Terrorism

Demonstrations

Islamist groups waged misinformation campaign to free terrorist Aafia Siddiqui in months before Texas synagogue attack Advocates for Siddiqui claim, without evidence, she was tortured in CIA blacksite, beaten in federal prison

January 21, 2022   

(Free Beacon) Islamist groups in the United States and abroad waged a months-long propaganda campaign to free convicted terrorist Aafia Siddiqui from a Texas prison before a British national attacked a nearby synagogue in her name this weekend. The Council on American-Islamic […]

Interfaith

F.B.I. director calls Texas synagogue attack an act of antisemitism Christopher A. Wray said the hostage taker targeted the Jewish community, contrary to the agency’s initial statement.

January 20, 2022   

(NY Times) The F.B.I. is treating the attack on a suburban Fort Worth synagogue on Saturday as “an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community,” Christopher A. Wray, the bureau’s director, said on Thursday. “This was not some random occurrence,” Mr. Wray […]

Crime

Turku terror attacker suspected of kicking, biting prison guards Abderrahman Bouanane is currently serving a life sentence for killing two and injuring eight others in Finland's first legally-defined terror attack.

January 19, 2022   

(Yle) Moroccan national Abderrahman Bouanane, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the Turku terrorist attack in 2017, will face three charges of assaulting guards in Turku Prison. The charges were filed with the District Court of Southwest Finland earlier this month, […]

Interfaith

‘Lady al Qaeda’ blamed Jews for her conviction. Her allies can’t figure why a gunman attacked synagogue in her name CAIR and Siddiqui attorney scramble to avoid blame for terrorist attack on Texas synagogue

January 17, 2022   

(Free Beacon) The Council on American-Islamic Relations denied any connection between the terror attack at a Texas synagogue and its campaign to free imprisoned terrorist Aafia Siddiqui, one day after a fanatical gunman took Jewish congregants hostage to demand Siddiqui’s release. CAIR […]

Government & Politics

Michigan’s Dana Nessel speculates ‘white supremacy’ to blame for Texas synagogue terrorist attack Attacker was British citizen, demanded release of ‘Lady Al Qaeda’

January 16, 2022   

(Free Beacon) As the hostage situation at a Texas synagogue developed on Saturday, Michigan’s attorney general, Democrat Dana Nessel, raised the possibility that white supremacists were behind the attack. Appearing on MSNBC on Saturday afternoon, about an hour after it had been […]

Law Enforcement

Calgary mother freed from ISIS detention camp now under investigation for terrorism, war crimes: court docs Defence lawyer says RCMP should not be monitoring and investigating the woman

January 12, 2022   

(CBC) A Canadian woman who was held for two years at an ISIS detention camp in Syria is now under investigation for terrorism offences and war crimes. However, her lawyer has suggested RCMP officers are exploiting their powers by both monitoring and investigating the […]