The recent rented truck attack in New Orleans highlights a troubling trend of radicalization in the United States. Witnesses reported a scene of chaos as the truck sped through a crowd, prompting quick reactions for safety. This raises questions about the effectiveness of current safety measures and the need for a more robust approach to domestic terrorism.
ISIS has evolved significantly over the last decade, once commanding large territories in Iraq and Syria. Although the organization has lost significant ground, it continues to operate with affiliate groups worldwide. Experts warn that their ideology can inspire individuals to commit acts of violence in disparate locations, including the U.S.
Social media plays a pivotal role in modern radicalization processes. ISIS utilizes various platforms to recruit and inspire potential followers, adapting to the digital landscape. The challenge remains in monitoring and controlling these influences while distinguishing between individuals who pose a real threat and those expressing extremist views without intent.
A recent attack in New Orleans involving a rented truck has raised alarm as investigators link the incident to ISIS. Footage from the scene shows a crowd fleeing in panic as the truck sped by. Reports indicate that the suspect displayed an ISIS flag, suggesting a connection to radical extremism. This incident shines a light on the ongoing threat of terrorism in the U.S., as experts warn about the presence of radicalized individuals across the nation. Understanding ISIS's structure and influence is crucial in addressing terrorism and preventing future attacks.Maintain your physical fitness!!! If this woman had been any heavier or less mobile, she would have lost her life!!!
Where did he get the flag from? If he ordered it online that’s a ref flag and should have been looked into.
Lol you missed a few crucial details. Isis was originally an al qaeda branch. Al qaeda wanted to destabilize iraq post US withdrawal but even with the Iraqi military just having had virtually all its command level staff kicked out, was still switched on and the task proved difficult. Al bagdadi was in charge of these efforts. At the same time accross the border in syria the US was fueling a fresh civil war. Al bagdadi sent one of his commanders into syria to take advantage of the free dollars and guns. He formed a group call jabaht Al nusra which was the official al qaeda branch in syria. Al nusra had a much easier time because of the free $, guns and maybe more importantly the US global English speaking media was at a point in time where you quit literally couldnt be a terrorist in syria. The US media excused every single radical faction that was willing to fight assad. With the success in syria al bagdadi could use syria as a staging point to accomplish his original goal of destabilizing iraq. Convoys of vbids a hundred km long poured into iraq from syria. The US watched this unfold. The US had a choice, they had a nation conquering amount of fire power available and a stated mission to fight terrorism and more specifically al qaeda, the one who kicked a this off. But if the US hit the forces in syria they would have to acknowledge that the forces they supported were in fact a coalition of groups of varying radicalism up to and including al qaeda. The US chose to do nothing. They hoped iraq could hold out until assad fell. They were wrong. Isis smashed the Iraqi forces and took control of most of the 2 nations. Al bagdadi went to al qaeda high command and pitched his caliphate. Al qaeda told him hes a moron because the Quran literally references both nations as separate nations. They told him to stay in iraq while al nusra would lead operations in syria. Al bagdadi was no happy and instead he launched a full scale attack on al nusra and very quickly took out the leadership while maintaining most of the organization to take as his own and declare his caliphate. When obama said isis was the jv team this split had not happened yet.
*Obama 2015:* With the additional steps I ordered last month, were speeding up training of ISIL.
3 lightening strikes on New years eve on the Capital, empire state building and world trade center.... no coincidence that this truck was the Pro Lightening model truck.
