About as well as the war on poverty. On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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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