ISLAMIC STATE THREAT IN VIRGINIA
Recently a 17-year-old Osbourn Park HS student was arrested by federal agents for helping a man travel to Syria to fight with the Islamic State. He was sentenced to 11 plus years in prison in August 2015. The student was identified by the Washington Post (3/4/15) as Muslim, intelligent, a good writer and competent with science/technology.
FBI Director James Comey revealed (2-25-15) that his agency is investigating suspected supporters of the Islamic State in all 50 states, and all 56 FBI Field offices are investigating ISIS recruitment in the US. On May 7, Comey said that “hundreds, maybe thousands” of people inside the United States are being asked to help ISIS carry out attacks in the United States.
A Georgetown University terror expert stated that ISIL’s outreach and use ofsocial media now threatens to “outpace the government’s capabilities across the intelligence community.” (USA Today 5/7/15)
Last December, 132 school children, 10 school staff and 3 others were killed by Islamic militants in at a school in Pakistan. ISIS threats have been issued against public buildings inside the US.