Posted on 09/10/2014 11:51:22 AM PDT by Syncro
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A senior Homeland Security (DHS) official confirmed to Congress on Wednesday that militants associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) are planning to enter the United States via the porous southern border.
Francis Taylor, under secretary for intelligence and analysis at DHS, told senators during a hearing that ISIL supporters are known to be plotting ways to infiltrate the United States through the border.
“There have been Twitter, social media exchanges among ISIL adherents across the globe speaking about that as a possibility,” Taylor told Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) in response to a question about “recent reports on Twitter and Facebook of messages that would urge infiltration into the U.S. across our southwestern border.”
“Certainly any infiltration across our border would be a threat,” Taylor said, explaining that border security agents are working to tighten measures that would prevent this from taking place.
“I’m satisfied we have the intelligence and the capability on our border that would prevent that activity,” Taylor said.
However, McCain was dubious, referring to recent videos released by activist James O’Keefe showing him crossing the border while wearing an Osama bin Laden mask.
Asked by McCain why agents did not stop O’Keefe, Taylor could not provide an answer.
“You can’t answer it because they weren’t there to stop him,” McCain responded.
“The fact is there are thousands of people who are coming across our border who are undetected and not identified, and for you to sit there and tell me that we have the capability or now have the proper protections of our southwest border, particularly in light of the urgings over Facebook and Twitter [by ISIL] for people to come across our southwestern border, is a great concern to the citizens of my state.”
Taylor admitted that more must be done to shore up border security in light of ongoing threats.
“The security at the southwestern border is of great concern to the department and I certainly understand the concerns of the citizens of your state,” he told McCain. “If I gave you the impression I thought the border security was what it needed to be to protect against all the risks coming across the state that’s not what I meant to say.”
There is little evidence to prove that ISIL militants or other terror actors would be stopped if they attempt to cross the border, McCain said.
“I don’t think there’s any doubt, I don’t see when you look at ISIS and the growth and influence of ISIS that it would be logical [to claim they would be stopped], as they’re saying on Facebook and Twitter, to come across our southwest border because they can get across,” he said.
Other U.S. officials have warned ahead of President Obama’s speech this evening that ISIL is growing in strength and seeking the capability to attack America directly.
“We remain mindful of the possibility that an ISIL-sympathizer—perhaps motivated by online propaganda—could conduct a limited, self-directed attack here at home with no warning,” Matthew Olsen, director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, said in a recent speech.
“We have seen ISIL use a range of media to tout its military capabilities, executions of captured soldiers, and consecutive battlefield victories,” Olsen said. “More recently, the group’s supporters have sustained this momentum on social media by encouraging attacks in the U.S. and against U.S. interests in retaliation for our airstrikes. ISIL has used this propaganda campaign to draw foreign fighters to the group, including many from Western countries.”
Needs repeating. Yes, republicans “not conservatives” are just as much to blame for this.
Despite intelligence over the past 4 decades, knowing full well the borders were not secure, republicans as well as dems allowed millions to invade our borders.
War on drugs? War on terror? Hardly serious.
“I’m satisfied we have the intelligence and the capability on our border that would prevent that activity,” Taylor said.
Very true, but they WON'T use it.
Catch and release instead. And then filtering them into all the states.
Obama and ValJar have Muslim Brotherhooded as many Mideastern countries as they could, and have gotten Obama's mentor's (Jarrett) MB buddies infiltrating proclaimed Islamist (paper work for his schooling in Indonesia declaring his religion Islam) Obama's administration.
Right conservatives != republicans...
for several decades ... but you already knew this. Only this time they might not arrive via Canada but they might.
I’ve been saying for years that the next attack was going to walk across the southern border while we’re all standing at the airports in our socks.
Yep, and also for ICE to do their JOB, send them back.
Do the humane thing, repatriate them back to their families in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
know you are correct to say so ... one little problem ... the agents are hidden that intend to do harm. That is why am not expecting airplanes.
I am keenly interested in what more NG on the border would mean.
It is my impression they are used only as eyes and ears, subject to only the federal Border Patrol, whose numbers are too small and material too scant to meet the threat, and their distance frequently too far from the sightings to answer the call.
In such a case as this, if accurate, can NG or even militia, make a call on their own to even meet and match a threat, without being sued or imprisoned for having acted?
Heck, anywhere they can.
They’ve been dumping them out of boats close to shore in Southern California.
The gov is spending millions on housing for the terrorist infiltrators and the other “children”
I think there is being built around San Antonio a multi million dollar “hotel” for the criminal invaders.
If there aren’t multiple, disgusting, paradigm shifting terrorist attacks tomorrow across America, I’ll eat my hat. Belsan, Mumbai, Kenya shopping mall, 911, all on the same day in multiple cities. If it doesn’t happen, ISIS is the laziest bunch of terrorists ever. They have the money, will, and lack of vigilance to get it done.
They can enroll in school to pick out which child brides they want after they take over.
There is absolutely no reason to think ISIS doesn’t have a major presence in America. There’s nothing that would keep them out.
am expecting lone wolf and small teams of wolves (6-8). Infrastructure and Malls plus other assorted other situations. Course just gave the enemy clues of what is being closely monitored. Might hold them off for a while but firmly believe the last part of this year could be hades for many people. My prayers are that nothing happens. Of course with anything anyone predicts ... wrong is hoped for. If wrong will be overjoyed but the threats are here in the house and will be till eliminated. Now, How Does One Eliminate the Threat(s)? Especially that nobody is willing to do any eliminating except for the enemy. Thumb twiddling time .....
We don’t need no steenkin’ fence. Nobody would dare come in here to do us harm. Forehead.....wall. Repeat.
But the State Department and all the dems said that was just the Republicans trying to scare people. They have NO CLUe who is coming in here. The border needs to be closed and militarized
Well, yeah.
But there are still 10's of thousands that could be sent back home quite easily.
In fact easier then keeping them here!
But the dems need the voters to bolster their other fraudulent methods of getting their people voted in.
Yeah I don't think it will be planes either.
Or on Sept 11, most likely not.
The ISIS is a proud bunch, don't want to glorify Al Qaeda by using their date or method...
We're looking at numerous heartland attacks IMO.
Stadiums, malls, mosques etc.
Well probably not mosques...
I thought about that too. There’s nothing sacred about 911. They would love to punch us in the gut after we relax our abdomen.
When we do get hit, there’s going to be attempts to rally everyone to a common cause. We can’t fall for it. I’m hoping some leaders will show how big government, liberalism, and cronyism created the environment of inevitability.
The barbarians are at the gates, and our government is using your taxpayer dollars to welcome them with open arms.
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