Laith Alkhouri

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RT @peterwsinger: Imagine a group doing ISIS chants at a bookstore in DC...and then remember that far right extremists have killed more Ame… — PolitiTweet.org

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@CarlyPildis @yashar @temasmith @RutiRegan @PopChassid @Wonko_the_sane_ @thatpeterfox @RebeccaSchorr @tabletmag @jdforward @bungarsargon @avitalrachel @SchmahlNaomi Also @TheRaDR — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MichaelSkolnik: Poway: AR-15 Aurora: AR-15 Orlando: AR-15 Parkland: AR-15 Las Vegas: AR-15 Sandy Hook: AR-15 Umpqua CC: AR-15 Waffle Ho… — PolitiTweet.org

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1- fundraiser for children in developing countries. 2- retail associate (jewelry, clothing, maternity) 3- psychotherapy office manager 4- translator and interpreter 5- counter terrorism and cyber terrorism specialist. — PolitiTweet.org

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And viruses evolve overtime, develop better defenses against remedies and cures, so xenophobia, bigotry and hatred find new poisonous avenues to seep into societies. So is the case now. — PolitiTweet.org

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This doesn’t mean going on a frenzy to place defensive measures at every possible or potential soft target; that, in and of itself, is a goal of terror groups, to drain the resources. Rather, targeted monitoring of terror actors based on TTPs is a good place to start. — PolitiTweet.org

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This should be principle in understanding how ISIS decentralizes its terrorism. But we should not be guided by “fear, uncertainty and doubt.” Rather, we need to realistically assess the risk in a proactive way. We’ve been evidently reactive in understanding the threat. — PolitiTweet.org

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Importantly, shock & awe are highly important concepts. ISIS leaders & fighters promised attacks against “enemies of Allah,” that would turn “the youths’ hair grey” — meaning, terrorizing civilians to a point of having lost any sense of security. It’s a main goal of terror group. — PolitiTweet.org

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Furthermore, attacks in areas that are not *conventionally* the group’s operational territory — the whole concept of “Tatamaddad” or “expanding” —inspire supporters in unconventional areas to conduct similar attacks. — PolitiTweet.org

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This approach helps it sustain the morale of the support base. Followers need to be constantly reminded that the group is powerful, global, and growing. For ISIS, any PR is good PR. — PolitiTweet.org

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A note on why it‘s *important* for #ISIS to underscore casualty toll in #SriLankaAttacks: its followers CARE about the numbers. ISIS might only kill a dozen a week in Iraq, but when it puts out its weekly al-Nabaa mag with casualty numbers, needs to show *hundreds* killed/wounded — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DeanObeidallah: “I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one relig… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AmarAmarasingam: ISIS just claimed Friday night’s raid in Kalmunai as well. Equipped with photos. HOWEVER, the claims states that 17… — PolitiTweet.org

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Four shot, injured at Southern California synagogue - NBC News https://t.co/K1ZW4E4nlt — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CruickshankPaul: Sri Lanka bomber ‘radicalised in Australia’, says sister https://t.co/Rh2oiUnlzF — PolitiTweet.org

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Moving forward with major backwardness. "Trump pulling U.S. out of U.N. arms treaty, heeding NRA" https://t.co/Gyc38wSDXa — PolitiTweet.org

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@THAFFAR و هل هي المرة الأولى ان نلاحظ الإحباط عند الشباب و الشابات الطموح و العقول النابغة بالنسبة للتعليم العالي؟ الآلاف الحاصلين على شهادات عالية ما زالوا ينتظرون فرصة عمل او تراهم يعملون بمجالات ليست بتخصصهم و بأجور لا يحسدون عليها. فكما قلت، ماذا يمكن ان يقال بعدها. — PolitiTweet.org

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“The army said troops there found Islamic State flags, suicide kits, military uniforms and explosives with detonators.” Sri Lanka Says 15 Died in Raid, Including 4 Suicide Bombers - ⁦@nytimes⁩ ⁦@MujMash⁩ https://t.co/idqNc4qCjW — PolitiTweet.org

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This. Is. Cool! — PolitiTweet.org

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@Jasminechic00 @ITCTofficial @rcallimachi @MiaMBloom @lizzypearson @SvenBotha @simonallison @SwedeninMZ @DIRCO_ZA Well done Jasmine. Great analysis — PolitiTweet.org

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@leloveluck @devindrock Congratulations and well deserved. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FlashpointIntel: Real-time checks between #SIMswap-targeted companies and telecom carriers should be part of the solution to combat thi… — PolitiTweet.org

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This is an idiotic statement. Period. — PolitiTweet.org

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2// While connections to core ISIS remains unclear, this sounds more than just attacks of inspiration. Weeks, if not months, of planning went into putting this network together. Likelihood is that bomb-making training was provided (not merely just learnt online). — PolitiTweet.org

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1// This is a critical update. This tells us 2 things: more attacks were in planning. And, this‘s reminiscent of the 11/2015 raid by French police at the Saint-Denis building following Paris attacks. Bombers were ready to die. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AFP: #UPDATE Fifteen people including six children die during a Sri Lankan security forces operation in the aftermath of the Easter att… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AmarAmarasingam: BREAKING: news of gun battles and possibly more suicide attacks in the East as police go after individuals linked to a… — PolitiTweet.org

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Right on. Even pro #ISIS cyber actors have done it - hijack zombie accounts and claim responsibility for “hacking” accounts of “infidels.” It’s not a fad but it is a trend. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NBCNews: Kissing bugs are blood-sucking insects that can transmit the potentially fatal Chagas disease. The CDC warned that they have b… — PolitiTweet.org

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7) We didn’t connect the dots & that’s largely our failure as much as it‘s strength of #ISIS decentralization of terrorism. We should absolutely go after ISIS & other violent jihadist groups; at the same time put security measures in place where jihadists professed they‘s target. — PolitiTweet.org