The upcoming 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks as well as approaching religious holidays could inspire extremist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security said in a terrorism alert issued Friday.
DHS did not cite any specific threats in the National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin. But it noted that the U.S. is in a “heightened threat environment,” fueled by factors that include violent extremists motivated by racial and ethnic hatred and resentment of restrictions imposed during the pandemic.
DHS issues the warnings to alert the public as well as state and local authorities. They reflect intelligence gathered from other law enforcement agencies.
The bulletin is an extension of a similar one issued in May that expired on the day the new one was issued. DHS says domestic extremists remain a national threat priority for U.S. law enforcement and will for at least the remainder of the year.
The anniversary and the approaching holidays “could serve as a catalyst for acts of targeted violence,” it said
DHS also noted that domestic extremists motivated by religious and ethnic hatred have in the past attacked houses of worships and other gatherings, but it said there aren’t any “credible or imminent threats identified to these locations.”
As in previous bulletins, DHS expressed concern about both domestic extremists, motivated by “personal grievances and extremist ideological beliefs,” and foreign influences.
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Unfortunately, USA has had too many National Security Failures, and the balance for greater expected security that does not compromise the citizen's freedoms, rights, our laws upheld, is blurring, in my opinion! We don't want this, now do we??? If that happens, it's not America, it's a farce, right?
Perhaps if unchecked illegal folks entering was stopped, duh, dealing with known communist countries was stopped, traitor's in gov. dealt with, this would best serve Agencies, Intel gathering, assessments, Artificial Intelligence shared info, Remote Viewing, focused on Anti-American criminals, so that American's are protected before an attack, attacks are foiled, instead of example of recent germ warfare sent here as our recent Security failure, IMO, right? IMO, We have more Agencies since 9/11, and less security, how does this make sense? It can be done, more security, kept freedoms, and laws upheld; Done prior to Technology, yep, in my opinion, it can be done! So, pray Agencies serve the people of the USA, serves the American Citizen's well!!
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