A couple of weeks ago in a New York Times op-ed, “experts” told us that law enforcement is more concerned about right-wing domestic extremists than they are about Muslim terrorists.
Now DHS tells law enforcement and the public to be on alert as we approach the 4th of July holiday.
Release Date: June 26, 2015
For Immediate Release
DHS Press Office
Contact: 202-282-8010Today’s terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait are a reminder of the evolving global terrorist threats. We stand in support of the people of those countries and mourn the loss of those killed.
Particularly with the upcoming July 4th holiday, here in the United States the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI continue to communicate with state and local law enforcement about what we know and see. We are encouraging all law enforcement to be vigilant and prepared. We will also adjust security measures, seen and unseen, as necessary to protect the American people.
We continue to encourage all Americans to attend public events and celebrate this country during this summer season, but always remain vigilant. “If You See Something Say Something™” is more than a slogan.
In our great country, acts of mass violence will never divert, discourage or frighten us. Today President Obama eulogizes the Reverend Clementa Pickney in Charleston. The alleged killer sought to divide us. Instead, his actions appear to have had the opposite effect in South Carolina, where people of different races have come together to denounce the tragedy and mourn those killed.
I wasn’t aware that right-wingers with their violent rebel flags had made their way overseas. This must mean that if we see the threatening red piece of cloth with the blue and white X on it flying somewhere as we approach Independence Day, we should say something. To somebody. Just in case.
Could it be that we were given the wrong information regarding who we should fear more? Perhaps the experts misinformed us.
No, that’s not possible. They’re experts.
I mean, law enforcement is catching all the radical Islamist plotters, aren’t they? They nabbed another one today, in fact:
A New Jersey man was arrested on Monday on charges of conspiring to provide support to the militant group Islamic State, the fifth man to be arrested in recent weeks as part of a broader probe in the New York City region.
Alaa Saadeh, 23, of West New York, New Jersey, was expected to appear in Newark federal court later on Monday, the U.S. Justice Department said.
According to a criminal complaint, Saadeh was working with Munther Omar Saleh, a college student from Queens who was arrested on June 13 along with an unnamed co-conspirator when the two men charged a surveillance vehicle.
Authorities have accused Saleh of planning to set off an explosive device in New York on behalf of Islamic State.
Saadeh also communicated frequently with Samuel Topaz, another New Jersey man arrested in connection with the alleged conspiracy on June 17, the complaint said.
The same day, authorities arrested Fareed Mumuni, 21, at his home in New York when he attacked an FBI agent with a knife during the execution of a search warrant connected with the case.
Saadeh’s brother, whom authorities have not named but have said was also a member of the group, traveled overseas in May in order to join Islamic State, according to the Justice Department.
U.S. authorities said on Monday that he had been arrested in Jordan for allegedly supporting Islamic State.
That minor problem’s been solved, so we can get back to focusing on the real threat to public safety…
Darn those crazy, violent ‘wingurz.
