U.S. Islamic Movement Builds New Efforts to Destroy Free Speech
by John D. Guandolo Before the new year, France’s Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, rightfully called the Islamic jihadi organization Collective Against Islamophobia in France and others like it “enemies of the Republic” and an “Islamic dispensary against the Republic.” The Collective Against Islamophobia in France was shut down in France. A recent poll […]
A Call for Total Victory in This War
by John D. Guandolo When faced with a determined enemy who seeks your destruction, appeasement has never and will never work. America has been at war for over 20 years with the Global Islamic Movement, yet the U.S. government has not put America on a war footing. Because the U.S. has failed to identify this […]
What Can We Learn from the Hunt For & Killing of Islamic State Leader Al Baghdadi?
Written by John D. Guandolo On Sunday morning, President Trump announced the leader of the Islamic State (formerly ISIS), Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, was killed during a raid by U.S. forces. In the midst of government statements, media reports, and talking heads commenting, UTT offers this perspective on the killing of al Baghdadi and lessons […]
What About Syria? What About a Strategy?
Written by John D. Guandolo As this week ends, much of American news media and many Americans are wondering if the President’s decision to pull U.S. military forces out of Syria makes sense. UTT asks a simpler question… Why leave U.S. military anywhere when there is not an understanding of the enemy nor a comprehensive […]
UTT is Taking the Fight to the Enemy
Because of the nature of the war being waged by the Islamic & Marxist Counter-States, Understanding the Threat (UTT) firmly believes this war will be won at the local level by citizens who understand the threat and understand the strategy to defeat the threat. UTT is the only organization in America empowering: (1) Police with […]
Troops in Syria…Yes or No?
Two days ago the U.S. Senate voted to oppose U.S. military withdrawals from Syria in direct opposition to President Trump’s desire to bring American military forces home. Which position makes more sense and which is better for America’s national security? Understanding the Threat (UTT) asserts it does not matter. President Trump recently tweeted: “Now ISIS […]
The Diminishing Choices for Americans
Eleven years ago I sat in the FBI Washington Field Office with the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Counterterrorism Division and one other agent. I asked the SAC what she would do when the average American came to a deeper understanding of the Islamic threat than agents in the CT Division, and then […]
U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem & Islamic Response Reveals Stark Contrast
The UTT team returned to the United States Tuesday night after spending nine days in Israel. While in Israel, UTT experienced the Iranian missile attacks, Jerusalem Day, Israel’s 70th anniversary, the U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem, and the violence against Israel from Hamas/Muslim Brotherhood as a result of the U.S. Embassy move from Tel Aviv […]
U.S. Airstrikes in Syria and the Broader War
The recent U.S. strikes in Syria in response to reported use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime has been met with relatively broad support among U.S. government officials and others. UTT has a few questions for readers to consider in the event the United States considers the use military force in this “global war […]
UTT Throwback Thursday: TSA Surrenders to Terrorists
In January 2010, Hamas (doing business as CAIR) complained new TSA security procedures would alienate Muslims. The complaints stemmed from TSA’s announcement it would strengthen security measures and give extra scrutiny to travelers entering the U.S. from Cuba, Sudan, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Yemen. Seems reasonable […]