World leaders are behind in seeing the ISIS danger
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The international press is many steps ahead of the west in understanding the danger posed by ISIS. News of a “laptop of terror” belonging to ISIS, along with the contents obtained by U.S. reporters, reveal the terrorist group’s plans to launch weapons of mass destruction.
The contents copied by Foreign Policy reporters from the laptop discovered by Syrian rebel fighters in January, revealed ISIS terrorists were considering attacks on closed areas, often referred to as “soft targets”, such as stadiums or shopping malls.
On Friday, the UK raised its terrorist threat level to the highest level, indicating it is “highly likely” that an attack is imminent. In July 2005, al-Qaeda suicide bombers carried out back to back attacks, two weeks apart, on London’s transportation system
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said there is no evidence or specific threat by ISIS to America. However, additional security will be in place for the Labor Day weekend.
Terrorist groups routinely distribute documents such as training manuals or handbooks to members and supporters which include a mission statement and organizational goals. The al-Qaeda handbook contains the group’s ideology and lists goals and a number of suggestions for carrying out Jihad.
According to The Examiner, evidence from the “laptop of doom” suggests that ISIS is interested in obtaining chemical, biological, and radio-logical weapons, sparking much debate among U.S. officials, scholars and terrorism experts as to whether ISIS poses a bigger threat than al Qaeda, and if ISIS has the expertise and capability to launch a WMD attack.
