FBI Director Testimony Reveals Need for Radically Different Strategy to Defeat Jihadis
“We have about 1,000 investigations into exactly the kind of people you’re describing, covering all 50 states as I’m sitting here right now. And that’s not even counting, you know, the al-Qaeda investigations, the traditional ISIS investigations, the domestic terrorism investigations…” FBI Director Christopher Wray, May 16, 2018 The FBI Director testified last week […]
The Transformation of the FBI & What Citizens Can Do
What happened to the FBI and what can citizens do when those charged with protecting them demonstrate ignorance of clear and present dangers to their communities? Because state and local police agencies often follow the lead of the FBI on terrorism matters, it is important to understand the depth of the failure at the FBI […]
Jihad is WARFARE Against Non-Muslims
On March 12, 2018, 17 year old Corey Johnson, of Jupiter, Florida, spent the night at a friend’s house he knew for over 10 years named Kyle Bancroft. Islam taught Corey it is his obligation to wage war – jihad – against non-muslims, and so he did. Before arriving at the Kyle’s house, Corey bought […]
When the Government Fails In Its Primary Duty, The People Will Defend Themselves
Written by John Guandolo, President/Founder of Understanding the Threat (UTT) 100% of Islamic Law (sharia) mandates warfare against non-muslims, and obliges stoning, crucifixion and beheading for certain crimes. Islam’s prophet – a “beautiful pattern of conduct” for all muslims for all times – himself tortured, killed, took sex slaves, waged war on non-muslims, lied, and […]
How Badly is The U.S. Government Penetrated by Terrorists?
A reminder of the serious penetration of our system by suit-wearing jihadis. Remember this is much more a counterintelligence and espionage problem than merely a “terrorism” issue. President Clinton, VP Gore, & Governor GW Bush with Al Qaeda Financier Abdurahman Alamoudi President George W. Bush speaking at the Washington Islamic Center […]
FISA is a Constitutional & Needed Weapon in This War
With news full of reports about the fraudulent dossier used to obtain the FISA warrant to intercept communications of Carter Paige and the release of the memo last week, the following is provided to UTT readers to help them understand what it takes to obtain a FISA warrant, that FISA is constitutional, and that FISA […]
Remembering the Largest Terrorism Financing Trial in American History
The indictment of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (hereafter “HLF”) after the 9/11/2001 attacks on the United States was the result of a 15 year FBI investigation. At the time it was indicted, HLF was the largest Islamic charity in America, and it was a terrorist organization. Specifically, the Holy Land Foundation […]
Islamic Movement’s Influence Operation at the FBI/NYPD Began Years Ago
by John Guandolo, President, UTT As UTT detailed last week in our article here, New York Deputy Commissioner John Miller made comments related to recent jihadi attacks in New York inconsistent with a factual understanding of Islam and sharia. Mr. Miller did not randomly arrive at the conclusion that muslim men with sharia-adherent beards described […]
Another Jihadi Attack in NYC – Another Incoherent Response
Several weeks ago, a sharia-adherent muslim named Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov drove a truck into pedestrians in New York City killing 8 and wounding several others. New York’s Deputy Police Commissioner John Miller said the attack had nothing to do with Islam. This week, a sharia-adherent muslim named Akayed Ullah wore an explosive vest that prematurely detonated, wounding […]
UTT Throwback Thursday: Las Vegas and the Eerie Silence
It has been over two and a half weeks since the “deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history” and it is strangely quiet in Las Vegas. UTT’s John Guandolo and Chris Gaubatz were in Las Vegas for two days this week speaking at a terrorism conference. They met with local leaders, spoke to law enforcement with […]