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| 56 shot in Chicago over the weekend not the problem - Ex-FBI official sez right-wing extremism is biggest challenge |
| 2019-08-20 |
| [The Hill] A former FBI intelligence officer said Thursday that combating right-wing extremism and white nationalism poses a serious challenge for security officials going into 2020. "If you want intelligence to be good on the current wave of domestic terrorism ‐ what people call right-wing extremism, Neo-Nazi extremism ‐ I don’t think people realize how tough that target is," Philip Mudd, who is now a counterterrorism analyst, told Hill.TV in response to a question about how security officials should prepare for the future. "It’s dispersed, that’s people in every state, but it’s also a civil liberties issue," he added. Mudd said the first step towards combating white nationalist-fueled violence is re-evaluating the nation's political rhetoric. "Either side of the political spectrum, you cannot validate their anger," he said in reference to members who identify as part of the Neo-Nazi movement. "You can’t even get close to saying it’s appropriate to look at a foreigner in this country or an immigrant or an asylum seeker and say that person is less than you," he added. "It’s not a political statement, it’s what I saw with Al-Qaeda." Mudd also said lawmakers need to take congressional action against homegrown hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan. "That means laws that say, ’hey, groups that committed acts of violence ‐ how about the KKK, you want to go after them? They’ve committed acts of violence for political reasons ‐ that’s terrorism," he said. "The politicians have to provide cover." The mass shooting in El Paso, Texas has renewed calls to address the rise of domestic terror attacks. Federal authorities believe the suspected shooter, who killed 22 people, was motivated by hatred of Hispanics and immigrants. Related: CBS - 56 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, including four fatally |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 The video links to Mudd must have been offensive, to someone. Considering Philly is a bought and paid for liar and documenting his BS, but whatever. Thanks for the deletion I guess. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2019-08-20 19:50 |
| #9 WTF |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2019-08-20 19:45 |
| #8 Looks like one of Bath House Barry's friends. Creepy, like Peter Strozk. |
| Posted by: SR-71 2019-08-20 17:14 |
| #7 Simple deflection for not doing their job. The dep state is still fighting back. Where is their fight against Antifa??? |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2019-08-20 12:43 |
| #6 Is this CNN poster boy for real ? What a lazy way to earn your money, regurgitate the shitty 'democrat-criminal-black power' script handed to him and collect his cheque. What an asshole. The Ku Cucks Klan ? Really ? |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-08-20 12:13 |
| #5 I believe logic and problem solving are the biggest challenge. |
| Posted by: gorb 2019-08-20 10:31 |
| #4 Surreal. How many cops have been shot thanks to BLM/BLM supporting politicians' lies and hysteria? Why the hell don't you analyze that movement, the one that's hidden in plain view? |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-08-20 10:30 |
| #3 You do realize the only way you can be white and not be a white supremacist is if you are a white Episcopalian l3sbian? My problem is Mike, I'm trapped in a old man's body ! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-08-20 09:36 |
| #2 You do realize the only way you can be white and not be a white supremacist is if you are a white Episcopalian l3sbian? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-08-20 09:35 |
| #1 The shooter was dismayed that immigrants would be killing the planet with greatly increased carbon emissions, but you'll never hear that from the media. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2019-08-20 08:13 |