Radicalization

Open Minds On Air Episode 4 – Christian Szurko on Radicalization

Christian Szurko of the Dialog Centre joins us once again for a discussion about radicalization. We start off by talking about Jon’s recent trips to Lisbon and Rotterdam for a series of conferences hosted by the Radicalization Awareness Network. We discuss the growing problems of radicalization, looking at groups such as the far-right and gangs.

Another Brutal Murder That Could Have Been Prevented If FBI Had Done Its Job

Palm Beach, Florida: Corey Johnson, a 17-year-old Florida youth who converted to Islam, confessed to killing a 13-year-old boy at a sleepover and attacking the host family - in the name of Islam. For more than a year prior to the stabbing, the FBI had known that Johnson was posting violent threats online to a Catholic school in England. The FBI says it planned to arrest Johnson, but just didn't get around to it. [...]

India and EU to jointly combat terrorism

Narendra Modi has maintained that he will seek a free-trade pact with the EU [Xinhua]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded an agreement reached with the European Union to jointly fight terrorism.
“We agreed on fighting against terrorism together and increasing cooperation towards it,” Modi said following talks with delegations led by European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the 14th annual Indo-EU Summit in Delhi on Saturday.

We Know What Inspired The Manchester Attack, We Just Won’t Admit It

Saudi Arabia Salafist top cleric, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh, listens to a speech of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at the Consultative Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 24, 2009. (AP /Hassan Ammar)
In the wake of the massacre in Manchester, people rightly warn against blaming the entire Muslim community in Britain and the world. Certainly one of the aims of those who carry out such atrocities is to provoke the communal punishment of all Muslims, thereby alienating a portion of them who will then become open to recruitment by Isis and al-Qaeda clones.

Young White Men Are Being Radicalized. It’s Time To Talk About It

Richard Spencer, the founder of the so-called “alt-right” movement, an offshoot of conservatism mixing racism, white nationalism and populism. (AP Photo)
White supremacy swept to power the day Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. His most ardent supporters championed him across the world. For them, Trump signaled the resurgence of white male dominance and they weren’t ashamed to celebrate it.

DALLAS “ATTACK” DIALECTICS: Summer of Uncle Sam

By: Jay Dyer
As the recent events (and subsequent incoherent media narratives) in Dallas continue to unravel, familiar patterns have already emerged that once again paint a now familiar picture of large-scale planning. We are now expected to believe this highly coordinated, professional “sniper” operation, whose numbers and details have now significantly changed, were conducted by the likes of a former vet and unknown accomplices for the purposes of targeting “white people,” and in particular, police.