to stability in recently liberated areas, as well as in our homelands.”

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Keeping a watchful eye on the enemies of our state
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Keeping a watchful eye on the enemies of our state

The Independent  

Though vouchsafed by the director general of the Security Service, the fact that his organisation has “one hell of a job on its hands” is hardly a state secret. What might be called a thinly coded message from Mr McCallum is that the war between Israel and its enemies, which has led to such terrible loss of life and destruction, …

'Chilling preview': Ex-FBI official warns MAGA threats against judges are just the start
1 year, 3 months ago

'Chilling preview': Ex-FBI official warns MAGA threats against judges are just the start

Raw Story  

The Colorado Supreme Court justices who ruled to bump former President Donald Trump from the ballot have already been inundated with violent threats that include the warning “this ends when we kill these f---ers,” and that could spell trouble for the entire nation, a former FBI official warns. Former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi said in a column for MSNBC Friday …

The FBI director warns about threats to Americans from those inspired by the Hamas attack on Israel
1 year, 4 months ago

The FBI director warns about threats to Americans from those inspired by the Hamas attack on Israel

Associated Press  

FBI Director Christopher Wray warned on Tuesday that Hamas’ rampage inside Israel could inspire violence in the U.S., telling lawmakers that multiple foreign extremist groups have called for attacks against Americans and the West in recent weeks. “We assess that the actions of Hamas and its allies will serve as an inspiration the likes of which we haven’t seen since …

FBI chief's dire warning on Hamas: Most serious terror threat to US since ISIS
1 year, 4 months ago

FBI chief's dire warning on Hamas: Most serious terror threat to US since ISIS

Hindustan Times  

The attack by Hamas on Israel will inspire the most significant terror threat to the US since the rise of ISIS, FBI director Christopher Wray said at a congressional hearing. Israel-Hamas War: FBI director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing. "The actions of Hamas and its allies will serve as an inspiration the …

FBI and DHS failing to address threat of domestic terrorism, according to new Senate report
2 years, 3 months ago

FBI and DHS failing to address threat of domestic terrorism, according to new Senate report

Raw Story  

A new investigation by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee into the rise of domestic terrorism has found that the federal government is failing to adequately address domestic terror attacks, which are predominantly perpetrated by white supremacists and anti-government extremists. Although the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have identified domestic terrorism, specifically white supremacist violence, as …

Wray: Afghanistan unrest could inspire extremism inside US
3 years, 6 months ago

Wray: Afghanistan unrest could inspire extremism inside US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The possibility of a 9/11-type attack has diminished over the last 20 years, but the Taliban victory in Afghanistan could embolden U.S.-based extremists at the same time that the FBI is confronting increasing threats from individuals motivated by racial and political grievances, top national security officials warned Tuesday. Christine Abizaid, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, testified …

Bush Condemns Domestic And Foreign Extremism On 20th Anniversary Of 9/11 Attacks
3 years, 6 months ago

Bush Condemns Domestic And Foreign Extremism On 20th Anniversary Of 9/11 Attacks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President George W. Bush drew a parallel between foreign and domestic extremists in his speech to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks from Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. “There is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home,” Bush said, “but in their disdain for pluralism, in their disregard for human …

Domestic terrorism poses an ‘elevated’ threat in 2021, intelligence report warns
4 years ago

Domestic terrorism poses an ‘elevated’ threat in 2021, intelligence report warns

LA Times  

Supporters of President Trump breached the Capitol on Jan. 6. The report said the main threat was posed by domestic extremists motivated by enduring “biases against minority populations and perceived government overreach,” echoing alarms raised by federal law enforcement officials in recent months. “The problem of domestic terrorism has been metastasizing across the country for a long time now,” Wray …

FBI Director Says Domestic Extremism ‘Metastasizing’ Around The Country
4 years ago

FBI Director Says Domestic Extremism ‘Metastasizing’ Around The Country

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers Tuesday that domestic extremism has been “metastasizing” around the country, saying the number of domestic terrorism investigations has grown “significantly” since he took over the agency three years ago. “The problem of domestic terrorism has been metastasizing across the country for a long time now, and it’s not going away anytime …

White supremacists on par with ISIS as ‘top threat,’ FBI director says at Captiol riot hearing
4 years ago

White supremacists on par with ISIS as ‘top threat,’ FBI director says at Captiol riot hearing

The Independent  

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Wray Stresses Role Of Right-Wing Extremism In Hearing About Jan. 6 Riot
4 years ago

Wray Stresses Role Of Right-Wing Extremism In Hearing About Jan. 6 Riot

NPR  

Wray Stresses Role Of Right-Wing Extremism In Hearing About Jan. 6 Riot Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 6:41 p.m. ET FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday condemned the attack on the U.S. Capitol as "domestic terrorism," defended the bureau's handling of intelligence about potential threats ahead of the …

Experts studied al-Qaeda and Isis for years, now they are turning their attention to extremists closer to home
4 years, 1 month ago

Experts studied al-Qaeda and Isis for years, now they are turning their attention to extremists closer to home

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Martha Crenshaw, one of the foremost terror experts …

'A Long Time Coming': Given DHS Warning, A Look At U.S. Domestic Extremism Threats
4 years, 1 month ago

'A Long Time Coming': Given DHS Warning, A Look At U.S. Domestic Extremism Threats

