Enemy within: Counterterrorism experts fear sleeper cells could be poised inside US

[libertybele]

Something I've been fearing for quite awhile; sleeper cells within the U.S.  Brandon I'm sure let in plenty of terrorists/extremists.

Enemy within: Counterterrorism experts fear sleeper cells could be poised inside US

American counterterrorism agencies are quietly monitoring suspected sleeper cells on U.S. soil in the wake of joint U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran, stepping up surveillance amid heightened fears of possible retaliation from Iran-linked operatives or sympathizers.

Federal and local law enforcement have also boosted on-the-ground security in major U.S. cities as part of a precautionary posture, even though no specific, credible threats have been publicly identified.

The move comes on the heels of a Saturday morning operation, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, that resulted in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian officials in a coordinated U.S.–Israeli military campaign.

Security experts warn that the fallout could extend beyond the Middle East.

"If ever there's going to be a Hezbollah cell or a Hamas cell act in the United States in a violent way, it's now," Chris Swecker, a former assistant FBI director, told Fox News.

"Both organizations are Iranian-backed all the way. Both organizations have had a presence in the United States since the 1980s," he added.

Swecker said U.S. authorities have long been aware of domestic networks and sympathizers.

"We know that they have cells here. We also know that there are lone sympathizers, many of whom have come out in these protest groups," he added.

He also warned that border security vulnerabilities may have compounded the risk.

"We just come off four years of open borders, and I have said before that that was an open door for terrorists to terrorist cells and terror sympathizers to infiltrate. Many were already here, but it's impossible that they would not infiltrate into these particular groups and sort of act as catalysts, as enablers."..........

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/after-u-s-israel-strike-kills-iranian-leaders-fbi-shifts-high-alert-home

[DefiantMassRINO]

They've been here all along.  If they attack, they expose themselves and their networks.  Iran was going to kill more Americans and Israelis ... at places and times of the Iranians' choosing ... Trump is forcing the inevitable to happen at a time of his choosing.

[libertybele]

They've been here all along.  If they attack, they expose themselves and their networks.  Iran was going to kill more Americans and Israelis ... at places and times of the Iranians' choosing ... Trump is forcing the inevitable to happen at a time of his choosing.

Yes, they've been here along and I'm guess that it is highly probably that their numbers have increased.  Exposing themselves could likely happen after American citizens are harmed -- obviously that's the concern.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Bad people will do bad things.  Fearing them won't stop them.  It is up to vigiliant Americans to say something if they see or hear something.

Useful idiot Dems will use cries of 'Xenophobia!' and 'Islamophobia!' to discourage everyday Americans from protecting the Homefront from the Dems' fellow America-haters and Israel-haters.

[Wingnut]

Look for more "Lone Wolfe" stuff.  Like what happened in Austin last night.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Bostonians and Massholes did not stop celebrating Patriots Day because some A-holes tried to blow it up in 2013.

Fear is capitulation.  Vigilance is what's needed.

The people who do bad things were going to do bad things anyway.  It's only a matter of catalyst and opportunity.

Keeping foreign-born America-hating students off American college campuses is a good start.  Deporting every foreigner who overstayed a visa or entered the country illegally is also important.

ICE needs to audit the past 47 years of visas issued to identify those who remain in the country illegally.

Records of 47 years of refugees and asylum seekers also need review.

States and cities that ignore ICE detainers need to be denied Federal funds.

The 2013 Boston Marathon bombers were ethnic Chechnyan refugees.

The 9/11 hijackers overstayed their student visas.