How's that war on drugs working out??? On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 3:25 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote:
> the long war against radical Islam > --- > same as the long war against radical xians and jews. > > the abrahamics are a violent lot that can't succeed in killing each other > into extinction. > > On Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 1:57:21 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *http://tinyurl.com/zgp65bq <http://tinyurl.com/zgp65bq>* >> >> >> >> Facing the New Reality of Homegrown Terrorism >> >> August 25, 2016 | David Shedd >> >> [image: Description: Description: >> https://www.thecipherbrief.com/sites/default/files/styles/headshot/public/thumbnail_shedd_david.jpg?itok=SOspKds2&c=23caf78d5a3c59826a3d8b54ea617650] >> <https://www.thecipherbrief.com/expert/David-Shedd> >> >> >> *David SheddFormer Acting Director, Defense Intelligence Agency >> <https://www.thecipherbrief.com/expert/David-Shedd>* >> >> >> >> "If you know the enemy and know yourself," Sun Tzu once wrote, "you need >> not fear the results of a hundred battles." When it comes to the War on >> Terrorism, unfortunately, we have a lot to fear. >> >> The pace of these attacks has become so frequent that we risk gradually >> becoming inured to their horror that has played out in Brussels, Paris, >> Dhaka, Baghdad, Riyadh, San Bernardino, Orlando, and Nice. >> >> Each time, we mourn the loss of life, investigate the backgrounds of the >> killers, and then move on to something else, because we truthfully don’t >> want to face the hard reality of the spread of homegrown terrorism. >> >> The horrific attack in Orlando has begun to fade from memory. But what >> has become yesterday’s news still holds critical questions for what we will >> undoubtedly face in the future. >> >> A significant shift is underway in how Jihadists operate. Groups such as >> ISIL (also known as ISIS) are encouraging isolated individuals to carry out >> attacks against soft targets with whatever weapons they have at hand. >> >> Orlando demonstrated that we are unprepared for this new phase in the war >> on terror. Hard questions have gone unanswered: How could 29 year-old Omar >> Mir Seddique Mateen been under FBI investigation twice for Islamic >> extremist ties, yet still manage to kill 49 people and wound 53 more? >> >> Despite clear signs of radicalization, Mateen dropped off the FBI’s radar >> for the past two years. What warnings were missed? And what measures could >> the Bureau have taken to thwart this attack? >> >> In the absence of better information from the Bureau, we don’t know >> precisely why Mateen was dropped as a person of interest. What is apparent, >> however, is that the FBI had information pointing to his radicalization. >> >> We can expect more terrorists such as Omar Mateen. Islamic extremist >> groups have mastered the use of social media to inspire individuals, >> including Americans, to commit violence on their behalf. These >> decentralized attacks are orders of magnitude more difficult to interdict, >> since they can occur anytime and anywhere without prior communications or >> support. These “crowd-sourced” terror attacks have become more commonplace. >> And while they are smaller in scale, the attacks are very effective in >> spreading fear by the Islamic terrorists. >> >> To address this new threat, the U.S. must take painful but necessary >> legal and policy measures to increase our domestic counter-terror >> capabilities. The recent attacks provide three lessons that we should act >> on immediately. >> >> First, the FBI needs to have broader legal authority to keep a watchful >> eye on potential homegrown terrorists. After 9/11, Congress amended the >> Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to address so-called “lone >> wolves,” who are not directly connected to a terrorist organization. >> However, the law only applies to non-U.S. persons and requires probable >> cause that a crime is about to be committed. >> >> Congress should further amend FISA to include U.S. persons who have >> identified themselves to any degree with Islamic extremist violence. While >> there are of course civil liberty concerns, the surveillance requests would >> be subject to FISA Court renewals at least every 90 days (the same as the >> current duration for U.S. citizens suspected of being an agent of an >> international terrorist organization). >> >> It is critical that the FBI not only have the authority to electronically >> observe someone with Mateen’s profile for short periods when necessary, but >> also the flexibility to lightly monitor those suspected individuals over >> longer periods. This capability is vital, since the radicalization process >> can occur slowly over many years but then transition rapidly into violent >> acts. >> >> For instance, given Mateen’s known proclivity for Islamic-inspired >> violence, the Bureau could have maintained an active dialogue with Mateen’s >> employers to identify further changes in his behavior. Mateen could also >> have been placed on the “Known and Appropriately Suspected” (KRT) list, so >> that his purchase of a firearm would have been flagged. >> >> Second, the FBI and other counter terror agencies must focus on >> dismantling the eco-system that inspires homegrown terrorists. Contrary to >> what many pundits claim, homegrown terrorists are not isolated “lone >> wolves” acting independently out of deranged motives. They are deeply >> connected to the violent Islamist ideology, which is promoted by terrorist >> propagandists, radical Muslim clerics, and a network of followers that >> promote violence by interpreting the Koran literally. >> >> The term “lone-wolf” therefore implies a false disconnect between the >> would-be attacker and the source of inspiration. While it will remain >> difficult to stop individual crowd-sourced attacks, it is far more feasible >> to counter the network attempting to inspire them. >> >> The FBI and other counter-terror agencies must aggressively pursue and >> dismantle this eco-system, both within the US and abroad, using all >> capabilities at their disposal. >> >> Third, we need to dedicate the necessary resources to match the scope and >> scale of the homegrown terror threat. >> >> The FBI currently faces a significant manpower shortage to face this new >> phase in the war on terror – in fact, the NYPD alone has more officers than >> the Bureau has agents – and terrorism, while still the top priority, is not >> the only task on its overloaded plate. After the Orlando attack, the FBI >> indicated that the volume of investigations into potential Islamic >> extremist threats has been overwhelming. >> >> Unfortunately, we don’t have the luxury of tailoring our threats to our >> resources. The government must look seriously at what’s needed to combat >> homegrown terrorism. Whether it’s a problem of inadequate manpower, >> insufficient “rules of engagement,” ineffective investigative techniques, >> or some combination of the three, we need to figure it out and fix it – >> fast. >> >> As Leon Trotsky aptly put it: “You may not be interested in war, >> but war is interested in you.” Unless we recognize that reality and change >> our approach accordingly, we won’t succeed in this new phase in the long >> war against radical Islam. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> >> >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> >> >> >> >> __._,_.___ >> ------------------------------ >> Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> Visit Your Group >> <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZXJxOTYzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NzIxNDIxODk-> >> >> >> [image: Yahoo! 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