By Rick Jervis The shooting of nine people by a white gunman inside a Charleston, S.C., black church comes amid a recent surge in violent hate groups and incidents where "lone wolf" attacks are increasingly common, according to groups who monitor hate crimes. Police on Thursday arrested Dylann Roof, 21, for allegedly opening fire in the
By Taylor Brown After the murder of nine black Americans at a church in Charleston, South Carolina by a white man, advocates and commentators are calling for suspect Dylann Roof to be described as a terrorist. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33205339
By J. Richard Cohen A white man and apartheid admirer walked into a black church Wednesday night and killed nine people. He reportedly said he had “to do it” because black people “rape our women” and are “taking over our country.” The violent attack against Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., is an obvious hate
By Edward Dunbar The Charleston shooting at the Emanuel AME church is another tragic case of violence targeting black Americans. According to law enforcement officials, the shooter said he was aiming for nothing less than “starting a race war.” As a psychologist, I’ve been studying hate violence for the past 20 years. In addition, as
June 15, 2015 Karl Vick By gaining territory in Iraq, Syria and Libya the extremist group adds credibility for its caliphate, a potent concept to Muslims When ISIS wins more ground, it gains more than just territory. Every additional inch on the map produces an inflated sense of both the group’s own power and the
June 15, 2015 Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who gained notoriety for an attack on an Algerian oil field in 2013, had 'faded' as a threat U.S. airstrike targeting a top militant leader in Libya on Sunday underscored the complex and ever-shifting politics of Libya’s internal conflict that has created a haven for insurgents from elsewhere in the
BERLIN - An exponential rise in anti-Israel crimes in Germany committed by foreigners and immigrants in 2014 points to an urgent need for action, a German politician says. http://www.timesofisrael.com/dramatic-increase-in-anti-semitic-and-anti-israel-crimes-in-germany/
Swiss officials are investigating an alleged plot by a man affiliated with the ISIL Takfiri terrorists to kill German President Joachim Gauck, a report says. The suspect, 27-year-old Osama M., has been accused of preparing to carry out terrorist attacks using explosives and poisonous gases, with his main target supposed to be Gauck, the Berliner Morgenpost daily reported on Saturday. http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/05/24/412541/Switzerland-ISIL-Germany-Takfiri-Gauck-
by Daniel Koehler After the discovery of the German right-wing terrorist group National Socialist Underground (NSU) in 2011, which allegedly assassinated at least 10 people, committed two bombings, and went completely undetected over the course of 14 years, right-wing terrorism has received greater international attention. In the same year, the attacks by Anders Behring Breivik caused 77 casualties.
Terror-related arrests in the UK have reached levels not seen since the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in the US, Scotland Yard has revealed, as police have stepped up their response to the threat of radicalized jihadis returning to Britain from the Middle East. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6aeca81c-fa44-11e4-b432-00144feab7de.html#axzz3cV8j4qbr