As number of jihadist groups jump more than 50%, Obama/Holder vow to fight against non-Islamic ‘homegrown extremists’

Eric Holder’s Department of Justice will resurrect a long-dead task force that was originally formed after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing but dissolved after the Sept. 11, 2001 hijacked plane attacks, as law enforcement agencies focused on the jihad threat. This has long been an objective of the Obama administration — criminalize political thought that stands in opposition to his destruction of America.

On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement that the United States remains concerned about threats from Islamic extremists, but the group will focus on other motives for attacks within U.S. borders.

Events like the April 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon, in which the attackers appeared to be influenced by extremists abroad, would not fall under the jurisdiction of the group, named the Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee.

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“We must also concern ourselves with the continued danger we face from individuals within our own borders who may be motivated by a variety of other causes from anti-government animus to racial prejudice,” Holder said.

Which race? Islam? Which of course is not a race.

It is certainly not black-on-white crime — which is rampant and sanctioned. We know this from J. Christian Adams, who resigned his senior position at the DoJ because Holder would not pursue or prosecute non-minority race crime.

The chairman of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission “raised serious concerns as to whether the Civil Rights Division’s enforcement policies are being pursued in a race-neutral fashion.” So no, it’s not black-on-white.

Reverse racism drives the DoJ now. But what is downright frightening about this policy announcement is that jihad is exploding and the Obama administration means to take down those who oppose it.

Number of jihadist groups increases by more than 50% in the last three years

By Robert Spencer, Jun 4, 2014 

“The threat to the U.S. from global jihadist groups has escalated in the past three years, with the number of groups increasing by more than 50% and the estimated number of militants doubling.” The past three years, eh? Could that have anything to do with Barack Obama’s weak, feckless, and often outright sympathetic response to Islamic supremacism?

“Jihadist Groups’ Threat To U.S. Grows, Report Says,” by Siobhan Gorman, Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2014:

WASHINGTON—The threat to the U.S. from global jihadist groups has escalated in the past three years, with the number of groups increasing by more than 50% and the estimated number of militants doubling, according to a report to be released on Thursday.

The report by the Rand Corp. think tank, which used public data to take a kind of global census of al Qaeda and related groups, will say the civil war in Syria has been the largest driver of the growth of jihadist activity. Syria is the location that has seen the greatest growth in number of groups and numbers of militants, which now make up more than half of the number of al Qaeda-sympathizing jihadists world-wide.

“It’s become a breeding ground for jihadist activity,” said the report’s author, Seth Jones, associate director of Rand’s International Security and Defense Policy Center.

In the past few months, militants there have shown growing interest in tapping Western resources and mounting attacks outside Syria, he said, noting last week’s suicide attack by an American in Syria, in addition to recent arrests of alleged Syrian-trained fighters in France and Spain, as well as one allegedly involved in a deadly shooting last month in Belgium.

The Rand findings also cast doubt on the Obama administration’s efforts to end the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan by 2016 and keep Syria at arm’s length. A complete withdrawal from Afghanistan, the report said, “could seriously jeopardize U.S. security interests,” because of the continuing terrorist presence in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It also calls for a “more aggressive strategy” in Syria, either clandestinely or working with locals.

National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said she couldn’t comment on a report that hadn’t been released, but referred to President Barack Obama’s speech last week where he announced ramped-up partnerships with local allies. In that speech, Mr. Obama also said “U.S. military action cannot be the only—or even primary—component of our leadership in every instance.”

The report, prepared for the defense secretary, appears to be the first public census of al Qaeda and related terrorism groups. It focuses exclusively on “Salafi jihadists,” which subscribe to al Qaeda’s brand of violent jihad.

The number of al Qaeda-sympathizing jihadist groups jumped to 49 from 31 between 2010 and 2013. The number of jihadists has surged similarly. Because it is difficult to get a precise count of jihadist group membership, the report provides ranges. It estimates the total number grew to between 45,510 and 105,510 in 2013, from between 12,945 and 47,810 in 2010….

 

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