Creativity is what makes wolves dangerous
A short FP article by Dr. Jeffrey Simon, I assume prompted by the Boston bombing and this passage caught my attention - citing their creativity:
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What makes lone wolves so dangerous is their ability to think outside the box. Since they operate by themselves, there is no group pressure or decision-making process that might stifle creativity. Lone wolves are free to act upon any scenario they can dream up. This freedom has resulted in some of the most imaginative terrorist attacks in history. For example, lone wolves were responsible for the first vehicle bombing (1920), major midair plane bombing (1955), hijacking (1961), and product tampering (1982), as well as the anthrax letter attacks in the United States (2001).
Link:http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article..._one?page=full and the author's website:http://www.futureterrorism.com/
Before Westgate a Salt Lake City mall!
A NYPost story 'Could the Kenya attack happen here? It did' and in:
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On the evening of Feb. 12, 2007, a young Muslim man walked into the Trolley Square mall in Salt Lake City.....Yet the attack garnered few national headlines. Local media wrote it off as the act of a madman, parroting the quick conclusion of law enforcement. Officially, the FBI declared the mass shooting was not an act of terrorism.
Link:http://nypost.com/2013/10/12/could-t...t-already-did/
SWC have a number of threads on lone wolves, the Mumbai attack, Westgate and school massacres. I don't recall the Salt Lake City attack being mentioned.
Why a new thread, not a post?
Adam G asked:
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Are we highlighting this topic separate from the Terrorism in the US? Just curious as to why it's by it's lonesome.
I am following your advice on creating a new thread - when a significant item appears, as this is IMO - and so feeds into the Twitter SWC feed. You may have noticed it is my habit to merge short, stand-alone threads into existing, main threads. That is a hint what will happen soon.:wry:
First Beheading in the U.S.?
http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/po...homa-workplace
Police: Woman beheaded at Oklahoma workplace
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"Yes, she was beheaded," Lewis told The Associated Press before a Friday news conference.
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While questioning the suspect's co-workers, investigators learned he had recently started trying to convert several employees to Islam, Lewis said. Moore police have asked the FBI to aid in the investigation and look into the man's background because of the nature of the attack, Lewis said.
I'm sure there will be much to follow about this apparent lone wolf attack. There is an element of psychology that we seem to be missing, and one you have one attack, just a like a school shooting, there will likely be others.