Terror

What drives extremism and terrorism?  WWL News, Talk, Sports Radio StationTommy talks to Fathali Moghaddam, Professor at Georgetown University and author of Threat to Democracy: The Appeal of Authoritarianism in an Age of …

How can we better combat domestic terrorism?  WWL News, Talk, Sports Radio StationTommy talks with Arie Perliger, Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Security Studies at the School of Criminology and Justice Studies at the …

FBI Agents Association calls on Congress to make ‘domestic terrorism’ a federal crime | TheHill  The HillThe FBI Agents Association (FBIAA), which represents more than 14,000 active and former bureau agents, called on Congress Tuesday to make…

NYT’s Paul Krugman officially goes insane, calls GOP ‘enablers of terrorism’  Washington ExaminerPaul Krugman has officially gone crazy. Yes, the Nobel prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist has been declining toward hackery and…

How the Language of Terrorism Could Fuel Trump’s Fascism  TruthoutIn the aftermath of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, we have seen a predictable flow of think pieces and debates about what should be done to …

Woman arrested in Brentwood over terrorism offences  BBC NewsThe 27-year-old was detained by counter-terrorism officers in a planned operation in Brentwood.

Beware Calls in US for Domestic ‘Terrorism’ Laws  Consortium NewsMass shootings by white supremacists should not be exploited to further militarize the police and lose more civil liberties, says Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin …

Terrorism, Social Media, and the El Paso Tragedy  Council on Foreign RelationsThe El Paso tragedy underscores the need to take stock, again, of strategies for addressing how terrorist and extremist groups exploit the internet to spread hate …

Terrorism, Social Media, and the El Paso Tragedy  Council on Foreign RelationsThe El Paso tragedy underscores the need to take stock, again, of strategies for addressing how terrorist and extremist groups exploit the internet to spread hate …

Small Business Development Minister calls attacks on police acts of ‘terrorism’  The South AfricanMinister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says attacks on police by small business owners are attacks on the state, which would be tantamount to terrorism.

What the post-9/11 war on terror can teach us about responding to domestic terrorism today  Brookings InstitutionWe can and must apply some of the lessons from the post-9/11 period to our domestic terror problem.

What Trump Did Not Say About Mass Shootings And Domestic Terrorism  NPRThe president struck a somber tone about the latest round of mass shootings in this country and talked about pushing for an end to them. But tone is one thing; …

What Trump Did Not Say About Mass Shootings And Domestic Terrorism  NPRThe president struck a somber tone about the latest round of mass shootings in this country and talked about pushing for an end to them. But tone is one thing; …

Paul Krugman blasts Trump as ‘a systematic enabler of terrorism’ in scathing NYT column  AlterNetVeteran economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has been a blistering critic of Donald Trump’s presidency. And following a racially m…

Terrorists Need Inspiration  The AtlanticIs it too much to ask the president to stop exploiting differences of race and national origin, to protect our national security and public safety?

Pete Buttigieg calls for white nationalists to be labelled terrorists  Big ThinkAt a conference in Las Vegas, Pete Buttigieg said white national terrorism is being condoned at the highest levels of the American government. Officials in El …

Just how bad is the white nationalist terrorism problem?  The Washington PostYou can pick any batch of statistics you like to illustrate the seriousness of white nationalist terrorism. The Anti-Defamation League calculates that “73.3% of U.S….

Just how bad is the white nationalist terrorism problem?  The Washington PostYou can pick any batch of statistics you like to illustrate the seriousness of white nationalist terrorism. The Anti-Defamation League calculates that “73.3% of U.S….

