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Clapper: Syrian terror group a threat to US | |
2014-01-30 | |
Syria’s civil war serves as a “huge magnet” for terror groups while sub-Saharan Africa has become a “hothouse” for Presenting an annual intelligence assessment of global threats, Clapper described a mounting danger from “Syria has become a huge magnet for America’s intelligence agencies estimated that there were about 26,000 The conflict had attracted roughly 7,000 foreign The presence of the hardline “We’re seeing now the appearance of Clapper said Syria resembled the semi-autonomous tribal belt in northwest Pakistan, which has served as a sanctuary for the Taleban and members of Al Qaeda.
Clapper also offered a warning on advances in Syria’s biological weapons program me. Although Syria has agreed to eliminate its large arsenal of chemical weapons, the regime now may have the ability to produce biological weapons on a limited scale, he said. “We judge that some elements of Syria’s biological warfare programme might have advanced beyond the research and development stage and might be capable of limited agent production, based on the duration of its longstanding programme,” he said. Clapper offered no further details, but it was the first time officials had stated publicly that spy agencies believed Syria had made significant strides in its biological programme. | |
Posted by:Steve White |
#2 Clapper: Syrian terror group a threat to US Maybe, but if resources committed to the problem are an indication, it appears the administration considers the Tea Party to be a bigger threat (to its power). |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-01-30 08:45 |
#1 "Syria has become a huge magnet for terrorists extremists" who can now recruit, train and equip a growing number of militants there, he told the Senate Intelligence Committee. Agreed! Blindingly fok'n obvious, but agreed. So now, how do you transition this event to an advantage? Below are three suggestions that might mitigate the threat: 1. Please consider allowing evil to smite evil by permitting Assad and his Russian/Persian pals to exterminate Al Qaeda within the convenient confines of Syria, as thoroughly as possible. 2. Bid those who travel to Syria to join Al Qaeda a farewell, with no right of return to Europe or to wherever they originated. Well how do you accomplish this? Thank you, I'm glad you asked. See para three below. 3. Terminate the 1995 borderless Shengen Agreement failure and begin enforcing national sovereignty via aviation, train, and border checkpoint monitoring and the sharing of electronic travel information. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2014-01-30 01:46 |