Designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations in a bid to solve the narcotics trafficking crisis at the southern border might be counterproductive, according to Max Abrahms, a foreign policy expert specialized in counterterrorism. “The truth is, counterterrorism is often ineffective and can even be counterproductive,” Mr. Abrahms, who teaches political science at Northeastern University…
Designating Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Groups Might Be Counterproductive: Max Abrahms
July 18, 2023
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When Dictatorships Are in Doubt They Call Their Citizens ‘Terrorists’
Commentary Ah, the ‘T’ word—terrorism. We have certainly been obsessed with it of late, probably since the awful events of 9/11. The phenomenon of terrorism did not of course make its appearance on the world’s stage two decades ago—most scholars date the beginning of this form of ideological violence to the middle of the 19th…
US Soldiers Pleads Guilty to Instructing ISIS to Ambush and Kill US Troops
June 15, 2023
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A U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to teaching ISIS fighters to be better able to kill his fellow service members. 22-year-old Cole Bridges of Stow, Ohio, pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Bridges further pled guilty to attempting to murder U.S. military service members…
US Soldier Pleads Guilty to Instructing ISIS to Ambush and Kill US Troops
June 15, 2023
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A U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to teaching ISIS fighters to be better able to kill his fellow service members. 22-year-old Cole Bridges of Stow, Ohio, pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Bridges further pled guilty to attempting to murder U.S. military service members…
Senator Questions Why China Shares Same Travel Risk Rating by Feds as UK and Belgium
A Conservative senator has questioned Global Affairs about why China has the same risk level rating as Belgium and the UK when it comes to providing travel advice to Canadians. “There are four risk levels,” said Sen. Michael MacDonald, pointing to the categories of travel advisories issued by the department on its website. “China is…
Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Designating Cartels as Terrorist Groups
June 9, 2023
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Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a raft of border security bills on Thursday, including a bill designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations. Last September, Abbott issued an executive order to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations and direct resources to counter these groups. The bill Abbott signed on Thursday, SB 1900, expands his prior…
British Child Among Four Stabbed by Syrian Illegal Immigrant in French Playground
A British child was among a number of victims attacked by a knifeman in a playground in the French Alps. An adult and four children, all under the age of five, were critically injured when a 31-year-old Syrian went on the rampage in the town of Annecy on Thursday morning. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly…
MS-13: From El Salvador to Your Neighborhood
Commentary MS-13 gang members commit savage crimes—beheading their targets with machetes, hacking off their hands, burning them to death, dismembering them. Demonic acts. If you think these crimes won’t happen where you live, keep reading. The gang’s rule is “kill, rape, control.” Members are required to kill. MS-13 brings terror to neighborhoods and even schoolyards….
New DHS Memo Warns of Heightened Threat of Terror Attacks Through 2024 Election Season
The United States faces a heightened risk of terror attacks from now through the 2024 election cycle, according to a new memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS issued a new National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (pdf) on May 24 stating “perceptions of the 2024 general election cycle and legislative or judicial decisions…
Christian Student’s Killers Released Unprosecuted as Murder Anniversary Passes
The killers of Nigerian college student Deborah Emmanuel were released in January due to the deliberate refusal of Sokoto state prosecutors to charge them, The Epoch Times has learned. Four days after Deborah Emmanuel was stoned at the entrance to Shehu Shegari Teachers College on May 12, 2022, the Sokoto Police announced they had apprehended and…
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