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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN-FBI warns military of ISIS threat (This warning is for Veterans at home as well!)
By Pamela Brown and Jim Sciutto, CNN
updated 5:59 PM EST, Mon December 1, 2014
Washington (CNN) -- The FBI issued a warning Sunday to members of the U.S. military that ISIS is calling for attacks against them, according to a law enforcement source, saying that "overseas based individuals are looking for like-minded individuals in the U.S. to carry out these attacks."
"We also request members of the military review their online social media presence for any information that might attract the attention of violent extremists," the bulletin said, advising that members of the military "use caution and practice operational security when posting."
FBI warns U.S. troops of ISIS attacks
The new FBI bulletin includes a concern that ISIS members are "spotting and assessing" individuals in the U.S. who they believe may be interested in carrying out attacks on U.S. soil against members of the U.S. military, a U.S. counter-terror official tells CNN.
Read more a see story video @ http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/01/politics/fbi-warns-military-of-isis-threat/
And this from ABC...
ISIS Threat at Home: FBI Warns US Military About Social Media Vulnerabilities
Dec 1, 2014, 6:57 AM ET
By BRIAN ROSS and JAMES GORDON MEEK
The FBI on Sunday issued the strongest warning to date about possible attacks by the ISIS terrorist group against the U.S. military inside the homeland, officials tell ABC News.
In a joint intelligence bulletin issued overnight by the FBI with the Department of Homeland Security, officials strongly urged those who serve in uniform to scrub their social media accounts of anything that might bring unwanted attention from "violent extremists" or would help the extremists learn individual service members' identities.
"The FBI and DHS recommend that current and former members of the military review their online social media accounts for any information that might serve to attract the attention of ISIL [ISIS] and its supporters," the federal bulletin sent to law enforcement agencies said, advising that troops "routinely exercise operational security in their interactions online."
Officials said they fear copycat attacks based on what happened in Canada last month, when two uniformed Canadian soldiers were killed in two separate incidents by young men who claimed they were ISIS followers.
Read more and see video @ http://abcnews.go.com/International/isis-threat-home-fbi-warns-us-military-social/story?id=27270662
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CNN-FBI warns military of ISIS threat (This warning is for Veterans at home as well!) (Original Post)
Lady Freedom Returns
Dec 2014
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The Tea Party and KKK would probably be willing to listen to what they have to say...
VanillaRhapsody
Dec 2014
#1
They must have some pretty strong intel about this or they wouldn't be putting it out in the
okaawhatever
Dec 2014
#2
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)1. The Tea Party and KKK would probably be willing to listen to what they have to say...
okaawhatever
(9,461 posts)2. They must have some pretty strong intel about this or they wouldn't be putting it out in the
public this way. I read that the attack on the Khorosan group was because they were actively working on blowing up 5 airliners around Christmas.
The UK has been issuing some pretty strong warnings as well.
AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)6. Reminds me of the "Bojinka" plot back in '95.
Scary shit. Hope our intervention put the kibosh on *that* plan, though.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)3. Some of our TSA folks have
been subject to harassment by a certain Immigrant Populace which has resulted in workers traveling off base in pairs for safety.
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)4. Yeah, I call bullshit.
Also, nice work with "a certain Immigrant Populace"
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)5. Yawn.
Next.
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)7. That's not likely to get crazed people with guns all
whooped up if someone even looks at them funny at all...