Sunday, August 11, 2019

Terrorism related links 081119



US grapples with the lure of its borders

You'll never believe what Donald Trump just said about 9/11

US soldiers now stationed inside migrant detention camp as ‘prison guards’: Presence of troops teeters ‘on the edge of the Posse Comitatus law’, congressman says

Criticizing our country freely – for now

Jeers for Trump, a cheer for the ‘squad’

If there is an 'immigrant' who has failed to integrate in America, it's Donald Trump: People like Trump hate our freedoms so much they want to turn us into some kind of dictatorship like they had back home – in Europe

Jamal Khashoggi and Azory Gwanda remain atop the latest one free press coalition most urgent list

US can’t keep turning a blind eye to  Saudi-Arabia’s murderous prince

US troops definitely want to keep deploying to Afghanistan, enlisted leaders say

Osama bin Laden’s son — and potential al Qaeda heir — believed dead: report

Study Asks If War Makes A Person More ... Or Less ... Religious

GUNS IN AMERICA: Investigators 'reasonably confident' Texas suspect left anti-immigrant screed, tipped off before attack.  The document is being considered a "nexus to a potential hate crime," officials said.

The El Paso Shooting and the Gamification of Terror

Alleged Gilroy shooter promoted a favorite book of far-right message boards

Minutes Before El Paso Killing, Hate-Filled Manifesto Appears Online

How Fox News tries to mainstream a white supremacist conspiracy theory

Clues to Gilroy shooting found in remote Nevada town: Ammo, gas mask, extremist writings

The Gilroy Garlic Fest Shooter Plugged a White Power Manifesto on Instagram: ‘Might Is Right’ book dates from the late 1890s, but it’s become a staple in the white supremacist canon

Conservative media use Gilroy festival shooting to push dishonest “gun-free zone” talking points

New wave of terrorist attacks possible before end of year, UN says: UN report warns threat from Islamist extremist groups remains high

Migrants at the Border Have Lost Their Dignity: We can help them find it by treating them as people again, with all the messiness that entails.

Russian Spy Planes Enter Alaskan Air Defense Zone

Afghanistan Loses 42,000 Troops in Crackdown on 'Ghost Soldiers'

Afghan Civilian Death Toll Spikes as Another Round of Withdrawal Talks Begin

Two moms and members of 'Mothers Against Senseless Killings' shot and killed in Chicago

Walmart worker's son threatened to 'shoot up' a Florida Walmart store and said he was inspired by recent deadly shootings

Democrats increase pressure on McConnell to end recess, bring Senate back to vote on gun safety

Hong Kong Protesters, Inspired By the Late Great Martial Artist Bruce Lee, Stun Beijing: Groups of “front line” protesters have adopted tactics and strategies of their own to express their dissent in ways that resemble guerrilla warfare rather than planned rallies.

The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic: The Norwegian territory of Svalbard has been open to citizens of the world since 1920. But don’t call it a utopia.

Family Matters: Chia-Chia Lin’s dreamlike immigrant novel.

ICE Holds Activist After Poetry Reading

The True Demons

Imperial Borders and Mythical Frontiers: The Cruel Truth of Immigration and American Empire

Refugee rescuers to be fined up to €1m under new Italian law promoted by far-right Salvini
Charity says security decree ‘will inflict useless suffering ... putting at risk the lives of vulnerable people’

Trump laughs after audience member suggests shooting migrants – video

Was Trump’s El Paso Visit a Turning Point?

Trump’s Response to Two Gun Massacres Was a Full Week of Disasters: A photo of the president flashing a thumbs-up as he posed with an orphaned baby is being widely condemned.

Bereavement During Childhood and Adolescence

Traumatic Loss in Children and Adolescents

A Vegas Man Was Arrested For Plotting A White Supremacist Attack On An LGBTQ Bar And Synagogue
Conor Climo told FBI agents he hated blacks, Jewish people, and members of the LGBTQ community, and was planning attacks that involved explosives or snipers.

Turkey, US Appear Closer to Establishing Safe Zone in Syria

'We have a problem': Federal agencies scramble to fight domestic terror with limited resources.  The Department of Homeland Security has cut resources that were once devoted to fighting domestic terror, while the FBI assigns more agents to fight jihadis than white supremacists.

Trump again appears to take North Korea's side against his own military, allies

Elizabeth Warren has a new plan to reduce gun violence by 80 percent: Warren’s plan combines various policies, from universal background checks to licensing to police reform, to bring down US gun violence.

Let's talk about money in politics and San Antonio....

Kamala Harris: Trump Was ‘Tweeting Out The Ammunition’ For El Paso Shooter. The California senator slammed the president’s history of racist rhetoric, linking it again to the Texas Walmart massacre.

Comment: This Land Is Whose Land? Just as surely as migrants are inhumanely deterred at our borders, national identity is tyrannically policed inside them.

Sheriffs Collude with Anti-Immigrant Group: How Florida has become a testing ground for law enforcement attacks on noncitizens.

American Gulags: Communities across the country push back on immigration prisons.

Maeve in America: With all this talk about wall building, bad hombres and refugees as Skittles, comedian Maeve Higgins is beyond ready to change the conversation around immigration. She's traveled all the way here from Ireland to bring you funny, beautiful and sometimes maddening immigration stories, told by the people who’ve lived them.

Trump administration mulls decertifying immigration judges' union

Trump Administration Moves to Decertify Outspoken Immigration Judges’ Union

ICE Air: Shackled deportees, air freshener, and cheers.  America’s one way trip out

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