03-26-2016, 02:54 PM
Well, Belgian LE is raiding neighborhoods in Molenbeek and Schaerbeek and finally finding and arresting ISIS-pledged terrorists they knew about even before the Paris attacks.
As more of the killers in the Brussels' attacks this week are identified, it's confirmed that there are many ties to last year's Paris attacks, the terrorists were on watchlists in various countries, and terrorists (with previous criminal records) were not difficult to locate in their own neighborhoods.
So, why weren't they pursued? It appears that political conflicts between district, state, and national agencies and politicians within Belgium resulted in nobody taking responsibility for anti-terror policing and funding, like they were busier fighting against each other than fighting against terrorism and fighting for public safety.
Now, the world knows about how the 'most wanted terrorist' in the world hung out in his own Brussels hood for months after helping to kill hundreds of people in Paris. And, about how the Paris bomb-maker's DNA was on the bombs, but he was not pursued and apprehended in his Brussels' hood before he built the suicide bombs used in the murders at the Brussels' airport.
It's not always easy to hunt down and capture suspected terrorists, especially in remote terrains. They can hide and be protected deep under the radar. I get that. That's not what happened here. These guys simply weren't pursued with any vigor. I really hope the EU comes down hard on Belgium and forces an anti-terror policy, and that the Belgian officials willingly do what it takes to get their shit together quickly.
Meanwhile............U.S. forces killed the Finance Minister and second in command in the ISIS leadership yesterday, and key Iraqi and Syrian cities were taken back last week after joint campaigns by Russian, U.S. and coalition forces.
Refs:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/25/politics/i...-believes/
http://triblive.com/usworld/world/102036...ive-syrian
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...urope.html
As more of the killers in the Brussels' attacks this week are identified, it's confirmed that there are many ties to last year's Paris attacks, the terrorists were on watchlists in various countries, and terrorists (with previous criminal records) were not difficult to locate in their own neighborhoods.
So, why weren't they pursued? It appears that political conflicts between district, state, and national agencies and politicians within Belgium resulted in nobody taking responsibility for anti-terror policing and funding, like they were busier fighting against each other than fighting against terrorism and fighting for public safety.
Now, the world knows about how the 'most wanted terrorist' in the world hung out in his own Brussels hood for months after helping to kill hundreds of people in Paris. And, about how the Paris bomb-maker's DNA was on the bombs, but he was not pursued and apprehended in his Brussels' hood before he built the suicide bombs used in the murders at the Brussels' airport.
It's not always easy to hunt down and capture suspected terrorists, especially in remote terrains. They can hide and be protected deep under the radar. I get that. That's not what happened here. These guys simply weren't pursued with any vigor. I really hope the EU comes down hard on Belgium and forces an anti-terror policy, and that the Belgian officials willingly do what it takes to get their shit together quickly.
Meanwhile............U.S. forces killed the Finance Minister and second in command in the ISIS leadership yesterday, and key Iraqi and Syrian cities were taken back last week after joint campaigns by Russian, U.S. and coalition forces.
Refs:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/25/politics/i...-believes/
http://triblive.com/usworld/world/102036...ive-syrian
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...urope.html