When the New York Police Commissioner tells the world that a jihad attack might be on the increase, we roll our eyes and say "do ya think so..." Of course, they are going to bring the war home to the Great Satan. Most of the terror bombers, as it appears to be in the Boston case, will be home grown, disaffected men who think this is the way to get to heaven.
Trying to root out this type of person is hard and we will need to take a new approach to this new battle. It is a battle of radical Muslims against the world and at this point, the "peaceful" religion of Islam is winning.
Most of the world is afraid to take on this religion as they do not want to appear anti-Muslim. However, in calling a spade, a spade, we must start looking at those who use their religion as an excuse to do horrible things. We don't put up with anti-abortionists (of any faith) who blow up clinics, we prosecute them. We prosecute Irish gun runners who send their weapons to Ireland. We must do the same with radical Muslims.
Muslim (lay and cleric) leadership must condemn the attacks by any follower of the religion. It has no place in a civil society. They must be pro-active in saying that "if the bomber/attacker/terrorist is Muslim, we apologize and will work hard with authorities to bring the person to trial." They must become part of the solution. If jihadists know that they are being watched by other Muslims, hopefully, it will temper their zeal for jihad.
The solution for anti-Islam feelings is for those who practice this religion to take the lead in rooting out the "bad apples." If someone is threatening violence, it is incumbent upon those who are aware of his/her intentions to advise the proper authorities. This goes for all citizens but it is especially imperative with the Muslim population.
Additionally, all police forces (local, state, FBI) must follow through with any information they receive. Had the Boston bombers been followed after Tamerlin returned from Chechnya the entire tragedy might have been avoided.
It takes all of us to be aware of threats to others. We must be vigilant, however, as it relates to the new global Jihadist movement, Muslims must lead the way.
Conservative Tom
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly believes the Boston Marathon bombings were a type of jihad attack that is on the rise in the United States.
“I see this as an ongoing pattern. We’ve seen these radicalized young men do, or try to do, similar things,’’ Kelly told Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show.’’
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“We’ve had 16 plots here against the city, many of them involving young, disaffected men who are committed to killing Americans.’’
Kelly said those threats have remained “relatively constant’’ and “we don’t see it waning.’’
“What we do see is a shift from the sort of organized, top-down direction than we saw early on after 9/11 from al-Qaida to a more free-form, do-what-you-can approach,’’ Kelly said.
“[That’s] where individuals will get, in essence, radicalized on the Internet. They usually have someone who is a sanctioner that leads them along or mentors them.’’
He pointed to a 2007 study conducted by two of the NYPD’s top intelligence analysts that looked at the radicalization process of future terrorists.
“[They are] what they call unremarkable young men who go into four phases of jihadization,’’ Kelly said.
“They’re looking for a place in the world. They’re looking for meaning, looking for a cause. … They decide to get jihad. And after that decision is made, they can act pretty quickly.’’
Kelly said security in New York City was heightened immediately following the Boston Marathon explosions last week, but has since returned to normal levels.
“We see ourselves at a higher level all the time. We invest heavily in counterterrorism. We have 1,000 police officers … every day doing counterterrorism duties,’’ Kelly said.
“That’s certainly a higher number, percentage-wise … than any city I’m aware of. But, you know, there are no guarantees in this business. We know that big cities are vulnerable. We have an open society and things can happen here.’’
Kelly said it is still unclear as to whether the two brothers implicated in the bombings acted on their own.
“That is probably still an open question. … Two people are in custody who sort of helped their cause after they knew that they had committed the bombing,’’ he said.
“I’d like to have a little more time go by before we make a final determination of that. But the initial indication is that they did it on their own.’’
Kelly is monitoring the breaking terrorism case in Canada — in which authorities Monday arrested two men for allegedly plotting an al-Qaida attack on a passenger train traveling between Canada and the United States.
“We have police agencies involved in Amtrak in the northeastern part of the country,’’ Kelly said.
“We have almost daily communication. So, the protection, if you will, on the railroad lines in the country is probably as good as it’s ever been. No guarantees there, either, but we’re certainly working in a coordinated fashion.’’