NPR  

'A Long Time Coming': Given DHS Warning, A Look At U.S. Domestic Extremism Threats Enlarge this image toggle caption Jon Cherry/Getty Images Jon Cherry/Getty Images President Biden is reviewing the U.S. government's response to domestic extremism, including threats that gained traction under President Donald Trump. "My sense of that alert is that it was probably a long time coming," says …

Biden orders review of domestic extremism threat in US
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden orders review of domestic extremism threat in US

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has directed his intelligence community to study …

FBI raises neo-Nazi threat level to same as Isis
5 years, 1 month ago

FBI raises neo-Nazi threat level to same as Isis

The Independent  

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White Supremacy Is A Worldwide Crisis ― And The U.S. Can Learn From Abroad
5 years, 7 months ago

White Supremacy Is A Worldwide Crisis ― And The U.S. Can Learn From Abroad

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING From Pittsburgh to Poway to El Paso, U.S. law enforcement is struggling to deal with far-right domestic terrorism. Earlier this year, Daniel Koehler of the German Institute on Radicalization and De-radicalization Studies wrote that a “vast” number of local programs try to intervene with people vulnerable to right-wing extremism before they’re radicalized, citing a 2016 study that …

Attack highlights challenge of pursuing domestic extremists
5 years, 7 months ago

Attack highlights challenge of pursuing domestic extremists

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal authorities investigating the El Paso shooting call it an act of domestic terrorism, but they won’t be able to apply the same terrorism law that prosecutors have used for years against supporters of the Islamic State and al-Qaida. But if the shooting underscores the threat of racially based violence, it also exposes a gap in the law: …

9/11: Two former members of investigative commission warn of future terrorist attacks
6 years, 6 months ago

9/11: Two former members of investigative commission warn of future terrorist attacks

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Experts who had served on the September 11 Commission have …

Strategy against terrorism needs to be reconsidered
8 years, 6 months ago

Strategy against terrorism needs to be reconsidered

China Daily  

Sunday was not just the day for remembering those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept 11, 2001, it also brought into focus how much more needs to be done in the war against terror. Statistics show that the number of terrorist attacks has risen considerably since the 9/11 attacks, especially after the …

US looks to Facebook, private groups to battle online extremism
9 years, 1 month ago

US looks to Facebook, private groups to battle online extremism

Firstpost  

The U.S. government, acknowledging its limited success in combating Islamic extremist messaging, is recruiting tech companies, community organizations and educational groups to take the lead in disrupting online radicalization. The meeting was “a recognition that the government is ill-positioned and ill-equipped to counter ISIS online,” Seamus Hughes, deputy director of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism, said after attending the …

IS determined to strike U.S. this year: Intelligence officials
9 years, 1 month ago

IS determined to strike U.S. this year: Intelligence officials

The Hindu  

Leaders of the Islamic State are determined to strike targets in the United States this year, senior U.S. intelligence officials have said, telling lawmakers that a small group of violent extremists will attempt to overcome the logistical challenges of mounting such an attack. In testimony before congressional committees, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and other officials described the Islamic …

Islamic State is the ‘preeminent global threat,’ U.S. intelligence director says
9 years, 1 month ago

Islamic State is the ‘preeminent global threat,’ U.S. intelligence director says

LA Times  

Islamic State has taken advantage of weak and collapsing governments to expand its reach, and remains determined to attack the United States, the top U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday. The Sunni extremist group, which is based in Syria and Iraq but has affiliates in Africa and Asia, has become the “preeminent global threat,” Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper …

US intelligence chief warns of home-grown extremists- India TV News
10 years, 1 month ago

US intelligence chief warns of home-grown extremists- India TV News

India TV News  

Washington: A top US intelligence official warned Thursday that home-grown "violent extremists" continue to pose the most likely threat to homeland security, Xinhua news agency reported. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that there is "serious" threat posed by extremist groups' calling for lone-wolf type of attacks against the US and other Western …

Homegrown terror worries U.S.
11 years, 2 months ago

Homegrown terror worries U.S.

The Hindu  

Osama bin Laden may be dead but the splinter terror groups created out of Al-Qaeda, the group that the 9/11 mastermind formed, are giving sleepless nights to U.S. policymakers and their law enforcement agencies, who feel that Al-Qaeda’s ideology was fuelling homegrown terrorists that are often referred to as “lone wolves”. “Though the U.S. might have been able to eliminate …

FBI chief warns of terrorist cyber attacks
13 years ago

FBI chief warns of terrorist cyber attacks

ABC  

FBI director Robert Mueller has warned US politicians violent extremists could try to carry out cyber attacks on the United States and the nation needs to be prepared. "To date, terrorists have not used the internet to launch a full-scale cyber attack, but we cannot underestimate their intent," he told a House appropriations subcommittee while presenting the FBI's 2013 budget. …

In Some Ways, Terrorist Threat Is Highest Since 9/11, Napolitano Says
14 years, 1 month ago

In Some Ways, Terrorist Threat Is Highest Since 9/11, Napolitano Says

NPR  

In Some Ways, Terrorist Threat Is Highest Since 9/11, Napolitano Says Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, "the United States has made important progress in securing our nation from terrorism," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Congress this morning. Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images But, she added, "the terrorist threat facing our …

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