Speaking to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence today, FBI chief James Comey revealed that the bureau believes over 200 Americans have either gone to Syria to join ISIS, or have attempted to do so. He insisted the FBI continues to identify new people who want to join ISIS.
Comey went on to say that the radicalization of Americans is a “top priority” for the FBI, and that they are concerned it will fuel more homegrown attempts to attack US targets from within, as well as adding to ISIS recruitment.
200 is actually not an enormous number, compared to many European countries which have seen thousands of their citizens going to Syria to fight for ISIS. The FBI also did not reveal the split between actual people who have gone to Syria and those who simply wanted to.
The FBI has repeatedly carried out arrests of Americans who were in contact with FBI informants who claimed to be ISIS, and tried to “recruit” them, only to arrest them when they attempted to go to an airport, or were given a fake explosive and told to blow something up with it.
This sounds to me like more of an effort to make themselves more relevant thus deserving of more of the taxpayer's largesse. With the massive shifts of wealth that is happening currently one would think that there wold be more prosecutions of those involved in those areas. There isn't, of course, sadly. So, that leaves home grown terrorists to chase…or create.
F.Y.I. Create! May 15, 2014 Spying Is Meant to Crush Citizens’ Dissent, Not Catch Terrorists
The Big Secret Behind the Spying Program. While many Americans understand why the NSA is conducting mass surveillance of U.S. citizens, some are still confused about what’s really going on. 500 Years of History Shows that Mass Spying Is 'ALWAYS' Aimed at Crushing Dissent!
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/05/spying-mea…
Jun 7, 2013 William Binney – The Government is Profiling You (The NSA is Spying on You)
https://youtu.be/qB3KR8fWNh0
The NSA – What's In Your File?
https://youtu.be/2UYpxUXBTOI
Here we see the real reason for NSA spying on everybody. Anybody thinking improper thoughts must be sought out and destroyed. We know the Google Thought Police are monitoring this website.
How long before the FBI Thought Police also become interested?
Do not 'P' on my leg and tell me it is raining!
March 2015 at TED2015 Trevor Aaronson: How this 'FBI' strategy is actually creating US-based terrorists
There's an organization responsible for more terrorism plots in the United States than al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab and ISIS combined: The FBI. How? Why? In an eye-opening talk, investigative journalist Trevor Aaronson reveals a disturbing FBI practice that breeds terrorist plots by exploiting Muslim-Americans with mental health problems.
http://www.ted.com/talks/trevor_aaronson_how_this…
Oh no! We're all going to die!