All posts tagged: Terrorists

Judges dismiss ‘ludicrous’ legal case against SAS killings of IRA terrorists

Judges dismiss ‘ludicrous’ legal case against SAS killings of IRA terrorists

Published by Sam Flores

Judges have thrown out a “ludicrous” judicial review into the use of lethal force by the SAS against an IRA terrorist, which has been described as a waste of taxpayers’ money. They found a coroner was legally entitled to find Soldier B, a special forces trooper, justified in shooting an unarmed IRA driver as part of a collective terrorist threat to life, Belfast Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday. The veteran had been part of an SAS team that intercepted and killed the IRA’s Peter Ryan, Tony Doris and Lawrence McNally, who had been tasked with killing an off-duty member of the security forces in Coagh, County Tyrone in June 1991. British forces fired up to 150 bullets at the men who were travelling in a stolen car, which burst into flames after being hit, burning them beyond recognition. It is the third time Soldier B, now in his 60s, has effectively had his name cleared over the incident following more than four years of court hearings. A coroner previously ruled Soldier B and his …

DeSantis Signs Florida Law to Label Groups as Terrorists and Expel Student Supporters

DeSantis Signs Florida Law to Label Groups as Terrorists and Expel Student Supporters

Published by Sam Flores

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure into law Monday that gives him along with other Florida leaders the ability to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations and expel state university students who support them. The law, criticized by free speech advocates, allows a top official at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to designate a group as a domestic or foreign terrorist organization, with the governor and three other members of the Florida Cabinet approving or rejecting the designation. Besides the governor, the Cabinet is made up of the state attorney general, the chief financial officer and the agriculture commissioner, all of whom are elected separately. Once designated a terrorist organization, a group can be dissolved and it can no longer receive any state funding through school districts or state agencies. Universities also would have to report the status of expelled students attending on visas to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “So this will help the state of Florida protect you. It’ll help us protect your tax dollars,” DeSantis …

Kidnapped by terrorists. Lost a finger. Still became a rock-climbing legend.

Kidnapped by terrorists. Lost a finger. Still became a rock-climbing legend.

Published by Jenni Sidey

For nearly every sport, there are innate attributes that can give an athlete an edge. Basketball has a height advantage. With NFL linemen, a little girth tends to help. Most jockeys are small and lean. The best ballet dancers are light on their feet. A high limb-length ratio offers some runners a natural advantage. With sumo wrestling, it’s … well, you get the point. In rock climbing, a few such traits include longer fingers, shorter forearms, and scraggly wrists, all of which might help a climber clutch at tiny crimps in the rock with substantially more ease. The addition or subtraction of mere millimeters on the hand could mean the difference between struggling with an intermediate climb at your local bouldering gym and pioneering an untouched route along some precipitous wall in any far-flung corner of the world.  There is, however, another trait worth mentioning, one perhaps even more foundational to the literal and metaphorical heights of professional rock climbing. It’s a quality that cannot be as easily quantified by a tape measure or an …

As overseas terrorists regroup, is the Iran war increasing danger in the U.S.? : NPR

As overseas terrorists regroup, is the Iran war increasing danger in the U.S.? : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats on March 18. A closed session immediately followed the hearing. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images During the Senate Select Committee’s annual worldwide threat assessment hearing on Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard described how tactics of foreign Islamist terrorist groups have shifted since the peak of ISIS and al-Qaida activity a decade ago. “Increasingly we are seeing less indicators of large-scale organized, complex threats or attacks,” Gabbard said, “and instead [have seen] efforts focused on individuals either who have been radicalized by Islamist propaganda and may not have ever had contact with ISIS or al-Qaida, for example; and others who have had contact, of which we are able to have more indications of.” But Gabbard’s remarks largely skirted a question that has arisen in the wake of several violent incidents on American soil this month: Has U.S. involvement in fighting in Iran increased potential threat from those very entities? Two of the incidents, …

‘Toxic online spaces’ turning teenagers into cyber criminals, sex offenders and terrorists, NCA chief warns | UK News

‘Toxic online spaces’ turning teenagers into cyber criminals, sex offenders and terrorists, NCA chief warns | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

Teenagers are being radicalised to become cyber criminals, sex offenders and terrorists by the same algorithms in “toxic online spaces”, the head of the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned. Director General Graeme Biggar said technology is no longer “merely enabling”, but “driving” serious and organised crime. In a speech at the NCA’s headquarters in east London, he said “something fundamental has changed”, adding that how authorities protect the public is at a “turning point”. “Technology is no longer simply a tool that criminals use. It is reshaping crime itself: accelerating it, globalising it, and making it more harmful,” he said. “Teenagers are being radicalised – to become cyber criminals, sexual offenders or terrorists – within the same toxic online spaces, by the same algorithms.” Image: A sign outside the National Crime Agency headquarters in London. Pic: Reuters In its annual National Strategic Assessment, the NCA found the threat from serious and organised crime increased last year, with drugs remaining the biggest driver in the UK. Mr Biggar said synthetic opioids pose the biggest risk, …

