The Department of Homeland Security does not have information indicating a “specific, credible plot,” according to a statement from the agency. Even after the Department of Homeland Security in September 2019 singled out white supremacists as a leading domestic terrorism threat, analysts and intelligence officials said their warnings were watered down, delayed or both. The bulletins issued by the Department of Homeland Security, which was created after the Sept 11, 2001, attacks, have typically identified foreign terrorist threats. Federal authorities have for years lagged on warnings about the threat of terrorism from within US borders, perpetrated by American citizens. “There’s value in soliciting the public’s assistance in identifying and alerting authorities about suspicious activity,” said Brian Harrell, a former assistant secretary for homeland security in the Trump administration.

Source: bd News24 January 28, 2021 03:45 UTC