Domestic Terrorism on Townhall

• Officials Arrest Man in Idaho in Terrorism Case Fri May 17
• Five major hindrances to counterterrorism efforts Tue Apr 30
  Rachel Marsden
  In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, it's only natural to ask why some terrorists are only caught after they've inflicted carnage on innocent civilians. What went wrong? ... more
• Defense in the Age of Jihad Thu Apr 25
  Cliff May
  Defense policies are not created in a vacuum. They are designed to meet threats. Over time, threats change in ways that are difficult to predict. In the past, America’s enemies generally wore uniforms and confronted American soldiers on a foreign field of battle. Today, America’s enemies may wear backwards-facing baseball caps and attack marathon runners along with the men, women, and children cheering for them on a sunny April afternoon in New England. ... more
• What Next After Boston? Tue Apr 23
  Cal Thomas
  The last time there was a terrorist attack on America, we got the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration. Each entity has spent billions to keep us safe, but neither could stop two brothers, Tamerlan, a permanent resident, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a newly minted U.S. citizen, who lived in America and, reportedly, became radicalized jihadists, from killing and maiming innocent people at the Boston Marathon last week. ... more
• Breaking: Canadian Terror Plot Foiled Mon Apr 22
  New York
  A thwarted terror plot on the U.S. -Canadian border to affect a train that travels daily to and from New York and Toronto. ... more
• Boston Bombing Suspects: Grassroots Militants from Chechnya Sat Apr 20
  George Friedman
  This case highlights our analysis that the jihadist threat now predominantly stems from grassroots operatives who live in the West rather than teams of highly trained operatives sent to the United States from overseas, like the team that executed the 9/11 attacks. ... more
• Paul Sounds Alarm on Domestic Drone Strikes Fri Mar 8
  Diana West
  Republican Rand Paul took to the floor of the U.S. Senate this week to filibuster John Brennan's nomination to become head of the CIA. "I will speak as long as it takes," the junior senator from Kentucky said, "until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our Constitution is important, that your rights to trial by jury are precious, that no American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court." ... more
• Terrorism University Fri May 4
  Ryan James Girdusky
  This week, failed terrorist Adis Medunjanin was found guilty of attempting to blow up the New York City subway system. Medunjanin’s two cohorts, Najibullah Zazi and Zarein Ahmedzay pled guilty and cooperated with the feds. According to the New York Post, “the trio planned to detonate would have caused significant destruction and death in a subway car.” ... more
• Iran and Al-Qaeda Thu Dec 29
  Cliff May
  Late last week, the State Department announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, A.K.A. Yasin al-Suri – Yasin the Syrian. Serious students of terrorism and counterterrorism saw this as big news for two reasons. ... more
• How About Dinner With a Domestic Terrorist? Wed Dec 7
  Katie Pavlich
• ‘Al-Qaida sympathizer’ accused of New York City bomb plots Mon Nov 21
  Townhall.com Staff
• Occupy Phoenix Asks: When Should You Shoot a Cop? Fri Oct 28
  Katie Pavlich
• US Citizen Arrested For Terror Plots Against US Capitol, Pentagon Wed Sep 28
  Guy Benson
• The War America Fights Sat Sep 10
  Caroline Glick
  Ten years ago, in the shadow of the crater at Ground Zero, the smoldering Pentagon and a field of honor in Pennsylvania, America found itself at war. ... more
• More Revealed About Teen Connected to Jihad Jane Sun Aug 28
  Elisabeth Meinecke
• Terror Attack Stopped By Alert Gun Store Clerk Fri Jul 29
  Katie Pavlich
• Leftists Beware-The Christian Revolutionaries Are Coming Your Way Thu Jul 28
  Michael Brown
  On the heels of the tragic massacre in Norway, the internet and media have been abuzz with warnings about the potential threat of “Christian extremists.” Typical is an article from domestic terrorism expert Daryl Johnson entitled, “Christian Extremism from Timothy McVeigh to Anders Breivik.” ... more
• Obama Administration is Paying for Science Fiction Scripts Tue Mar 29
  Brad O'Leary
  What is the best way to secure funding for anti-terror training exercises from President Obama’s Department of Homeland Security? First, you have to create a fictitious scenario where hundreds of lives are threatened by a terrorist organization. ... more
• Why Can't We Talk About Radicals? Fri Mar 11
  David Harsanyi
  As reckless as it is to make sweeping statements about Islam -- and it is reckless -- isn't it equally irresponsible to claim there is prejudice where it doesn't exist? ... more

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