The USA Patriot Act was signed into law by former President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001—some 45 days after the tragic 9/11 Twin Tower attacks. At the time, the U.S. Justice Department said the Patriot Act “simply expanded…
Category: terrorism
Dec.11
2019
2019
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Police Misconduct | terrorism
In the wake of 9/11, the federal government’s intelligence and law enforcement agencies, particularly the FBI, have targeted Muslim communities for “domestic surveillance” as likely hotbeds for terrorism, generally without any suspicion that a crime has occurred or is likely…
Aug.11
2019
2019
Hate is a cultural and social disease. Its origin lies deep in ancient times when religion and war were the primary sources of power—the means to secure power and hold it until a greater hatred emerged to destroy it. Nationalistic…
Apr.24
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | terrorism
Omar Mateen’s shooting rampage at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida on September 14, 2016 left 49 people dead and another 53 seriously injured. The New York Times called the mass shooting “the worst terrorist attack on American soil since…
Mar.28
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | terrorism
It has been said that a civilized society can be measured by its criminal justice system, especially how it treats the worst of its lot.
Since September 11, 2001, terrorists, whether foreign-born or domestic-reared, have been considered by the…
Feb.07
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | terrorism
In 2016, federal law enforcement officials estimated that roughly 250 Americans had tried to join the terrorist group ISIS—most of whom never left the United States.
One of those who left the country to join ISIS was Wisconsin native…
Sep.17
2017
2017
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Constitutional Law | terrorism
The Terrorism Screening Center (TSC) is a multi-agency center created in 2003 in the wake of 9/11 terror attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City. The TSC is administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation which is part…
Aug.26
2017
2017
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Domestic Terrorism | terrorism | Uncategorized
According to PolitiFact, the U.S. government’s Extremists Crime Database reveals that between September 12, 2001 and December 31, 2016, there were 85 deadly attacks committed in this country by violent extremists resulting in 225 deaths.
Far-Right Violent Extremist Accountable…
July06
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: terrorism
The dictionary definition of McCarthyism is the “practice of publicizing accusations of political disloyalty or subversion with insufficient regard to evidence.”
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx) is one of the refined architects of this new era of political McCarthyism,…
June23
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | terrorism
The things some politicians say often defy logic and everyday common sense. That has certainly been the case in comments some politicians, especially Republican conservatives, have made in the wake of the horrific Orlando massacre and the need to keep…
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