Islamic State Targeting 'Western Lifestyles' --- US interventionist policy targeting eastern lifestyles.
On Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 6:01:56 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://news.sky.com/story/1655124/islamic-state-targeting-western-lifestyles > Islamic State Targeting 'Western Lifestyles' > > [image: Description: Islamic State] > > *By Mark White, Home Affairs Correspondent* > > *The UK is increasingly at risk of mass casualty terror attacks, as the > so-called Islamic State switches its intent towards targeting Western > lifestyles, according to the country's head of counter-terrorism policing.* > > Scotland Yard's Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said recent terror > attacks in Paris, the bombing of a Russia-bound passenger plane over Egypt > and the attempt to bring down another airliner in Somalia, demonstrated a > broadening of the terror group's ambition. > > The Assistant Commissioner said that in the UK over the past few years, > the Islamist group has called on would-be jihadis to attack police and the > military, but now their plans had evolved to attack "Western lifestyles". > > Mr Rowley said: "In recent months we've seen a broadening of that, much > more plans to attack Western lifestyle, and obviously the Paris attacks in > November. Going from that narrow focus on police and military as symbols of > the state to something much broader. > > [image: Description: ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF POLICE OFFICERS MARK ROWLEY] > > Mark Rowley: 'IS has big ambitions for spectacular attacks' > > "And you see a terrorist group which has big ambitions for enormous and > spectacular attacks, not just the types that we've seen foiled to date." > > He warned that ISIS was now attempting to get supporters who have received > military training in Syria into northern Europe to stage attacks. > > [image: Description: Marlin Stivani Nivarlain] > > *Video:* Swedish Teen On Life Under IS > > The counter-terror boss said the "shared effort to look for any possible > links of those networks or other networks that have reached the UK is > obviously a massively high priority". > > Earlier this year, Scotland Yard Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe > announced plans for a large scale increase in the numbers of armed police > in London because of the increasing concerns about the possibility of a > Paris-style marauding gun and bomb attack. > > Authorities are also now launching a push to alert the public to official > "Run, Hide, Tell" advice in the event of such an attack. > > Scotland Yard is urging members of the public to sign up to the force's > Twitter Alerts service. > > [image: Description: US airstrike hits Islamic State camp in Sabratha] > > *Video:* Feb 19: Strikes Target IS In Libya > > Mark Rowley said the alerts would be activated in the event of a marauding > attack and give members of the public vital, quick information on where an > incident is unfolding and the best options to try to remain safe. > > Over the last three years the number of terror-related arrests has risen > by 57% compared to the previous three years. > > Around half lead to a charge. Last year just over three-quarters (77%) of > those arrested were British nationals, 14% were female and 13% were aged 20 > and under. > > Scotland Yard has seen more than 20 families and around 50 young people go > through family court proceedings over concerns about radicalisation in the > past year. > > > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbmM1Y2hsBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NTczOTUxMzM-> > > > - New Members > > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJnM2c3bm45BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxNDU3Mzk1MTMz> > > 1 > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJldWdsaGszBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ1NzM5NTEzNA--> > > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe <javascript:> • Terms of Use > <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