El Paso was a vile act of eco-terrorism  SpikedIs Extinction Rebellion to blame for the El Paso massacre? Maybe Greta Thunberg is? Or any one of the commentators who spends their every waking hour …

Buttigieg outlines plan to combat domestic terrorism  CNNIn an interview with CNN’s John Berman, presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN) outlined his plan to combat domestic terrorism following the mass …

Former National Security Officials Call For A Stronger Focus On Domestic Terrorism  Valley Public RadioDAVID GREENE, HOST: I’m David Greene in El Paso, Texas, where the death toll from this weekend’s shooting has risen to 22. This is a commun…

White supremacy an ‘international terrorist problem,’ AOC says at vigil for Dayton, El Paso victims  AOLWhite supremacy must be identified as terrorism under federal law, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said at a vigil for victims of the El Paso and Dayto…

Moroccan Police Arrest Teacher For Incitement to Terrorism  Morocco World NewsRabat – The National Judicial Police, in coordination with the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), arrested a primary school teacher on …

Gurski: Prosecuting Canadian terrorists who fought abroad is a tough challenge  Ottawa CitizenAccording to CSIS there are a few hundred who made the conscious choice to abandon Canada for terrorism.

Raskin: Lack of resources to combat domestic terrorism ‘a scandal’  WTOPThe U.S. cannot effectively combat domestic, racism-fueled terrorism because federal law enforcement has yet to recognize that it poses a threat, Rep.

Raskin: Lack of resources to combat domestic terrorism ‘a scandal’  WTOPThe U.S. cannot effectively combat domestic, racism-fueled terrorism because federal law enforcement has yet to recognize that it poses a threat, Rep.

Raskin: Lack of resources to combat domestic terrorism ‘a scandal’  WTOPThe U.S. cannot effectively combat domestic, racism-fueled terrorism because federal law enforcement has yet to recognize that it poses a threat, Rep.

No, Anti-Terrorism Hasn’t Hurt Investigations Of White Supremacists  The FederalistThe narrative that President Trump suppressed investigative efforts that would hurt his supporters in the white supremacy movement is flat-out false.

New Mexico governor plans summit on domestic terrorism  KRQE News 13SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will be convening a summit to discuss ways to reduce the risk of domestic terrorist acts in the …

Terrorism experts see ‘stunning,’ terrifying parallels between ISIS and U.S. white nationalists  The WeekThere are significant differences between the Islamic State and the white nationalist terrorists who have been ramping up attacks in the …

Column: For our kids, the white guy with a gun is the face of terrorism  Los Angeles TimesMy kids don’t remember 9/11. Their symbol of terrorism is a person — almost always a man, almost always white — shooting a bunch of people he does not ….

When online forums become terrorist networks  Marketplace APMCybersecurity expert Mark Rasch says law enforcement is still working on how to treat domestic terrorism online.

Who Should Fight the War on White Nationalism  BloombergIn the aftermath of the mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, a bipartisan consensus is emerging that America must wage a war on white nationalist terror.

Hypocritical talk, worse action: Trump dismantled tools to fight white supremacist terrorism  USA TODAYTalk is cheap. People are dead. If Donald Trump is serious about defeating white supremacy after Dayton and El Paso, it will take more than…

‘Economic Terrorism’: After Failed Military Coup Attempt, Trump Imposes Total Embargo Against Venezuela  Common DreamsAfter the U.S.-backed attempt to overthrow elected Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by force fizzled out, the Trump admin…

State Facilitated Domestic Terrorism in Trump’s America  European InterestThe typical mass shooter in the US is a heavily armed white male who is angry about something. The specific roots of that anger are not always the same, but in …

Eco-fascism featured in El Paso terrorism suspect’s alleged manifesto  High Country NewsThe racist rant calls for mass killings to make America more ‘sustainable.’ Other terrorists have done the same.

We Worked to Defeat the Islamic State. White Nationalist Terrorism is an Equal Threat.  Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceWe both served as presidential envoys leading the U.S. global campaign to defeat the Islamic State terrorist gro…

Raskin: Lack of Resources to Combat Domestic Terrorism ‘a Scandal’  Josh KurtzThe U.S. cannot effectively combat domestic, racism-fueled terrorism because federal law enforcement has yet to recognize that it poses a threat, Rep.

