U.S. forces are under systematic attack by jihadist “influencers” seeking to induce them to engage in terrorist-related activities. Soldiers are not the only targets, but given that our armed forces are comprised of young, healthy people trained in the use of weapons, those who seek to infiltrate and radicalize the population are likely to use them. It is natural to see it as fertile ground for activities aimed at weakening American society.

And, to be clear, jihadist subversive activities are not only targeted at Muslims. He was one of two former soldiers (both Muslims) involved in the terrorist attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas. Bragg Connection with Ft.) plus Irish-American dual personality arrested on December 20thwas not Muslim.

The Pentagon and FBI have been reluctant to acknowledge the scope of the problem. To understand how far back it goes, recall “Sudden Jihad Syndrome” (SJS).

In the years after 9/11, the FBI identified SJS among a long list of men accused of terrorist activities. Fort Dix Six, Lackawanna Six, Naveed Afzal Haq, Hesham Hadiet, Derrick Shareef, Suleiman Tarovic Other locations include Portland, Lodi and Northern Virginia. Infections are also said to have occurred in London, Madrid and Amsterdam.

They said it was an “unrelated” attack. It was a “sudden” attack, they said. “We are not attached to any large system,” they said. Of course they were wrong. By 2007, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) bravely staked out territorystudy characters, plot, and background.

At the time, I wrote about this report:

“In a landmark report, “Radicalization of the West: A Homegrown Threat,” experts investigated 11 cases of homegrown jihadists and found that some people, mostly young people, were radicalized and violent. identified specific factors that appear to drive Despite the fact that most American Muslims are unfazed or even repulsed by the idea of ​​violence carried out in the name of religion.. The NYPD’s findings include:

“Salafist ideology combines Islam and a determination to solve problems through violence. Salafist institutions and literature are readily available in Western countries.

“Al-Qaeda provides inspiration but usually does not provide operational support.

“Sensitive people seek an identity or a cause, and often identify before finding a compatriot. , radicalization has been slow, but has been more rapid since 9/11.

“The internet is an enabler that provides a venue for anonymous virtual meetings. Places other than mosques can provide the sense of community that isolated people seek.

“To move people from the ideological stage to the operational terrorist organization, we need a “spiritual sanctioner” and an “operational leader.”

“-Not everyone who begins the process of radicalization becomes a terrorist. There are several points where people fall off. ”

Please move forward. Many U.S. soldiers have been arrested and charged with activities that have been or should be called terrorism, most notably Nidal Malik, a former U.S. Army major who killed 13 people and injured more than 30 in terrorist attacks. It’s Hasan. fort hood shooting incident Hasan’s jihadi syndrome was by no means sudden. He is known to have corresponded with terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki, and colleagues have reported him on several occasions for lectures and comments about Islam.

Nothing happened until that happened. In the end, Hasan was not brought to trial on terrorism charges.

2011, Senate Homeland Security Committee Held a public hearing About the incident that occurred in 2013 A report titled“A Time Bomb: Counterterrorism Lessons from the U.S. Government’s Failure in the Fort Hood Attack.” it said:

“While neither the Pentagon nor the FBI had specific information about the time, location, or nature of the attack, they had enough intelligence to detect Hasan’s radicalization into violent Islamic extremism.” Even though I had it comprehensively, I was unable to understand it or take action. Our investigation found certain systemic flaws…”

They get some of them.

Soldier Ethan Meltzer was arrested in 2020 and charged with wire transfer. Sensitive details Regarding his unit to the Knights of the Nine Angles, devilish left road occultist And the terrorist network was apparently planning to pass the information on to the jihadists and then carry out the attack.

Former U.S. Army soldier Cole Bridges was sentenced in 2021. 14 years in prison He was later sentenced to 10 years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to ISIS and attempting to kill U.S. military personnel. bridge pleaded guilty suspected of terrorism.

They missed Shamsud Din Jabbar and still know that he visited cairo But it can’t say what he did there, insisting that “all investigative details and evidence we currently have still support that Jabbar acted alone.”

American soldiers are our protectors. They volunteer to protect and protect us. They put their lives on the line for us. The Department of Defense should stop worrying about unvaccinated soldiers and DEI lapses and focus on protecting our soldiers against the jihadist networks that seek to weaken and destroy our nation.

Shoshana Bryan is senior director of the Center for Jewish Policy and editor of the quarterly magazine inFocus.

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