By Todd Bensman, as published December 4, 2020 by Townhall.com A December 2 Washington Post story about President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to immediately do away with the travel restrictions on 13 countries — the inaccurately named but popularly known “Muslim Travel Ban” — perpetuated an unsupported Democratic partisan assertion that should not go unchallenged. The … [Read more...] about Washington Post Story “Undoing Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’” Perpetuated an Erroneous Narrative
Terrorism & Homeland Security
Investigative Project on Terrorism: Ending Trump Travel Ban Portends Return to Immigration Security Challenges
Trump’s travel ban eliminated the problem of vetting the histories, backgrounds, hearts and minds of immigrant visa applicants from ungoverned nations like Yemen, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia, where record-keeping systems that can track terrorists are severely dysfunctional, or don’t exist. If Biden repeals it, how would the United States filter out dangerous applicants from pre-modern … [Read more...] about Investigative Project on Terrorism: Ending Trump Travel Ban Portends Return to Immigration Security Challenges
FBI Renews Activity on Forgotten ’94 Panama Plane Bombing
In a move that drew almost no media notice, the FBI's Miami field office suddenly put up a new "Seeking Information" bulletin naming Ali Hage Zaki Jalil, a 52-year-old Arab parachutist and apparent arms trafficker, reportedly of Lebanese nationality. "Despite the passage of time, investigators believe that Ali Hage Zaki Jalil may have information related to this investigation." See also: Why … [Read more...] about FBI Renews Activity on Forgotten ’94 Panama Plane Bombing
Todd Bensman explains what a Biden administration approach to immigration would look like
Center for Security Policy and Secure Freedom Radio, November 12, 2020 TODD BENSMAN, Senior Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, Writing Fellow, Middle East Forum, Author, the Federalist: What impact would a Biden-Harris administration have on immigration?Would construction of the border wall end with a Biden presidency?The reasons behind US travel restrictions from certain … [Read more...] about Todd Bensman explains what a Biden administration approach to immigration would look like
DHS: Iran Manipulating US Election in Biden’s Favor While Hezbollah Aims at the Heartland
The new Department of Homeland Security assessment, written by professional intelligence community analysts, sees Iran and its Hezbollah terrorist proxy as threatening the United States along two lines: cyber-meddling in the coming presidential election and holding a sword to the nation’s throat. By Todd Bensman Thousands of recent headlines about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s … [Read more...] about DHS: Iran Manipulating US Election in Biden’s Favor While Hezbollah Aims at the Heartland
Beyond White Supremacy: DHS’s New Threat Assessment Also Warned of Antifa Terrorism
White supremacists are indeed a domestic security threat. But American media coverage somehow entirely bypassed the fact that this same highly credible DHS report expends perhaps more ink about the domestic terror threat posed by the Antifa movement.Here's what they didn't report: By Todd Bensman As originally published October 13, 2020 in Townhall Media Judging by most of the traditional … [Read more...] about Beyond White Supremacy: DHS’s New Threat Assessment Also Warned of Antifa Terrorism
Another Returning American ISIS Fighter Heading to Prison Begs Question: Where Might Biden Take Us On This Issue?
The federal prosecution of against 23-year-old Omer Kuzu, a returned American fighter for the defeated ISIS terrorist organization, begs a status report on what the U.S. strategy currently is for reducing the threat from presumably indoctrinated U.S.returnees under the Trump administration and especially a potential Biden one. By Todd Bensman as published September 10, 2020 for Homeland … [Read more...] about Another Returning American ISIS Fighter Heading to Prison Begs Question: Where Might Biden Take Us On This Issue?
Out of Yemen, a Reminder About What May Happen Without “Extreme Vetting” and “Travel Ban” Policies
Restoring visas from travel-restricted countries like Yemen, as Biden promises on grounds that Trump's restrictions are "vile" and "Islamaphobic," portends a return to the circumstances that brought a radical Houthi rebel fighter into the United States in 2014. By Todd Bensman as originally published August 27, 2020 by the Center for Immigration Studies All but lost in political convention … [Read more...] about Out of Yemen, a Reminder About What May Happen Without “Extreme Vetting” and “Travel Ban” Policies
‘Catatonic with Hate’ Rare Impressions From an Anonymous DHS Agent on the Riot Lines in Portland
"As the night goes on, the rioters become so hateful it is surreal. Their voices hoarse, their sentences jumbled, they seem almost catatonic with hate. The unrest seems to draw the mentally ill and drug abusers. Some seem to be both. The officers stand calmly, listening to it, taking it..." By Todd Bensman as originally published July 27, 2020 by the Center for Immigration … [Read more...] about ‘Catatonic with Hate’ Rare Impressions From an Anonymous DHS Agent on the Riot Lines in Portland
Idea to Label ANTIFA a Terrorist Organization Neither “Crazy” nor “Illegal”
By Todd Bensman as originally published June 4, 2020 by Creative Destruction Media President Donald Tump’s May 31 Tweeted intention to designate “Antifa” as a terrorist organization is neither “crazy” nor “unconstitutional,” as many corporate media outlets accuse. The Trump administration’s foreshadowing signal of intent did not come with quite enough information to support … [Read more...] about Idea to Label ANTIFA a Terrorist Organization Neither “Crazy” nor “Illegal”