DHS Official: Trump Can’t Admit ‘This Is Terrorism’  The Daily BeastCurrent and former law enforcement officials say the president is all talk and little action when it comes to mass shootings—especially by white supremacists.

How Do You Solve A Problem Like White Terrorists? Name Them.  10 dailyAfter Australian Brenton Tarrant allegedly killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques, New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern won many hearts by vowing his name …

7 key questions about the threat of domestic terrorism in America  ABC News

Shooting Attacks Renew Debate Over Domestic Terrorism in US  Voice of America

Trump goes soft on terrorism  The Washington PostWant smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday, along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions? Sign up for the …

‘Article 370 was elephant in the room, prevented curbing terrorism’  The Daily StarThe government said on Monday that removing Article 370 was necessary as it had led to terrorism and came in the way of curbing corruption in Jammu and …

Domestic Terrorism In Wake Of The Weekend Mass Shootings  WBURA harder focus emerges on racism and white supremacy. The president condemns hatred — but his rhetoric is under scrutiny, too.

Article 370 cause of corruption and terrorism: Amit Shah  Economic TimesArticle 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was the root cause of corruption in the state, home minister Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha, …

Investigating acts of domestic terrorism  WHP HarrisburgA U. S. Attorney in Texas is calling Saturday’s mass shooting an act of domestic terrorism. Just a short time ago, I spoke to David Freed, the U. S. Attorney for the …

The El Paso attack is being investigated as domestic terrorism. Does it matter?  The Times of IsraelLegal criteria for homegrown terror is murky, and critics say changing laws could have symbolic value, give law enforcement more resources to …

Mexico to Open First Terrorism Probe of an Event on US Territory  VOA NewsMexico will investigate the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that killed 22 people, including eight Mexican citizens, as an act of terrorism and may request the …

New Mexico governor plans summit on domestic terrorism  KRWGSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will be convening a summit to discuss ways to reduce the risk of domestic terrorist acts in.

White supremacy an ‘international terrorist problem,’ Ocasio-Cortez says at vigil for Dayton, El Paso victims  New York Daily NewsWhite supremacy is an international terrorist problem,” Ocasio-Cortez said at the vigil. She has said federal la…

How should terrorism be defined?  NBCNews.comOne of the biggest dangers in the United States is homegrown terrorism. Alexa Liautaud breaks down why terrorism-related crimes are treated so differently in …

New Mexico governor to convene domestic terrorism summit in reaction to El Paso shooting  Las Cruces Sun-NewsThe domestic terrorism summit — scheduled for Aug. 14 in Santa Fe — comes in the wake of the Aug. 3 mass shooting in El Paso.

Trump is provoking far-right terrorism — but the New York Times still handles him with kid gloves  AlterNetNow that we have a mass shooter manifesto explicitly parroting Donald Trump’s own language (see: “invasion,” “fake news”) and singling …

Mexico to open first terrorism probe of an event on U.S. territory  ReutersMexico will investigate the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that killed 22 people, including eight Mexican citizens, as an act of terrorism and may request the …

A Conversation About Domestic Terrorism, Mental Health and Racist Rhetoric  WTTW NewsPresident Donald Trump condemns hate, but says hateful rhetoric and mental illness are to blame for mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso – not guns.

Shootings Renew Debate Over How to Combat Domestic Terrorism  The New York Times

White Terrorism Shows ‘Stunning’ Parallels to Islamic State’s Rise  The New York TimesMany scholars of terrorism see worrying similarities between the rise of the Islamic State and that of white nationalist terrorism, seen most recently in th…

White Terrorism Shows ‘Stunning’ Parallels to Islamic State’s Rise  The New York TimesMany scholars of terrorism see worrying similarities between the rise of the Islamic State and that of white nationalist terrorism, seen most recently in th…

White Terrorism Shows ‘Stunning’ Parallels to Islamic State’s Rise  The New York Times

