KVSP threats
Photo by Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Osama bin Laden had made targeting the United States a top priority of his al-Qaida terrorist organization. Al-Qaida translates from Arabic as “the base” – a base that bin Laden hoped to use to influence Muslims around the world to oppose Western influences and states and […]
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Threats to high-profile officials are on the rise, and would-be attackers seeking to cause harm or fear are increasingly trying to hit them where they live — literally — according to a new federal intelligence bulletin. A concerning “recent uptick” in personal residences targeted has left well-known people in both […]
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The brew of hot-button socio-medical issues litigated both in the public square and in the courts will “amplify the health care sector’s visibility as a potential target for attack” by domestic extremists, according to a new briefing memo issued by the Department of Homeland Security on Feb. 26. […]
Getty Images – STOCK (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — A Greenville, South Carolina, man pleaded guilty on Friday for sending a threatening letter to a federal judge that read, in part, “I have watched you leave the courthouse numerous times and plotted to get my revenge.” Authorities say the handwritten letter goes on to say, “you best […]
PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The 2024 presidential election is likely to face a complicated array of threats, from voter manipulation to physical violence, according to a new federal assessment — and authorities are already trying to figure out how to handle them. The confidential analysis, compiled by the Department of Homeland […]
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