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Trying to root out this type of person is hard and we will need to take a new approach to this new battle. It is a battle of radical Muslims against the world and at this point, the "peaceful" religion of Islam is winning.
Most of the world is afraid to take on this religion as they do not want to appear anti-Muslim. However, in calling a spade, a spade, we must start looking at those who use their religion as an excuse to do horrible things. We don't put up with anti-abortionists (of any faith) who blow up clinics, we prosecute them. We prosecute Irish gun runners who send their weapons to Ireland. We must do the same with radical Muslims.
Muslim (lay and cleric) leadership must condemn the attacks by any follower of the religion. It has no place in a civil society. They must be pro-active in saying that "if the bomber/attacker/terrorist is Muslim, we apologize and will work hard with authorities to bring the person to trial." They must become part of the solution. If jihadists know that they are being watched by other Muslims, hopefully, it will temper their zeal for jihad.
The solution for anti-Islam feelings is for those who practice this religion to take the lead in rooting out the "bad apples." If someone is threatening violence, it is incumbent upon those who are aware of his/her intentions to advise the proper authorities. This goes for all citizens but it is especially imperative with the Muslim population.
Additionally, all police forces (local, state, FBI) must follow through with any information they receive. Had the Boston bombers been followed after Tamerlin returned from Chechnya the entire tragedy might have been avoided.
It takes all of us to be aware of threats to others. We must be vigilant, however, as it relates to the new global Jihadist movement, Muslims must lead the way.
Conservative Tom
NYPD’s Ray Kelly: Boston Bombers Represent New Jihadist Threat
Monday, 22 Apr 2013 06:24 PM
“I see this as an ongoing pattern. We’ve seen these radicalized young men do, or try to do, similar things,’’ Kelly told Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show.’’
Story continues below video.
“We’ve had 16 plots here against the city, many of them involving young, disaffected men who are committed to killing Americans.’’
Kelly said those threats have remained “relatively constant’’ and “we don’t see it waning.’’
“What we do see is a shift from the sort of organized, top-down direction than we saw early on after 9/11 from al-Qaida to a more free-form, do-what-you-can approach,’’ Kelly said.
“[That’s] where individuals will get, in essence, radicalized on the Internet. They usually have someone who is a sanctioner that leads them along or mentors them.’’
He pointed to a 2007 study conducted by two of the NYPD’s top intelligence analysts that looked at the radicalization process of future terrorists.
“[They are] what they call unremarkable young men who go into four phases of jihadization,’’ Kelly said.
“They’re looking for a place in the world. They’re looking for meaning, looking for a cause. … They decide to get jihad. And after that decision is made, they can act pretty quickly.’’
Kelly said security in New York City was heightened immediately following the Boston Marathon explosions last week, but has since returned to normal levels.
“We see ourselves at a higher level all the time. We invest heavily in counterterrorism. We have 1,000 police officers … every day doing counterterrorism duties,’’ Kelly said.
“That’s certainly a higher number, percentage-wise … than any city I’m aware of. But, you know, there are no guarantees in this business. We know that big cities are vulnerable. We have an open society and things can happen here.’’
Kelly said it is still unclear as to whether the two brothers implicated in the bombings acted on their own.
“That is probably still an open question. … Two people are in custody who sort of helped their cause after they knew that they had committed the bombing,’’ he said.
“I’d like to have a little more time go by before we make a final determination of that. But the initial indication is that they did it on their own.’’
Kelly is monitoring the breaking terrorism case in Canada — in which authorities Monday arrested two men for allegedly plotting an al-Qaida attack on a passenger train traveling between Canada and the United States.
“We have police agencies involved in Amtrak in the northeastern part of the country,’’ Kelly said.
“We have almost daily communication. So, the protection, if you will, on the railroad lines in the country is probably as good as it’s ever been. No guarantees there, either, but we’re certainly working in a coordinated fashion.’’
Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/boston-bombers-terrorism-threat/2013/04/22/id/500801?s=al&promo_code=133C6-1#ixzz2RI7gGkUH
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