Mexico Declares The El Paso Mass Shooting An Act Of “Terrorism Against Mexicans” And Vows To Take Legal Action  BuzzFeed NewsMexico’s foreign minister on Monday called the mass shooting at a Texas Walmart that claimed the lives of eight Mexic…

Trying to Think Like a Terrorist Goes Only So Far to Stop Attacks  HSTodayWe spend a whole lot of time and money every year trying to stop “bad people” from doing “bad things.” We attempt as best we can to catch terrorists, both …

‘Stochastic terrorism’ draws energy from Trump’s…  Daily MaverickThe latest mass shootings in California, Texas, and Ohio provoke worry about whether representative democracy is strong enough to confront a murderous …

Domestic terrorism attacks on the rise  69News WFMZ-TVReflecting on Saturday’s massacre in El Paso, Texas, which left more than 20 dead, Rodney Loose says his heart breaks for the victims’ families and friends.

Domestic terrorism attacks on the rise  69News WFMZ-TVReflecting on Saturday’s massacre in El Paso, Texas, which left more than 20 dead, Rodney Loose says his heart breaks for the victims’ families and friends.

Former Obama official ‘connects the dots’ between El Paso terrorists’ letter and Trump’s tweets  GOOD LiteAfter back-to-back mass shootings this weekend, it has become nearly impossible to deny that our nation’s current political climate is p…

Criminologist: Law Enforcement Lack Resources To Keep Up With Domestic Terrorism Threat  CBS Dallas / Fort WorthDALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio this past weekend have highlighted the challenges law enforce…

Criminologist: Law Enforcement Lack Resources To Keep Up With Domestic Terrorism Threat  CBS Dallas / Fort WorthDALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio this past weekend have highlighted the challenges law enforce…

New Mexico Governor Plans Summit on Domestic Terrorism  U.S. News & World ReportSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will be convening a summit to discuss ways to reduce the risk of domestic terrorist acts in the …

Opinion | White Nationalist Terrorism Only Ends When We End It. Will You Do Your Part?  ForwardI beg everyone who is as disgusted as I am over this ongoing violence and hatred to take one step outside your comfort zone to help turn the tide.

Editorial: Cloudflare’s right choice to ban an online refuge for terrorism  San Francisco ChronicleThree mass shootings in the past six months started with hateful screeds on 8chan. Cloudflare’s decision to finally pull support from one of th…

‘Urgent Resolve’ to Fight Domestic Terrorism Faces Tall Legal Obstacles  The New York TimesWithin days of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the United States government began writing new laws, reinterpreting old ones and crafting aggressive new…

The El Paso shooting is being investigated as domestic terrorism. Does that matter?  JTA News(JTA) — Before he killed at least 22 people at a Walmart on the southern border, the gunman in El Paso posted a white supremacist manifesto on the fr…

Egypt Ties Deadly Car Explosion to Terrorism  The New York TimesA deadly blast in central Cairo late Sunday, which was first blamed on a car crash, was actually caused by one of the cars in the crash, a vehicle packed with …

Iraq condemns terrorist attack in Cairo – Xinhua | English.news.cn  XinhuaBAGHDAD, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Iraq’s Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Egypt’s Cairo that claimed the lives of civilians and …

Trump, Tax Cuts and Terrorism  The New York TimesWhy do Republicans enable right-wing extremism?

El Paso shooting: Victim death toll rises to 22 today, prosecutors to seek death penalty for “domestic terrorism” for Walmart mass shooting suspect Patrick Crusias (update)  CBS NewsProsecutors in El Paso, Texas, will seek the death penalty f…

Charlie Sennott: America Needs To Start Talking About Its Domestic Terrorism Problem  wgbh.orgWhen President Donald Trump condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio on Monday as barbaric attacks and crimes “against all humanity,” he called…

Charlie Sennott: America Needs To Start Talking About Its Domestic Terrorism Problem  wgbh.orgWhen President Donald Trump condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio on Monday as barbaric attacks and crimes “against all humanity,” he called…

Trump, Tax Cuts and Terrorism  The New York TimesWhy do Republicans enable right-wing extremism?

