The launch of Operation Epic Fury against Iran has raised new concerns about domestic terror threats within the U.S., especially in light of the weekend shooting at an Austin bar carried out by a man wearing a "Property of Allah" sweatshirt who had a Quran in his vehicle. The shooter was a naturalized citizen from Senegal, but the attack raises questions about the hundreds of unvetted people from the Middle East who entered the country during the Biden border crisis. "We know over 700 Iranians were let into this country under Joe Biden's open border," says Jeff Addicott, Director of the Warrior Defense Project at St. Mary's Law School. "The Department of Homeland Security is now trying to trace and track where these individuals might be...it only takes one or two to engage in violence."
Addicott is not the only critic sounding the alarm about this. U.S. military veteran and writer Ward Clark also warns that Joe Biden's open borders made domestic attacks within the U.S. "possible." Clark warns of "highly trained, fit, and dedicated professional operators" sent by Iran, adding "some of them are likely here, right now."
Addicott agrees that the threat is real. "We do have sleeper cells in this country that are related and associated with the radical regime in Iran," he tells KTRH. "We also have people that are inspired by radical Islam in general...the individual in Austin was clearly one of those, he was inspired by radical Islam."
Police and the FBI say they're still investigating the exact motive of the Austin shooter, but there appears to be a nexus to terrorism. "We've seen this show many, many times, " says Addicott. "Their targets are civilians and they want to kill as many people as they possibly can, so we so have to be on alert for that."
Photo: Moment RF