Terrorism In America: “Kill What You Know”
December 28, 2016 by Christopher Paul Meyer ~ Leave A Comment
Perverting the old writing maxim about “writing what you know,” American jihadism has embraced a strategy of “Kill What You Know” (as dubbed by our J.E. McCollough). Unlike planning strikes against Times Square, the Capitol Building or Cowboy Stadium, the “kill what you know” strategy allows wannabe jihadists to marry their personal grudges and fanatical beliefs with first-hand knowledge of their target. (For the record, I prefer “kill what you know” to “hybrid” terror attacks, a term which seems to imply that maybe if their co-workers had been even nicer to them, there’s a chance Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik might have lacked the critical component necessary to begin the killing spree.)
Killer with knife close-up on dark background
We kill what we know…
In some respects, the San Bernardino attack is unique. Unlike anything since 9/11, it seems to have woken the American people up to the realities of homegrown radicalization, Daesh-inspired terror and the dangers of pursuing a lackadaisical war against it.
In many other respects, the San Bernardino killings are, sadly, not unique. “Kill what you know” has already reared its head in places like UC-Merced, Fort Hood and Oklahoma. And why wouldn’t it? By targeting smaller, softer, unpredictable targets, KWYK has been far more successful than any attempt to strike on a “big stage.” It is the perfect strategy for the “think global, act local” jihadist. The question is why haven’t we clued into KWYK earlier? Why didn’t we detect pre-incident indicators in San Bernardino?
http://havokjournal.com/national-security/kill-what-you-know/