Lawfare Resources on Right-Wing Extremism, Domestic Terrorism and De-platforming  LawfarePast Lawfare coverage of the issues raised by the Aug. 3 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.

The United States Can’t Put Terrorism Behind It  Foreign Policy

Federal Prosecutors Are Treating El Paso Shooting As Incident Of ‘Domestic Terrorism’  NPRFederal Prosecutors say they are treating the shootings in El Paso as an incident of “domestic terrorism” but U.S. terrorism laws are limited to foreign…

How to create a terrorism designation process useful to technology companies  Brookings InstitutionTechnology companies currently rely on terrorist designation lists that may not be suitable for their use. The tech sector and representatives …

Leading converative writer calls for all-out “war on white-nationalist terrorism” in stunning op-ed  SalonThe National Review’s David French stresses that white nationalist terrorism is every bit as dire a threat as ISIS.

Special Briefing: When White Terrorists Have Something to Say  OZYThis is an OZY Special Briefing, an extension of the Presidential Daily Brief. The Special Briefing tells you what you need to know about an important issue, …

Special Briefing: When White Terrorists Have Something to Say  OZYRadicalized White supremacists are becoming increasingly deadly — and they’re inspiring one another with their manifestos.

Ethnicity, terrorism and me: When will we start scrutinizing white Americans’ friends, families and places of  New York Daily NewsAs an American, I have watched the news of mass shootings with horror and utter sadness. As both a member of the…

Ethnicity, terrorism and me: When will we start scrutinizing white Americans’ friends, families and places of  New York Daily NewsAs an American, I have watched the news of mass shootings with horror and utter sadness. As both a member of the…

Right-Wingers Are America’s Deadliest Terrorists  SlateWhen a white supremacist gunman killed more than 20 people at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart on Saturday, he claimed a dubious honor for his cause: Right-wing …

Terrorism Expert Tom Mockaitis on Domestic Terrorism  WGN Radio – ChicagoOver the weekend, the nation was rocked by two deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. On Monday, President Donald Trump condemned …

Trump, Tax Cuts and Terrorism  The New York TimesWhy do Republicans enable right-wing extremism?

George Pyle: A couple of Utah politicians notice white supremacist terrorism  Salt Lake TribuneBen McAdams went there. Well, partway there. Utah’s 4th District representative, in issuing the obligatory tweet of sympathy after the weekend’s tw…

Kacey Musgraves Speaks Out Against Domestic Terrorism, Trump: “True Leaders Don’t Stand Back and Watch the World Burn”  SPINKacey Musgraves used her Lollapalooza set to speak out against Trump’s weak response to this past weekend’s shootings….

The Police State Won’t End White Supremacy  SplinterThe reaction by most prominent conservatives to the mass shootings in El Paso, yet another allegedly perpetrated by a white supremacist, has mostly been what …

Mexico: Texas shooting ‘act of terrorism’ against Mexicans: ‘Mexico is outraged’  Yahoo NewsMexico’s government said it considers a shooting at a crowded department store in El Paso, Texas, that left at least seven of its citizens dead an “ac…

Mexico: Texas shooting ‘act of terrorism’ against Mexicans: ‘Mexico is outraged’  Yahoo NewsMexico’s government said it considers a shooting at a crowded department store in El Paso, Texas, that left at least seven of its citizens dead an “ac…

Mexico: Texas shooting ‘act of terrorism’ against Mexicans: ‘Mexico is outraged’  Yahoo NewsMexico’s government said it considers a shooting at a crowded department store in El Paso, Texas, that left at least seven of its citizens dead an “ac…

How to Create a Terrorism Designation Process Useful to Technology Companies  LawfareTechnology companies and civil society should work together to develop a vetted list of terrorist groups that should be banned and otherwise blocked from usi…