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In the last decade, 73.3% of all domestic extremist-related killings have been perpetrated by right-wing extremists, compared to 23.4% perpetrated by terrorists motivated by Salafi-jihadism and 3.2% by left-wing extremism.
Re-upping this piece. thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-rig…
Re-upping this piece. thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-rig…
By every metric, right-wing extremism is the most serious terrorist threat facing the U.S. (and the West) although jihadists still garner the lion’s share of media attention.
We are in the midst of a surge of right-wing terrorism that has been metastasizing in plain sight while generating only a muted response from domestic counter-terrorism authorities.
To counter such a threat, the US needs to work locally and federally in two parallel efforts:
First, by making the detection, disruption, & prosecution of domestic terrorist groups a priority, DoJ can diminish the capabilities of these groups that are now operating in the open.
First, by making the detection, disruption, & prosecution of domestic terrorist groups a priority, DoJ can diminish the capabilities of these groups that are now operating in the open.
Second, politicians and demagogues will need to stop the tacit approval of racist groups.
There needs to be an honest and prioritized social effort at countering the ideology of hate, not just from the adherents of bin-Ladenism but the vitriol of hate now passing itself off as white nationalism.
