Mainstream news broadcasts and YouTube, of late, have been filled with warnings of Middle East terrorists planning attacks in the United States. The U. S. government has responded to these threats by doing what it does best, expand its power (SEE: BREAKING New York-New Jersey Announce Massive Increase in Joint Surveillance), specifically by expanding its power of surveillance and monitoring of the average American, who would likely have trouble finding most of the terrorist hot spots on a map.
How real is the threat? It is difficult to know.
It is important to recognize that most of these terrorist groups are relatively small in size and their capabilities to carry out major terrorist attacks in the U. S. are limited.
It should be remembered that the two times that the U. S, launched attacks against Iraq, when Saddam Hussein was in power, Hussein would get on television and broadcast worldwide to his ‘terrorist cells’ to begin their attacks in the U. S. Of course, no such attacks occurred. It was all bluster. Perhaps Hussein thought it would encourage some lone wolves to heed his call. But he didn’t have the capability to launch a terrorist attack on U. S. soil.
That said, most terrorists groups would like to stage an attack on the U. S. mainland, to give the impression that they are much bigger and more powerful than they actually are. It would be a great recruiting tool. So the possibility that they will attempt something can not be completely ruled out, especially since this latest batch of terrorists seems to be familiar with Western ways.
This post was published at Lew Rockwell on September 27, 2014.
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