U.S. officials’ recent memo on renewed al-Qaida calls for attacks drew stark warnings Saturday from retired Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt and Middle East Forum founder Daniel Pipes, who told Newsmax the threat to the United States remains serious and multifaceted.
The U.S. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) said this week that recent calls by al-Qaida for attacks against the United States demonstrate the group’s continuing threat to the homeland, noting its Yemen-based affiliate, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, is “likely seeking to leverage their media publications and global conflicts” to inspire attackers.
Speaking Saturday on “Wake Up America Weekend,” Holt said the threat environment is complex and growing. “Oh, if it were just that simple,” Holt said when asked whether the recent warnings were retaliation for U.S. support of Israel. He cited what he described as “four years of open borders” and “unchecked immigration” that he said have allowed extremists to establish strongholds in places such as Dearborn, Michigan, and elsewhere.
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