House Committee Calls On IRS To Crack Down On NGOs Funding Terrorists

House Committee Calls On IRS To Crack Down On NGOs Funding Terrorists

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The IRS must overhaul its oversight of the nonprofit sector amid the fraud scandal in Minnesota that has led to taxpayer funds being funneled for terror activities, Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee said in a Jan. 20 statement. House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The lawmakers sent a letter to IRS Acting Commissioner Scott Bessent and CEO Frank Bisignano on Tuesday, raising concerns about “significant fraud, waste, and abuse” of taxpayer dollars. “As you are aware, investigative journalists recently uncovered a network of fraud involving Minnesota’s Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services program and non-profit organizations in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic—a scheme that not only seemingly funneled millions, if not billions, of taxpayer dollars to the Al-Shabaab terrorist group, but has also resulted in the prosecutions of nearly 80 individuals by the Department of Justice (‘DOJ’) to date,” they wrote. …

UK Government Video Game Warns Kids They May Be Terrorists For Questioning Mass Migration

UK Government Video Game Warns Kids They May Be Terrorists For Questioning Mass Migration

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In a chilling move, the UK government has rolled out a taxpayer-funded video game that paints every curious teenager as a potential far-right extremist. The “Pathways” game, backed by the Home Office’s Prevent counter-terrorism program, threatens young players with referrals to anti-terror experts simply for questioning unchecked mass migration or engaging with online debates about British identity. This indoctrination tool assumes teens are one wrong click away from radicalisation, equating basic concerns over job competition or veteran housing with illegal hate groups. It’s a blatant assault on free thought, designed to stifle dissent and enforce globalist narratives in schools—exposing the state’s tightening grip on the next generation. The game, developed by Shout Out UK with funding from Prevent, targets 11- to 18-year-olds. Players guide a character named Charlie—using “they” pronouns—through everyday scenarios that quickly spiral into warnings of extremism. ?INSIDIOUS: The UK government has developed a video game that INDOCTRINATES children by threatening to report them to counter-terrorism authorities for merely questioning mass migration or expressing concern about the …

Trump’s Slippery Definition of ‘Patriots’ and ‘Terrorists’

Trump’s Slippery Definition of ‘Patriots’ and ‘Terrorists’

Published by Sam Flores

On January 6, Donald Trump’s administration published an apologia for the Trump supporters whom he incited to storm the Capitol five years earlier. The next day, Stephen Miller, in response to news that an ICE agent had shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, lambasted the Democratic Party on X for “inciting a violent insurrection.” The juxtaposition of the January 6 anniversary and the shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota the next day is a coincidence of timing. But the echo of language between that which the Trump administration has attacked (alleged violence against federal law-enforcement officers) and that which it has defended (actual violence against federal law-enforcement officers) is striking. President Trump’s long-standing view has become official policy: His supporters are definitionally “patriotic” and therefore entitled to take any actions on his behalf, regardless of how violent or illegal they may be. His opponents are definitionally terrorists, and therefore constitute legitimate targets of state violence. This is how an organized mass attack to overthrow the government becomes “peaceful” and “patriotic,” while a single …

Nigerians Applaud Trump’s Military Strikes On Islamic Terrorists

Nigerians Applaud Trump’s Military Strikes On Islamic Terrorists

Published by Jenni Sidey

Trump’s military strikes against Islamic terror groups in Nigeria have been met with overall applause by Nigerian citizens and migrants residing in the US.  Authorities say the groups have links to jihadist networks in Mali and Niger and their members have settled in border communities, recruiting young people and imposing brutal controls. Associated Muslim militants were responsible for numerous attacks on Christian communities and schools in the country in early 2025, including the coordinated massacre of 280 Christian farmers in the village of Yelwata; many victims burned alive or hacked to death. It was one of the worst single incidents of Christian slaughter in the past decade. In a national statement, Nigeria’s information ministry said “precision strike operations” had been carried with the “explicit approval” of President Bola Tinubu and with “the full involvement of the armed forces of Nigeria”.  Trump brought global exposure to the attacks on Christians in the region, accusing the Nigerian government of apathy in the face of genocide.  The event is being framed as a “joint operation” between Nigeria and the …