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Islamist & Anti-Muslim Extremism
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Violence at Islamic Center of Tucson Under Investigation
Violence broke out at the Islamic Center of Tucson (ICT) on Christmas morning, leaving a broken window and one man with a black eye.
Two members of the ICT were attacked while heading to morning prayers by a belligerent group of young men and women who attacked them before vandalizing the building.
Surveillance footage captured the incident outside the back entrance of the building.
Kentucky Man Faces 50 Years in Prison for Joining ISIS
A federal court charged Mirsad Hariz Adem Ramic, 31, a dual U.S.-Bosnian citizen living in Bowling Green, Ky. with providing material support to ISIS.
In June 2014, Ramic and two co-conspirators each departed the United States for Istanbul, Turkey to support ISIS.
Ramic attended an ISIS training camp where he received weapons and physical training and fired an AK-47.
Ramic faces a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison, a fine of $750,000 and term of supervised release up to life.
Alt-Right & Alt-Left Extremism
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Antisemitic Group Coordinates Multi-State Flyer Drop
Antisemitic fliers, claiming Jews are responsible for COVID-19, were found in at least eight states over the weekend.
The leaflets were part of a “coordinated flier drop,” by the antisemitic Goyim Defense League (GDL).
The GDL, founded by Jon Minadeo of Petaluma, Calif., frequently engage in antisemitic stunts to troll and harass Jews, including showing up at Jewish events in a van marked with swastikas and shouting profanities.
Federal teams were initially dispatched in July 2020 to protect the city’s federal courthouse after protesters lit fires, smashed windows and lobbed fireworks at law enforcement personnel in the area.
Police officers made more than 1,000 arrests during the course of the protests, and more than 200 people ultimately faced criminal prosecution.
Hostile Foreign Influence Operations
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Defense Contractor Arrested for Attempted Espionage
Charges included two counts of filing false tax returns, two counts of making false statements and two counts of failing to file reports from a foreign bank account in China.
Lieber signed a contract with the Wuhan University of Technology for $50,000 a month and over $150,000 in living expenses.
Two years later that center still is not close to opening, as the intelligence community and Congress remain divided over the center's mission, budget and size.
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“A general dissolution of the principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy.”
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