September 10, 2019
@Ali_H_Soufan testimony to House Committee on Homeland Security
“First, both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State remain a threat to the United States homeland, even as both organizations look different than they did just a year ago at this...
homeland.house.gov/imo/media/doc/…
@Ali_H_Soufan testimony to House Committee on Homeland Security
“First, both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State remain a threat to the United States homeland, even as both organizations look different than they did just a year ago at this...
homeland.house.gov/imo/media/doc/…
...same time, given important geopolitical developments. Second, in addition to the challenges posed by combating Salafi-jihadist organizations, there is a clear and present threat posed by violent white supremacy extremism (WSE) and violent white supremacy.
Third, there are...
Third, there are...
... important similarities between Salafi-jihadist organizations and violent white supremacist extremists, especially in areas such as the use of violence, operating on the Internet, recruitment, propaganda, financing, and the transnational nature of the networks. Fourth, the...
... U.S. government is at a disadvantage, largely due to the lack of comprehensive legislation and available tools, when it comes to combating the threat posed by violent white supremacist extremists, but there are still important lessons that can be gleaned from studying the...
... fight against al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.”
The last paragraph kills me.
“Twenty years ago, we grossly underestimated the rising threat of Islamist terrorism. That inattention cost us dearly on Sept. 11, 2001. We cannot afford to wait for the white-supremacist equivalent.”
“Twenty years ago, we grossly underestimated the rising threat of Islamist terrorism. That inattention cost us dearly on Sept. 11, 2001. We cannot afford to wait for the white-supremacist equivalent.”
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