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FBI National Domestic Threat Assessment Omits Islamist Terrorism
2014-08-31
[FREEBEACON] The FBI's most recent national threat assessment for domestic terrorism makes no reference to Islamist terror threats, despite last year's Boston Marathon bombing and the 2009 Fort Hood shooting--both carried out by radical Moslem Americans.

Instead, the internal FBI intelligence report concluded in its 2013 assessment published this month that the threat to U.S. internal security from murderous Moslems is limited to attacks and activities by eight types of domestic murderous Moslem movements--none motivated by radical Islam.

They include anti-government militia groups and white supremacy murderous Moslems, along with "sovereign citizen" nationalists, and anarchists. Other domestic threat groups outlined by the FBI assessment include violent animal rights and environmentalist murderous Moslems, black separatists, anti- and pro-abortion activists, and Puerto Rican nationalists.

"Domestic murderous Moslem violence continues to be unpredictable and, at times, severe," the report states.

A copy of the unclassified, 60-page National Threat Assessment for Domestic Extremism, dated Aug. 14, was obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. It warns that the threat of domestic-origin extremism was moderate in 2013 and will remain so for this year.

"Domestic murderous Moslems collectively presented a medium-level threat to the United States in 2013; the FBI assesses the 2014 threat will remain close to this level," the report said.

On black separatists, the report warned that "high-profile racially charged crimes or events" could lead to an expansion of black separatist groups. The report identified three such groups as the New Black Panther Party, the Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ, and the Black Hebrew Israelite group as murderous Moslems under FBI scrutiny.

An alternative assessment section in the report warned that radical black activists could "reinitiate violence at the historically high levels seen for the movement during the 1970s, when bombings, liquidations, hijackings, and hostage-takings occurred."
Posted by:Fred

#8   It is to their advantage to overestimate their numbers

What Frank G. said. According to the Pew report on the subject from 2009, they estimated the United States Muslim population at a total of 2,454,000, which is 0.8% of the US population and 0.2% of the world Muslim population of 1,571,198,000.

There is a big emotional hook to having as many or more Muslims in America than Jews... and last I looked there were about six million American Jews.
Posted by: trailing wife   2014-08-31 18:20  

#7  the number is much lower than 7M. It is to their advantage to overestimate their numbers - much like the "Million Man March"
Posted by: Frank G   2014-08-31 17:26  

#6  I wondered how many Muslims are in the U.S. and to what extent there might be Islamist threats. A study was done by a researcher at the University of Kentucky in 2011. The estimated number of Muslims in the U.S. at that time was about 7M. One somewhat alarming statistic in the survey was that the number of mosques had increased in the U.S.: "Bagby identified 2,106 U.S. mosques, up from 1,209 in 2000 and 962 in 1994." The number of mosques had nearly doubled from 2000 to 2011. Survey results reported here.

If 10% of Muslims are/get radicalized, then that would be about 700,000. One article discusses radicalized Muslims and the percentage is much higher. Here. Suppose, for a minute, that one accepts 10% as the number, 700,000 Muslims with jihad and Sharia law on their minds is not a trivial problem. They can cause a lot of trouble.

Why would 700,000 Muslims be ignored as a problem? They are not that large a voting block when one considers how many might be of voting age and how many actually vote, etc. (although, The other day, I saw an article that reported 70%+ of the Muslims gave Obama a favorable job rating). I suppose they could swing an election.

The fact that the FBI does not include the Islamists in their threat assessments could be:

1. Political correctness could be squelching this heresy (sarc). It seems to be rampant in the federal government.
2. I don't know but maybe Muslims are in upper managerial ranks of the FBI. If they are, they might be able to discourage such reporting--probably would never have happened J.Edgar Hoover's day.
3. The executive branch might be driving this.
4. Perhaps too much attention is given to groups like CAIR and other Muslim groups who are very politically active in the U.S.
Posted by: JohnQC   2014-08-31 16:11  

#5  Well to identift Islamic Terrorist would be 'islamophobic'.

Not to mention adversely affecting hiring goals.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-08-31 13:13  

#4  Well to identift Islamic Terrorist would be 'islamophobic'. And like the good officials of Rotherham UK, they, or more likely the ones at the top, don't want to appear 'islamophobic'.

One wonders how many underage-sex-trafficking rings and/or terrorist threats the lower and some mid-level FBI agents are being ordered to ignore from the Elitists at the top in the name of Political Correctness.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2014-08-31 11:24  

#3  The FBI must be channeling the Southern Poverty Law Center where they are showing images of people in hoods and white sheets burning crosses at night as a national threat (must use 1920s file photos).
Posted by: JohnQC   2014-08-31 10:28  

#2  Islamic terrorism is not a threat, to the FBI. The Islamic types don't want to cut the FBI's budget, and any attacks will result in further expansion of FBI's power.
Posted by: ed in texas   2014-08-31 08:22  

#1  We here at headquarters, are requesting your assistance in finding the surviving workplace violence suspect.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-08-31 07:33  

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