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Eli Lake & Josh Rogin, Bloomberg: FBI Rounding Up Islamic State Suspects
The FBI has been rounding up more potential "lone wolf" terrorists, Congressional leaders and the Justice Department say, in response to the perception of a mounting threat of domestic attacks inspired by the Islamic State.
Since the thwarted attack on a "Draw Muhammad" conference in Garland, Texas, on May 3, the Justice Department has announced the arrests of 10 individuals it says were inspired by and supporting the Islamic State. The lawmakers say there have been more arrests that have not yet been announced.
They say the FBI has shifted its approach toward arrests rather than keeping suspects under surveillance, and is also targeting individuals thought to be planning attacks in the U.S., unlike the bureau's past focus on volunteers preparing to join ISIS's fight abroad.
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WNU Editor: U.S. counter-terrorism officials are clearly getting worried .... my guess is that the chatter that they are seeing is getting them spooked. A breakdown on the numbers is here .... Number of Islamic Terror-Related Arrests in 2015 Surpasses Previous Two Years Combined (PJ Media).
The administration is increasing Muslim immigration.
ReplyDeleteMany of these Muslims are refugees and will be grateful to be in a free country. Other might be temporarily grateful but will want or do some of the same things that caused them to flee.
If the radicalization of Muslim immigrants of the last generation is due to messaging then the TPTB suck at messaging and creating a tolerant culture. A big hint is that people like Boehner and McConnell are not setting the tone or the message. They have a spines of linguine.
Only 59? And only IS backers? I suspect it's either low-hanging fruit, or the reported arrests are the ones that they couldn't 'turn' as informants.
ReplyDeleteI'm on OTM-watch at our southern border: http://www.wnd.com/2015/04/isis-running-training-camp-on-texas-border/
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