Tragic Stabbings in Sydney Leave Six Dead, Community in Mourning
In a horrifying incident that has left the Sydney community in shock, six people were tragically killed in a stabbing attack at a bustling shopping center in Bondi Junction. The assailant, identified by New South Wales Police as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi, was stopped when he was fatally shot by police officer Inspector Amy Scott. The […]
Florida man arrested for texts threatening mass shooting at school, officials say
Memo reveals a House Republican strategy on shootings: downplay white nationalism, blame left
Congressional Republicans recently circulated talking points on gun violence that falsely described the El Paso massacre and other mass shootings as “violence from the left.” A document obtained by the Tampa Bay Times and sent by House Republicans provides a framework for how to respond to anticipated questions like, “Why won’t you pass legislation to close the […]
Local bomb plot suspects not charged with terrorism?
The Muslims of America are asking why they’re not being charged as domestic terrorists. The four young men charged in an alleged plot against Muslims in Holy Islamberg, near Binghamton, face felony charges. However, The Muslims of America are asking why they’re not being charged as domestic terrorists. “These four individuals and those who threaten […]
Florida man arrested for making ‘Mother of Satan’ bombs in home, police say
Florida officials said an anonymous tip led them to a stash of Mason jars filled with a highly explosive powder – similar to the type used by Islamist terror groups in a string of overseas bombings. Lake Helen police officers and Volusia County deputies descended on a South High Street home and reportedly discovered jars filled […]
When to Call a Terrorist a Terrorist
In Saturday, a shooter gunned down at least 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, the single deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history. U.S. President Donald Trump declared it a “wicked act of mass murder.” As the country grieved, police arrested 46-year-old Robert Bowers, the apparent gunman, who had barricaded himself in the synagogue after a shootout with […]
UK man ‘obsessed’ with Muslims hit group with van: court
A British man “obsessed” with Muslims deliberately drove into a group outside a mosque in an act of terrorism intended to kill as many as possible, a court heard Monday. Darren Osborne is accused of murdering 51-year-old Makram Ali and trying to kill others in the Finsbury Park area of north London on June 19 […]
FBI Says When It Will Reveal Las Vegas Shooter Motive
We likely won’t find out what motivated Stephen Paddock to shoot dead 58 country music fans from the window of a Las Vegas hotel room—the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history—for at least another nine months, if ever, the FBI agent in charge of probing the case reportedly revealed on Wednesday. In an interview […]
The moral questions in the debate on what constitutes terrorism
Who is a terrorist? Evan McCaffrey/Shutterstock.com Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old man, has been accused of detonating a pipe bomb strapped to his body in a New York subway, injuring four people on the morning of Dec. 11. The Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the attack…
White Supremacists Share Bomb-Making Materials in Online Chats
Right-wing extremists communicating in confidential online chats in recent months have shared scores of documents detailing the manufacture and use of bombs, grenades, mines and other incendiary devices. The documents, which range from instructions on detonating dynamite to U.S. military manuals for constructing improvised explosives and booby traps, were passed around during online conversations among […]