Win McNamee
“Dealing with this threat requires concerted action, coordinated implementation and careful respect for civil rights and civil liberties,” writes the US government on its national strategy against domestic terrorism, which was due to be presented on Tuesday.
In an assessment of the danger situation in March, the US security authorities came to the conclusion that the greatest threat was posed by racially or ethnically motivated extremists, who advocate the superiority of whites, as well as anti-government and anti-authority extremists such as militias. The goal must now be to prevent, disrupt and ward off terrorism.
The government also wants to work more closely with tech companies to share relevant information, as much of the recruitment, radicalization and mobilization happens online, a government official said. One will also work on finding ways to counteract the polarization of society, “which is often fueled by disinformation, misinformation and dangerous conspiracy theories on the Internet,” said the White House.
In a speech to Congress at the end of April, US President Biden described right-wing extremist terrorism as the greatest terrorist threat to the United States. Shortly before the change of power in Washington, supporters of the former President Donald Trump violently stormed the seat of the US Parliament on January 6th. The FBI classified the attack as “domestic terrorism”. As a result, the public awareness of the danger increased. However, FBI chief Christopher Wray stated that the problem has been around in the US for a long time and it will not go away anytime soon.