“The FBI on Tuesday posted an excerpt of the video on its own website, www.fbi.gov, and asked for public help in identifying the man. His accent indicates he could be from the US or Canada, the FBI said. Canadian intelligence officials have also analyzed the video. They say the man’s accent suggests he could be the son of immigrants and that English could be his second language. Voice recognition software, they say, failed to come up with a match to any known terrorism suspects.” They will not face the fact that anyone who reads the Qur’an and studies the life of Muhammad could be motivated to engage in jihad activity, as was Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar (about whom see here; the links are dead but there are a lot of quotes), who tried to kill Infidels on his own, without ever having contact with any jihad groups. Yes, yes, not everyone who reads the Qur’an will embark upon jihad, but nothing is being done to mitigate its power to incite believers to violence, because that would be “Islamophobic.”
“ISIS Imitators Discussed Attacks on U.S. Targets in Canada,” by Richard Esposito, NBC News, October 9, 2014:
Intelligence officials tell NBC News that Canadian authorities have heard would-be terrorists discussing potential ISIS-inspired “knife and gun” attacks against U.S. and Canadian targets inside Canada.
While intelligence officials say some of the discussions raise the possibility of attacks on U.S. citizens and other U.S. and Western targets in Canada, they have not picked up talk of anyone crossing the border into the U.S. to stage attacks. They also stressed that the possible attacks were at the “aspirational” stage.
Intelligence officials say that Canadian authorities are monitoring “hundreds of people” in Canada who have either gone to Syria to link up with ISIS and other Islamist groups and returned, or who have tried and failed to make the trip. The unknowns, those inspired by ISIS but as yet on no radar, add to the worry, helping to make this what U.S. and Canadian officials have said is the most dangerous time since 9/11 for a domestic terror attack.
Both U.S. and Canadian officials fear the beheading of an innocent person in a public place, or the slashing of citizens on a crowded street until police arrive to shoot and “martyr” the terrorists.
In a statement, the press secretary for Canada’s Minister of Public Safety told NBC News, “While I cannot comment on operational matters of national security, I can say that security agencies are constantly evaluating the terrorist threat and taking action to protect Canadians.”…
The FBI on Tuesday posted an excerpt of the video on its own website, www.fbi.gov, and asked for public help in identifying the man. His accent indicates he could be from the US or Canada, the FBI said.
Canadian intelligence officials have also analyzed the video. They say the man’s accent suggests he could be the son of immigrants and that English could be his second language. Voice recognition software, they say, failed to come up with a match to any known terrorism suspects.
They also say that while the man’s face is mostly covered by his mask, enough is visible that a close relative would be able to recognize him.
Both U.S. and Canadian officials have received dozens of tips about the man ‘s identity. None have panned out so far.
Don McKellar says
Hundreds of jihadi murderers coming and going in and out of Canada. Plotting mass murder in the name of the moon god at any time. Astounding and chilling. What’s being done about immigration reform?
mariam rove says
immigration reform?….
A lot. We are letting more and more in. M
BW022 says
Canada passed bill C-24 earlier this year. The bill includes a number of changes to various laws including:
* Removal of Canadian citizenship for dual-Canadian citizens convicted for terrorism and certain human rights violations.
* Increase in the number of years in which a permanent resident must remain in Canada prior to applying for citizenship (from three to four years).
* General increase in penalties for immigration offenses
etc., etc.
This is after a 2012 overhaul of various immigration laws — including requiring spouses to live together for two years when sponsoring spouses for permanent residency, overhaul various immigration systems for checks, banning certain countries citizens from making refugee claims, etc.
Canada has extremely little illegal immigration and almost no one enters Canada without a passport, visa, and going through immigration. Meanwhile… in the US you have 8-10 million illegals and nearly a million undocumented people crossing the southern border… now including known terrorists.
Canada’s terrorism problems are “home grown”. They are actual Canadian citizens… often born in Canada and sometimes converts. Yes, questions about their family ties, mosques, and peers come into play, but its not as if most of these people have snuck into the country illegally after being indoctrinated as a child in Pakistan. Sorry… the reality is now more scary… you can grow up in Canada as an otherwise normal person, get into Islam, and find enough indoctrination from the internet, mosques, communities, etc. and then to Syria to fight.
jewdog says
Hundreds of people have either gone to help IS and returned or have tried to go? I thought Canada had more sense than to readmit such people. Naivete is international.
Salah says
‘Both U.S. and Canadian officials fear the beheading of an innocent person in a public place, or the slashing of citizens on a crowded street until police arrive to shoot and “martyr” the terrorists.’
Police will never be able to protect every citizen all the time, it’s simply impossible. Every citizen should learn how to defend himself against a possible attack. Every citizen should have the right to carry a gun everywhere, all the time.
An armed citizen will “strike terror into the hearts of jihadists” much more effectively than any police force.
steakman says
Police will never be able to protect every citizen all the time, it’s simply impossible. Every citizen should learn how to defend himself against a possible attack. Every citizen should have the right to carry a gun everywhere, all the time.
…An armed citizen will “strike terror into the hearts of jihadists” much more effectively than any police force…
I could not agree more.!
As for these gutless cowards who hide behind masks and their smiling Taqiya faces … You will see what happens should you try your jihadi BS in Canada…there are plenty of us that are ex-military with significant experience….you may not find us as compliant.
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GP says
Islamic jihadists discussed jihad attacks on U.S. targets in Canada-
But hey FBI whatever you do, Do Not use surveillance on any mosque or know radical imam! That would make your job much too easy. The OhhhBummer forbids it with his little nod to Hamas-CAIR.